Sharon Van Etten
Sharon Van Etten Releasing Deluxe Edition of Latest Album in November
Sharon Van Etten‘s 2022 album We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong will be re-released as a deluxe edition on Nov. 11 via Jagjaguwar, complete with three previously unreleased tracks. The first, the dramatic, piano-heavy “Never Gonna Change,” is out today. Co-produced by Van Etten and Daniel Knowles, the song “is about managing depression and anxiety in the midst of isolation — coping with recurring fears throughout adulthood, acknowledging that flaws, fears and triggers canʼt be overcome. They are a constant part of oneʼs identity to learn to be at peace with.” [embedded content][embedded content] The deluxe edition of We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong will also include the previously unreleased “When I Die” and two standalone singles, “Porta” and “Used to It.” Van Etten told SPIN in...
The Sandlot, Sharon Van Etten and The Beast
On June 1, Lauren Denitzio of Brooklyn-based band Worriers tweeted “Ok, so when are we going to talk about the fact that the title of the new Sharon Van Etten record is a Sandlot reference.” Denitzio made a good point, so SPIN reached out to Van Etten to have that talk. That Sandlot reference, the line “We’ve been going about this all wrong” became the title of Van Etten’s sixth album — a beautiful, expansive and exploratory record that is both an honest dissection of the trauma of the last few years and an earnestly hopeful look forward. Fresh off a recent tour of the UK, Van Etten had a lot to say about her new record, We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong, her line about using the bathroom after doing dishes and which character from The Sandlot she most identifies with. Or as she put it...
The Best Rock Albums of 2022 (So Far)
Compared to the last couple of years, 2022 has been a bonanza of incredible rock record releases. It seems like every week there are two or three projects just begging for proper time and attention. Many artists who were kept off the road due to the pandemic and were inspired to write during their forced, sabbatical and have returned with fresh perspectives and new sounds. Then there were those who held back some of their best material to wait and see how the state of the world shook out. However they got to 2022, and it’s a joy to finally begin to hear these legitimately righteous records. It’s probably a little too soon for me to declare an absolute favorite album out of the bunch we’ve gotten so far. It’s been such an eclectic year for rock albums, with artists of every stripe truly del...
Sharon Van Etten Announces Sixth Studio Record
Sharon Van Etten has a new album on the way. Titled We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong. [embedded content][embedded content] The indie rocker’s sixth record is out May 6 via Jagjaguwar. Van Etten took on the record’s guitar, synthesizers, piano, drum machine, wurlitzer, keys, and more. Her regular touring band recorded with her, including Jorge Balbi on drums, Devon Hoff on bass, and musical director Charley Damski on synthesizers and guitars. Yet unlike her prior releases, Van Etten will not release singles leading up to the album’s release date. “I wanted to approach this release differently,” Van Etten says, “to engage my fans in an intentional way, in an effort to present the album as a whole body of work. These ten songs are designed to be listened to in order, at once, so that a m...
Sharon Van Etten Shares New Single ‘Used to It’ and Accompanying Video
Sharon Van Etten is back with her second release of the year, “Used to It.” The singer-songwriter originally wrote the track after being asked to help create a score for Baby God, an HBO documentary about a fertility specialist who impregnates women with his own sperm. “Ultimately, the film team changed their musical direction, but I found myself welcomely challenged to the idea of writing a song about the concept of family, connection through blood, nature vs nurture, while attempting to incorporate ideas of love and the complexities of science and technology,” she explained in a statement. “I am grateful for this song to be able to have a new life, relating more to the times we have all been living through and redefining the meaning of this song by focusing on the positives of seeking co...
Sharon Van Etten Shares New Single and Video for ‘Porta’
Sharon Van Etten is back with her first solo song since 2020 with “Porta.” The anthemic, but calm, song details feelings of loss of selfhood and security. Van Etten sings, “Want to hold head up, donʼt want to stay down/I want to live my life/But you wonʼt allow.” [embedded content][embedded content] “Porta” was written in 2020 “at one of my lowest lows,” Van Etten said in a statement. “For most of my adult life I have struggled with bouts of depression and anxiety and coping mechanisms, and I sometimes let those dark moments get the best of me. During this time I felt very dissociated. Not connected to my body and I felt out of control.” The accompanying video shows her in a state of cathartic healing, practicing pilates. The video was inspired by Van Etten’s weekly meetings with her ...
Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen, Julien Baker Announce Co-Headlining Tour
Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen, and Julien Baker just detailed their upcoming The Wild Hearts Tour, embarking together throughout North America. The co-headlining stint takes off in July for a 20-date run until August. “I’m so thrilled to be traveling and playing music alongside Spencer., Julien Baker and Sharon Van Etten,” Olsen said. “It’s truly a dream, something to hold and share collaboratively as we get out from under the last few years.” Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. local time Friday, January 14. Each artist will play with their own respective band, and artist Spencer. is scheduled to support on all dates. The tour consists of mostly outdoor venues, besides the stops on July 23 at the legendary Ryman Auditorium in Nashville and on August 12 at Massey Hall in Toronto. The Wild H...
Hear Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen’s Otherworldly Rendition of ‘Like I Used To’
Forty years after “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” came out in 1981, two of Stevie Nicks’ musical heirs — Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen — reincarnated her prowling duet for the pandemic era. “Like I Used To” is another blistering ball-and-chain ballad, except this fraught relationship is about the one you have with your own mind. “Well, my head’s gone today/ sell my past for a way to sing and have something left to say,” Van Etten sings in her mysterious drawl. As with Nicks/Petty, the strange magic of “Like I Used To” lies in the polarity of Van Etten and Olsen’s distinctive voices. Together, they produce a sound that’s somehow both bitter and alluring, like two magnets that never touch. These qualities are heightened on the new, stripped-down rendition Etten and Olsen performed on Jimm...
Beck, Gorillaz, Nick Cave, Pavement and More Slated for Barcelona’s Primavera Sound Festival 2022
While 2021 festivals are coming fast and furious, festival fans have something to look forward to in 2022, thanks to Beck, Gorillaz, Nick Cave, The Strokes, Pavement and more slated for the jam-packed Primavera Sound Festival. The two-day fest in Barcelona will also see Massive Attack, Tame Impala, the National and Tyler, The Creator on the first weekend. The second will see some acts repeating, but joined by such luminaries as Lorde, Dua Lipa, Megan Thee Stallion, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Interpol. But wait, there’s more. Primavera also nabbed such cool names as Bauhaus, Bikini Kill, Einstürzende Neubáuten, Kacey Musgraves, Earl Sweatshirt, Jawbox, Beach House, Charli XCX, Mavis Staples, Sharon Van Etten, Dinosaur Jr., slowthai, girl in red, and IDLES. Jumping on th...
Sharon Van Etten Covers Daniel Johnston’s ‘Some Things Last A Long Time’
Sharon Van Etten released a cover of Daniel Johnston’s “Some Things Last A Long Time,” which was recorded for 2020’s Feels Good Man, a documentary about the creator of the internet meme Pepe the Frog. Last year she released an original song, “Let Go,” that was featured in the film. Van Etten’s version of “Some Things Last a Long Time” takes the melancholy song and gives it an edge. With a deep synth sound trailing throughout the song that swallows her powerful vocals as the chorus rises and falls, it sounds as if it should play as the credits roll on a thrilling coming-of-age film. Listen to her cover of “Some Things Last A Long Time” below. [embedded content] Van Etten’s work has been covered by many in the past year. Fiona Apple covered “Love More,” Courtney Barnett partnered w...
Hear Fiona Apple Cover Sharon Van Etten’s ‘Love More’
Sharon Van Etten unveiled the final cover from her epic Ten reissue — and it’s likely that it’s the one you’ve been waiting for. Big Red Machine, IDLES, Lucinda Williams, Shamir, Courtney Barnett, and Vagabond contributed so far, but today’s comes from none other than Fiona Apple. In a lengthy Instagram post, Van Etten explained Apple’s influence on her music and how thrilled she is that the singer-songwriter is covering one of her songs, despite having never met. See her statement in full below. Listen to her version of “Love More”. [embedded content] Epic Ten is the belated 10-year anniversary of Van Etten’s Epic, which was released in 2010. In celebration of the anniversary, Van Etten will be performing the album in full at a livestream this weekend from th...
Lucinda Williams Covers Sharon Van Etten’s ‘Save Yourself’
A few weeks ago, it was announced that Sharon Van Etten’s epic is getting a fairly epic reissue treatment. One of the best parts of the reissue is that Van Etten tapped a select group of musicians to cover the songs on the album. So far, we’ve heard songs from Big Red Machine and IDLES. This week’s unveiling comes from none other than Lucinda Williams, who covers “Save Yourself.” On social media, Van Etten shared the story of their friendship, including when they first met at a show in New York in 2016. She explained how she was shy to meet the acclaimed singer-songwriter at first, but that (as they say) is ancient history. <!– // Brid Player Singles. var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ “div”: “Brid_10143537”, “obj”: {“id”:”...
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