{{short description|American musician (born 1984)}} {{Infobox musical artist | honorific_prefix = | name = Colleen Green | honorific_suffix = | image = Colleen Green at the Lexington (39260993495).jpg | landscape = yes | alt = | caption = Colleen Green at The Lexington in London in 2018 | birth_name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|10|23}} | birth_place = Dunstable, Massachusetts, U.S. | origin = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date 1st) --> | death_place = | genre = Indie pop, lo-fi, noise pop, pop punk | occupation = | instrument = | years_active = 2010–present | label = Hardly Art | website = {{URL|https://colleengreen.bandcamp.com/}} }}
'''Colleen Green''' (born October 23, 1984) is an American indie pop musician from Los Angeles, California. She is currently signed to Hardly Art Records.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hardlyart.com/colleengreen.html | title=Colleen Green | work=Hardly Art Records | accessdate=12 February 2016 | archive-date=12 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312100446/http://www.hardlyart.com/colleengreen.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Career == Green released her first album, ''Milo Goes to Compton'', in 2011, through Art Fag; it was originally released as a cassette tape.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Friedlander|first1=Emilie|title=Colleen Green – Milo Goes to Compton|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16449-colleen-green-milo-goes-to-compton/|publisher=Pitchfork|accessdate=31 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Pogue|first1=Mac|title=B-Sides: Colleen Green|url=http://bitchmagazine.org/post/b-sides-colleen-green-feminist-music-review|publisher=Bitch Magazine|accessdate=31 December 2014}}</ref> Her sophomore release, ''Sock It To Me'', came out in 2013, now through Hardly Art.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lobenfeld|first1=Claire|title=Stream Colleen Green Sock It To Me (Stereogum Premiere)|date=12 March 2013 |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1285392/stream-colleen-green-sock-it-to-me-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/album-stream/|publisher=Stereogum|accessdate=31 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Zoladz|first1=Lindsay|title=Colleen Green – Sock It To Me|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17738-colleen-green-sock-it-to-me/|publisher=Pitchfork|accessdate=31 December 2014}}</ref> Green's third album, ''I Want to Grow Up'', her first release to be recorded with a band in a studio, was released on February 24, 2015 to widespread critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tavana|first1=Art|title=DIY Queen Colleen Green Is Giving Up Weed — But Not Her Stoner Fan Base|date=18 February 2015 |url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/diy-queen-colleen-green-is-giving-up-weed-but-not-her-stoner-fan-base-5391835|publisher=LA Weekly|accessdate=16 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1738789/qa-colleen-green-talks-tv-akon-and-her-intensely-personal-i-want-to-grow-up/franchises/interview/|title=Q&A: Colleen Green Talks TV, Akon, And Her Intensely Personal I Want To Grow Up|date=17 February 2015|website=Stereogum.com|accessdate=4 July 2018}}</ref> "I Want to Grow Up" is her most commercially successful album to date as well. In 2021 she announced "Cool", her fourth album via Hardly Art.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Art|first=Hardly|title=Colleen Green's Cool Available on LP/CD/CS/DSPs September 10th, 2021 worldwide from Hardly Art|url=https://www.hardlyart.com/news/2021/06/23/colleen_greens_cool_available_on_lp_cd_cs_dsps_september_10th_2021_worldwide_from_hardly_art|access-date=2021-07-20|website=Hardly Art|language=en|archive-date=2021-07-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720223824/https://www.hardlyart.com/news/2021/06/23/colleen_greens_cool_available_on_lp_cd_cs_dsps_september_10th_2021_worldwide_from_hardly_art|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In September 2015 Green was voted Best Solo Artist by the readers of LA Weekly.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tavana|first1=Art|title=Best Solo Artist|url=http://www.laweekly.com/best-of/2015/music-and-nightlife/best-solo-artist-6040311|website=LA Weekly|accessdate=15 June 2016}}</ref> Her song "Wild One" was featured on the Netflix series Love.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/colleengreen420/status/701510306074222592|title=Colleen Green on Twitter|website=Twitter|accessdate=4 July 2018}}</ref>
