| Young Summer | |
| Birth Name: | Barbara Elizabeth Allen[1] |
| Origin: | Washington D.C., United States |
| Instrument: | Vocal, Guitar, Piano |
| Years Active: | 2013-Present |
| Label: | Ready Set Music, Dead Spirit Animal |
Barbara Elizabeth "Bobbie" Allen, known professionally as Young Summer, is an American singer, songwriter based out of Nashville, Tennessee. Her first studio album, Siren, was released in August 2014.[2] The first single "Alright" from her second EP, You Would Have Loved It Here, was released in June 2016 to positive reviews.[3]
Allen co-wrote Echosmith's song "Goodbye", the lead single from their EP Inside a Dream.[4]
In 2019, Allen covered "Take Me Out" by Franz Ferdinand. Her version appears on the soundtrack for the Hulu TV series, Looking for Alaska, which is based on the 2005 novel by John Green.
In May 2023 Allen began promoting her self-titled second full-length album, with the single "Make Waves" of which the video has been watched over 400,000 times as of July 2023. Her self-titled full-length album was released on October 13, 2023. It was named one of the best albums of 2023 by Spin.[5]
Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
| Year | Artist | Album | Co-written with | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party Tricks | 2024 | Lippy | Party Tricks | Matt Lipkins, Sammy Martin | |
| Stand Still | 2023 | Gatlin | I Sleep Fine Now | Gatlin, Carrie Karpenin | |
| Too Sensitive | 2023 | Brye | Too Sensitive | Brye, Ruslan Odnoralov | |
| My Apartment | 2023 | James Droll | My Apartment | James Droll, Caro Bae | |
| Stop Looking Over The Edge | 2022 | James Droll | Stop Looking Over The Edge | James Droll, Reed Berin | |
| Fly On | 2022 | Karen Elson | The Birdsong Project | Karen Elson, Konrad Snyder | |
| Shapeshifter | 2022 | Brye | Shapeshifter | Brye, Nick Lobel | |
| Rage | 2021 | Madi Diaz | History Of A Feeling | Madi Diaz, Konrad Snyder | |
| Slow Motion Doves | 2021 | Shadowboxers | Slow Motion Doves | Matt Lipkins, Adam Hoffman, Sammy Martin, Tyler Schwartz | |
| Need You Now | 2021 | William Black | Pieces | Forester, William Black | |
| Automatic World | 2020 | The Brummies | Automatic World | John Davidson, Jacob Bryant | |
| Being Alone | 2020 | Gatlin | Sugarcoated | Gatlin, Konrad Snyder | |
| Summer Coat | 2020 | Gatlin | Sugarcoated | Gatlin, Nick Lobel | |
| Don't Know What You Have | 2020 | Desert Noises | Everything Always | Kyle Henderson, Bill Reynolds | |
| Skywriter | 2019 | Copeland | Blushing | Aaron Marsh | |
| Goodbye | 2017 | Echosmith | Inside a Dream |