Varsity (band)

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Varsity
Origin Chicago, Illinois
Genres
Years active2013 (2013)–present
Labels Run For Cover, Babe City, Jurassic Pop
Members
  • Stephanie Smith
  • Dylan Weschler
  • Patrick Stanton
  • Jake Stolz
  • Paul Stolz
Past membersSpencer Smith
Website www.varsitytunes.com

Varsity is an American indie rock band from Chicago, Illinois.

Contents

History

Varsity released a song on their Bandcamp page in 2013 titled "Turns Out", with a B-Side titled "Downtown". [1] Varsity released their first EP titled Thanks For Nothing in 2014. [2] Varsity released their self-titled first full-length album in 2015. [3] [4] In 2015, Varsity released a new song titled "Cult of Personality", with a B-Side titled "So Sad, So Sad". [5] In mid 2016, Varsity released a song titled "Smash", with a B-Side titled "Still Apart". [6] [7] On April 27, 2018 Varsity released their sophomore record, Parallel Person, on Babe City Records. [8]

On October 30, 2018, Varsity announced their signing with Boston-based independent label Run For Cover Records and released two new singles, "The Dogs Only Listen To Him" and "UFO". [9]

Band members

Current members
Former members

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

Compilations

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