Shannon Taylor, who plays guitar and sings in San Jose emo band Awakebutstillinbed, screams like she could go hoarse at a moment’s notice and is determined to make every last second of her forceful wail count. On the group’s January debut album, What People Call Low Self-Esteem Is Really Just Seeing Yourself the Way That Other People See You (which they’ve since rereleased on Tiny Engines), Taylor’s powerful presence helps push the four-piece band through their most shambolic moments—even her off-key notes feel like intentional instants of clarity.…
Shannon Taylor, who plays guitar and sings in San Jose emo band Awakebutstillinbed, screams like she could go hoarse at a moment’s notice and is determined to make every last second of her forceful wail count. On the group’s January debut album, What People Call Low Self-Esteem Is Really Just Seeing Yourself the Way That Other People See You (which they’ve since rereleased on Tiny Engines), Taylor’s powerful presence helps push the four-piece band through their most shambolic moments—even her off-key notes feel like intentional instants of clarity.…