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.[1] The first single "Alright" from her second EP, You Would Have Loved It Here, was released in June 2016 to positive reviews.[2]

Young Summer
Young Summer in 2023
Young Summer in 2023
Background information
Birth nameBobbie Allen
OriginWashington D.C., United States
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocal, Guitar, Piano
Years active2013-Present
LabelsReady Set Music, Dead Spirit Animal
Websiteyoungsummermusic.com

Allen co-wrote Echosmith's song "Goodbye", the lead single from their EP Inside a Dream.[3]

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[4] 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]

Discography

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Studio albums

  • Siren (2014)
  • Young Summer (2023)

Extended plays

  • Fever Dream (2013)
  • You Would Have Loved It Here (2017)

Singles

  • "Fever Dream" (2013)
  • "Why Try" (2013)
  • "Taken" (2014)
  • "Alright" (2016)
  • "Paused Parade" (2016)
  • "Fallout" (2016)
  • "Echo" (2016)
  • "Old Chunk of Coal" (2016)
  • "If the World Falls to Pieces" (September 25, 2020)
  • "The Emperor" (October 23, 2020)
  • "Make Waves" (May 5, 2023)
  • "My My" (June 16, 2023)

Songwriting credits

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List of songwriting credits
Title 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

References

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  1. ^ "Young Summer's debut album, 'Siren'". USA Today.
  2. ^ "Premiere: Young Summer's "Alright" Is a Swoon Tune for the Unrequited | Noisey". 27 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  3. ^ "Listen to Echosmith's dreamy new track, "Goodbye" – News". Alternative Press. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  4. ^ Young Summer - "Make Waves" (Official Video) - Watch in 4K, 4 May 2023, retrieved 2023-07-04
  5. ^ Guccione Jr, Bob (December 12, 2023). "Our Editors Pick Their Albums of the Year". spin.com.