Varsity (band)

This article is about the U.S. rock band. For the South Korean boy group, see Varsity (group). For other topics, see Varsity (disambiguation).

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

Varsity
Origin	Chicago, Illinois
Genres	Indie rock indie pop jangle pop
Years active	2013 (2013)–present
Labels	Run For Cover, Babe City, Jurassic Pop
Members	Stephanie Smith Dylan Weschler Patrick Stanton Jake Stolz Paul Stolz
Past members	Spencer Smith
Website	www.varsitytunes.com

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

• Stephanie Smith – lead vocals, percussion, piano, keyboards, synthesizers (2013–present)
• Dylan Weschler – guitars, backing vocals (2013–present)
• Patrick Stanton – guitars (2013–present)
• Paul Stolz – bass (2013–present)
• Jake Stolz – drums, percussion (2015–present)

Former members

• Spencer Smith – drums, percussion (2013–2015)

Discography

Studio albums

• Varsity (2015; self-released, Jurassic Pop)
• Parallel Person (2018; Babe City)
• Fine Forever (2020; Run For Cover)
• Souvenirs (2024; self-released)

EPs

• Thanks for Nothing (2014; self-released)
• Limited Edition Tour Tape (2016; self-released)

Singles

• "Turns Out" / "Downtown" (2013; self-released)
• "Cult of Personality" / "So Sad, So Sad" (2015; self-released)
• "Eye to Eye" / "Kelly" (2016; self-released)
• "Smash" / "Still Apart" (2016; self-released)
• "The Dogs Only Listen to Him" / "UFO" (2018, Run For Cover)

Compilations

• Singles (2016; self-released)
• The Basement Takes (2015–2016) (2019, Run For Cover)

References

1. "Varsity". The Deli Magazine. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
2. "Varsity". The Deli Magazine. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
3. Julious, Britt. "Varsity is ready for the next level". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
4. Terry, Josh. "Exclusive: Varsity announces debut album, makes blissful indie pop on 'Hairpool'". RedEye. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
5. Terry, Josh. "Exclusive: Varsity premieres new single 'Cult of Personality'". RedEye. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
6. Anthony, David. "Varsity strides forward with newfound confidence on its latest single". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
7. Doyle, Liam. "VARSITY – SMASH / STILL APART". Wake The Deaf. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
8. "Varsity - Parallel Person". Babe City Records. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
9. "Varsity Sign to Run for Cover Records, Release Two New Songs". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2019-05-07.