Young Summer

{{short description|American singer/songwriter}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Young Summer

| image = Young Summer in 2023.jpg

| caption = Young Summer in 2023

| birth_name = Bobbie Allen

| origin = Washington D.C., United States

| genre = {{Flatlist|

• Indie pop
• alternative

}}

| occupation = {{Flatlist|

• Singer
• Songwriter}}

| instrument = Vocal, Guitar, Piano

| years_active = 2013-Present

| label = Ready Set Music, Dead Spirit Animal

| website = {{URL|youngsummermusic.com}}

}}

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.{{Cite web|url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/08/19/young-summer-siren-debut-album-premiere/14135335/|title = Young Summer's debut album, 'Siren'| website=USA Today }} The first single "Alright" from her second EP, You Would Have Loved It Here, was released in June 2016 to positive reviews.{{Cite web |title=Premiere: Young Summer's "Alright" Is a Swoon Tune for the Unrequited |date=27 June 2016 |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/premiere-young-summer-alright/ |access-date=2016-07-06}} She released her second full length record in October of 2023 and it was named one of the best album’s of 2023 by SPIN magazine.

Allen co-wrote Echosmith's song "Goodbye", the lead single from their EP Inside a Dream.{{Cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/echosmith_new_song_goodbye|title=Listen to Echosmith's dreamy new track, "Goodbye" – News|website=Alternative Press|language=en|access-date=2017-07-28}}

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{{Citation |title=Young Summer - "Make Waves" (Official Video) - Watch in 4K | date=4 May 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1dQOs6jNQo |access-date=2023-07-04 |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Guccione Jr |first=Bob |date=December 12, 2023 |title=Our Editors Pick Their Albums of the Year |url=https://www.spin.com/2023/12/our-editors-pick-their-albums-of-the-year/ |website=spin.com}}