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

History

Taylor (born November 13, 1991) grew up in

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, a suburb of

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. Taylor later moved from Mesquite to

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with her family at the age of fifteen. Later, Taylor moved to

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, where she currently resides. 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''. The album was re-released on

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upon Taylor's signing with the label in February. The album received a 7.7 out of 10 rating from Pitchfork. The album was featured at number 98 on Brooklyn Vegan's list titled "100 Best Punk & Emo Albums of the 2010s". The band was named after a lyric from the song "Maine" off of the album State Songs by

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Members

;Current members *Shannon Taylor – vocals, guitar, bass (2017–present) *Brendan Gibson - guitar, keyboard, backing vocals (2020–present) *Erik Lobo - drums, backup vocals (2022–present) *Alex Botkin - bass (2023–present) ;Past members *Borin Bou - guitar (2017–2020) *Ben Truong - bass (2017–2020) *Elijah Stoll - drums, backup vocals (2017–2020) *Ally Garcia - bass, backing vocals (2020–2022) *jpegstripes - drums, synth, piano (2020–2022) *Cat Egbert - drums (2020–2022) *Jason Hallyburton - drums (2020–2022)

Timeline

Discography

Albums *''what people call low self-esteem is really just seeing yourself the way that other people see you'' (

, 2018) *''chaos takes the wheel and i am a passenger'' (Tiny Engines, 2023) EPs and Splits * ''stay who you are'' (self-released, 2020) * ''Hymns for the Scorned'' (Twelve Gauge Records, 2022) - split EP with For Your Health * ''fourwaysplit w/ Aren't We Amphibians, california cousins, and your arms are my cocoon'' (2025) Singles * "Life" (2017) * "me (

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cover)" (2020) * "Ride" (2022) * "Airport/Redlight" (2023) * "far" (2023) * "Clearview" (2023) Compilation appearances' * ''Grave Neighbors v.2'' (2018) * ''Don't Stop Now II: A Collection of Covers'' (2018) * ''12 Days of Chillmas (Vol. 3)'' (2020) * ''we share the same insects: an i became birds tribute compilation'' (2023)

References

1991 births Living people American women singer-songwriters Tiny Engines artists People from Mesquite, Texas Singers from Dallas Musicians from York, Pennsylvania Musicians from San Jose, California {{US-singer-songwriter-stub