Awakebutstillinbed


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

History

Taylor 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. 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 Tiny Engines 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 John Linnell.

Members

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

    Timeline

Discography

Albums
EPs and Splits
  • stay who you are
  • Hymns for the Scorned - split EP with For Your Health
  • fourwaysplit w/ Aren't We Amphibians, california cousins, and your arms are my cocoon
Singles
  • "Life"
  • "me "
  • "Ride"
  • "Airport/Redlight"
  • "far"
  • "Clearview"
Compilation appearances'