"awakebutstillinbed recently released their first new original song in nearly three years, “leave,” for Chillwavve Records‘ ’12 Days of Chillmas’ series, and today on Christmas day, they surprise-released a new EP, stay who you are, featuring “leave” and two other new songs that were “written & recorded during the covid-19 pandemic that don’t fit on any of our other upcoming releases,” “beauty” and “mirror.” Like “leave,” “mirror” is a quiet, stripped-back emo song, but “beauty” is a full-band song that finds Shannon Taylor delivering the same kind of scream-singing that made awakebutstillinbed’s debut album so distinct and memorable." - Brooklyn Vegan