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. Her first studio album, ''Siren'', was released in August 2014. The first single "Alright" from her follow-up EP, ''You Would Have Loved It Here'', was released in June 2016 to rave reviews. She lists Karen Carpenter,

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as influences. Allen has also made a name for herself as a prolific co-writer, co-writing Echosmith's song, “

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,” the lead single from their second studio album, '' Inside a Dream,'' and many more. In 2019, Allen covered "

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'', which is based on the 2005 novel by John Green. In May of 2023 Allen began releasing her second full length, self-titled album, with the single "Make Waves" of which the video has been watched over 400,000 times as of July 2023. With an increasing interest in and love for film, Allen directed the music video for her single "You Make Dying Fun". Her full length, self-titled album was released on Friday, October 13th, 2023.

Discography

Studio Albums * Siren (2014) * Young Summer (2023) Extended Plays * Fever Dream EP (2013) * You Would Have Loved It Here (2017) Singles * My MY (June 16, 2023) * Make Waves (May 5, 2023) * The Emperor (Oct 23, 2020) * If The World Falls To Pieces (Sept 25, 2020) *Old Chunk of Coal * Echo * Fallout * Paused Parade * Alright * Taken * Why Try * Fever Dream

Songwriting Credits

References

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