Green has toured almost all continents. She has played concerts in Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Japan, Canada, The United States, and Australia, as well as several countries in Europe, such as England, France, Germany, Scotland, and Belgium.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yesgolive.com/espaceb/colleen-green-guest|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405025033/https://www.yesgolive.com/espaceb/colleen-green-guest|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 5, 2018|title=Espace B – COLLEEN GREEN + DALIAH on Feb 9, 2018 in Paris|website=Yesgolive.com|accessdate=4 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://thelexington.co.uk/events/colleen-green/ |title=Colleen Green, Abjects - the Lexington |access-date=2018-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405024525/http://thelexington.co.uk/events/colleen-green/ |archive-date=2018-04-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/musica/a-noite-em-que-colleen-green-levou-seu-indie-pop-chiclete-ao-escritorio-18109776|title=A noite em que Colleen Green levou seu indie pop chiclete ao Escritório|date=21 November 2015|website=Oglobo.globo.com|accessdate=4 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imposemagazine.com/photos/colleen-green-tours-japan-for-the-first-time|title=Colleen Green tours Japan for the first time – Photos – Impose Magazine|date=18 May 2015|website=Imposemagazine.com|accessdate=4 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1960479/colleen-green-detained-and-deported-by-australian-immigration/news/|title=Colleen Green Detained And Deported By Australian Immigration|date=1 September 2017|website=Stereogum.com|accessdate=4 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/colleengreen420/photos/a.353488190658.200086.257439490658/10154169415350659/?type=3&theater|title=Colleen Green|website=Facebook.com|accessdate=4 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Música: Festival Santiago PopFest en Matucana 100|url=https://finde.latercera.com/panorama/santiago-popfest/|access-date=2021-07-20|website=Finde|language=es-CL}}</ref>
Green hand draws her merchandising and tour posters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/colleengreen420/photos/a.353488190658.200086.257439490658/10155850864340659/?type=3|title=Colleen Green|website=Facebook.com|accessdate=4 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/colleengreen420/photos/a.353488190658.200086.257439490658/10155759486345659/?type=3&theater|title=Colleen Green|website=Facebook.com|accessdate=4 July 2018}}</ref>
==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of albums, with selected details ! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Album details |- ! scope="row" |''Milo Goes to Compton'' | * Released: 2011 * Formats: LP, cassette * Label: Art Fag |- ! scope="row" |''Sock It to Me'' | * Released: March 19, 2013 * Formats: LP, CD, digital download * Label: Hardly Art |- ! scope="row" |''I Want to Grow Up'' | * Released: February 24, 2015 * Formats: LP, CD, digital download * Label: Hardly Art |- ! scope="row" |''Casey's Tape / Harmontown Loops'' | * Released: September 7, 2018 * Formats: LP, CD, digital download * Label: Infinity Cat Recordings |- !scope="row" |''Cool'' | * Released: September 10, 2021 * Formats: LP, CD, Digital * Label: Hardly Art |- |}
===Extended plays=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of albums, with selected details ! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Album details |- ! scope="row" |''Milo Goes to Compton'' | * Released: January 2010 <small>(original)</small><br/>February 21, 2012 * Formats: 7", digital download * Label: Self-released <small>(original)</small><br/>Art Fag |- ! scope="row" |''Green One'' | * Released: March 1, 2011 * Formats: 7", digital download * Label: Hardly Art |- ! scope="row" |''Cujo'' | * Released: October 4, 2011 * Formats: 12", digital download * Label: Art Fag |- ! scope="row" |''4 Loko 2 Kayla'' | * Released: July 2014 * Formats: CD-R * Label: Philthy Phonographic Records |- ! scope="row" |''Colleen Green'' | * Released: May 13, 2016 * Formats: Cassette, digital download * Label: Infinity Cat Recordings |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Colleen}} Category:Singers from Los Angeles Category:American indie pop musicians Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:Hardly Art artists Category:21st-century American women singers Category:21st-century American singers