John-Allison Weiss
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![]() John-Allison Weiss performing at LoveLoud in 2018. | |
Background information | |
Birth name | John-Allison Witham Weiss |
Born | Grosse Pointe, Michigan, US | April 13, 1987
Origin | Athens, Georgia, US |
Genres | Indie pop |
Occupations | Songwriter, performer |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 2007–present |
Labels | SideOneDummy Records, No Sleep Records, Lower Key Music |
Website | lowerkeymusic |
John-Allison Weiss (born April 13, 1987) is a Los Angeles-based indie pop singer, songwriter, and performer. To date, they have released three full-length albums and several EPs. Their most recent LP, New Love, was released on October 2, 2015, through SideOneDummy Records.
Biography
John-Allison Weiss emerged at the end of the 2000s as an early crowd-funding hero with a strong D.I.Y. ethos that has defined them throughout their career.
Weiss began playing music as a teenager in their hometown of Flowery Branch, Georgia.[1] Inspired by the emotional tumult of young relationships, they began writing songs and released their first EP, An Eight-Song Tribute to Feeling Bad and Feeling Better, in 2007, while attending the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia.[2] They followed it up with a full-length concert album, Live at Sidewalk NYC, a year later.
In late 2009, Weiss turned to the newly launched
In 2011, Weiss recorded their second studio album, Say What You Mean, as well as a companion acoustic record called Sideways Sessions in Brooklyn, New York. Both albums were released on No Sleep Records in 2013. The label released an EP titled Remember When the following year.
In May 2015, Weiss signed with SideOneDummy Records and announced plans to release a third studio album later that year. New Love was released on October 2, 2015, produced by Forrest Kline of electro-pop band Hellogoodbye and Bradley Hale of indie rock band Now, Now.[5] Following a live album and 2021's Death Valley Demos EP, John-Allison Weiss signed with Get Better Records and issued the single "Different Now."
Associated acts
During their time in
Personal life
In 2017, shortly after the release of their single "Runaway", Weiss
Discography
Studio LPs
Title | Label | Year |
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...Was Right All Along | Self-Released | 2009 |
Say What You Mean | No Sleep Records | 2013 |
New Love | SideOneDummy Records | 2015 |
The Long Way | Lower Key Music | 2023 |
EPs
Title | Label | Year |
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An Eight-Song Tribute to Feeling Bad & Feeling Better | Self-released | 2007 |
Winter Mix Tape | Self-released | 2007 |
The Only Girl at an All Boys Pool Party | Self-released | 2008 |
& The Way She Likes It | Self-released | 2008 |
I Was an Island | Self-released | 2011 |
Remember When | No Sleep Records | 2014 |
Other releases
Title | Label | Year |
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Live At Sidewalk NYC | Self-Released | 2009 |
Georges Perec: The Page | Self-Released | 2010 |
The Teenage Years | Self-Released | 2012 |
Making It Up 7" | No Sleep Records | 2012 |
Say What You Mean: Sideways Sessions | No Sleep Records | 2013 |
Tegan & Sara / Allison Weiss | Daytrotter | 2013 |
"The Same" (Acoustic) | Everyone Is Gay | 2015 |
Music videos
- Let Me Go (2009)
- I'm Ready (2009)
- Fingers Crossed (2010)
- Making It Up (2013)
- Wait for Me (2013)
- Golden Coast (2015)
- Who We Are (2015)
References
- ^ "Allison Weiss". billboard.com.
- ^ Archives, The Red And Black (July 10, 2008). "When a band loves a woman: Allison Weiss". redandblack.com.
- ^ Walker, Rob (August 5, 2011). "The Trivialities and Transcendence of Kickstarter". The New York Times.
- ^ "Kickstarter at SXSW". kickstarter.com.
- ^ "SideOneDummy Records - Blog". sideonedummy.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015.
- ^ "Lou Reed Kicks off Kunstrasen". 3songsbonn.com. June 30, 2012.
- ^ "Tegan & Sara / Allison Weiss Vinyl 12" (New) from Daytrotter Studio, 2013 at Wolfgang's". Wolfgang's.
- ^ "NEW LOVE INTERVIEWS: PETER RECINE, GUITARIST / MD". allisonw.com.
- ^ Twitter https://twitter.com/johnnyalligator/status/890234384149749760. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
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