Soccer Mommy’s Visceral Chronicle of Loss
The earliest iteration of Soccer Mommy emerged out of a bedroom in the summer of 2015, with a handful of lo-fi, home-recorded songs posted to Bandcamp. The songs were sparse and built around acoustic guitar, with a vividly confessional lyricism. Sophie Allison, the artist behind the moniker, was born in Zurich, Switzerland, but moved to […]
Joan Didion Remains as Elusive as Ever. These Books Want to Fix That.
A slew of books about Joan Didion have been published since the writer died in 2021. It’s still bright afternoon when the writer Lili Anolik slips into the dim recesses of the Odeon restaurant. Here, at New York’s timeless destination for downtown cool, she prefers to sit in the same place every time, a small […]