Awakebutstillinbed Explained

Awakebutstillinbed, stylized as awakebutstillinbed, and abbreviated as absib, is the solo project of American musician Shannon Taylor.

History

Taylor (born November 13, 1991)^[1] grew up in Mesquite, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, Texas. Taylor later moved from Mesquite to York, Pennsylvania with her family at the age of fifteen. Later, Taylor moved to San Jose, California, where she currently resides.^[2] In January 2018, Taylor released her first album as awakebutstillinbed titled What People Call Low Self-Esteem Is Really Just Seeing Yourself the Way That Other People See You.^[3] The album was re-released on Tiny Engines upon Taylor's signing with the label in February.^{[4] [5]} The album received a 7.7 out of 10 rating from Pitchfork.^[6] The album was featured at number 98 on Brooklyn Vegan's list titled "100 Best Punk & Emo Albums of the 2010s".^[7]

Discography

Studio albums

• what people call low self-esteem is really just seeing yourself the way that other people see you (Tiny Engines, 2018)
• chaos takes the wheel and i am a passenger (Tiny Engines, 2023)

EPs

• stay who you are (self-released, 2020)
• Hymns for the Scorned (Twelve Gauge Records, 2022) - split EP with For Your Health

Notes and References

1. Web site: Grubbs. Eric. Shannon Taylor From awakebutstillinbed Comes Home for Only the Second Time Since Growing Up in Mesquite. 28 January 2020.
2. Web site: Cohen . Ian . Band To Watch: awakebutstillinbed . March 2018 . . 25 December 2019.
3. Web site: Galil . Leor . Reprints Share On their debut album, San Jose's Awakebutstillinbed sound like emo's next great hope . 2 November 2018 . . 25 December 2019.
4. Web site: Sacher . Andrew . awakebutstillinbed sign to Tiny Engines, playing SXSW (stream their LP) . 8 February 2018 . BrooklynVegan. 25 December 2019.
5. Web site: Cormack . Ryan . Interview: Awakebutstillinbed . 7 March 2018 . . 25 December 2019.
6. Web site: Cohen . Ian . awakebutstillinbed: what people call low self-esteem is really just seeing yourself the way that other people see you . . 25 December 2019.
7. Web site: Sacher . Andrew . 100 Best Punk & Emo Albums of the 2010s . 18 December 2019 . BrooklynVegan. 25 December 2019.