The Backside Of My Eyes

Soccer Mommy “Benadryl Dreams”

Practically every bit of this song has a lovely lazy dreamy quality to it, but the part that really gets me is the gentle gear shift in the “it’s always the same thing” refrain. She’s singing about drugging herself to sleep in an attempt to keep her mind of a crush or drifting off into depression, and that moment feels like the exact midpoint between angst and oblivion. It sounds just like the feeling of the drugs kicking in, and the strange pleasure of keeping yourself awake for a little bit as the artificial drowsiness hits you, just to savor the feeling of being exhausted. I should clarify that the music itself isn’t super drowsy – there’s a slight jauntiness to Sophie Allison’s guitar playing and a simple, brisk beat. It’s wonderful summer music – chill in vibe, if not in sentiment.

Buy it from Bandcamp.