Oct 13, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Sharon Van Etten has shared a new song, “Let Go.” It is featured in the documentary film Feels Good Man, which premieres on PBS this Friday.  More

Sep 04, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Welcome to the 35th Songs of the Week of 2020. This week’s list is a bit more scaled back than usual, but there was still much to like. More

Sep 04, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Deep Sea Diver (the band led by Jessica Dobson) is releasing a new album, Impossible Weight, on October 16 via High Beam/ATO. Now she has shared its title track, “Impossible Weight,” which features a guest verse from Sharon Van Etten. It was shared via a video featuring both Dobson and Van Etten. Watch it below. More

May 21, 2020 By Samantha Small

Last week, Sharon Van Etten and Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age) premiered their cover of Nick Lowe’s “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?” Now, they’ve shared the quarantine-made music video for the track, which features their families. More

Apr 20, 2020 By Lily Guthrie

This upcoming Wednesday at 7 p.m., the remaining members of Fountains of Wayne will come together for their first live performance in seven years, with special guest Sharon Van Etten, in an effort to raise money to combat the effects of COVID-19. The group’s original songwriter, bassist, and backing vocalist Adam Schlesinger passed away from complications with the disease on April 1. More

Mar 10, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Sharon Van Etten has shared a new song, "Staring at a Mountain." It is taken from the indie film Never Rarely Sometimes Always, which Van Etten also has an acting role in. More

Feb 18, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

The National have announced some new North American tour dates. They go down this July and August. Lucy Dacus and Julia Jacklin will take turns opening most of the dates, with Sharon Van Etten also supporting one show. More

Feb 07, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Welcome to the fifth Songs of the Week of 2020. It was tough to narrow things down to a Top 10 this week, too many great tracks, so we've got a super-sized edition. More

Feb 05, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Sharon Van Etten released a new album, Remind Me Tomorrow, in January 2019 via Jagjaguwar. Now she has shared a brand new song, "Beaten Down," via a black & white video for the track that features Van Etten and the dancing duo of Allison and Veronica Huber in the California desert. More

Dec 20, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Sharon Van Etten released a new album, Remind Me Tomorrow, in January via Jagjaguwar (it was our Album of the Week). In September she shared a new more bluesy version of the album's "Seventeen," as a duet with Norah Jones.  More

Nov 19, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Sharon Van Etten has announced some new 2020 tour dates for next spring. Also, on Friday Van Etten performed with Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, doing Irving Berlin's "Let's Face the Music and Dance." More

Oct 07, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Sharon Van Etten released a new album, Remind Me Tomorrow, in January via Jagjaguwar (it was our Album of the Week). Now she has stopped by NPR Music to perform three songs as part of their Tiny Desk Concert series. More

Sep 26, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Sharon Van Etten released a new album, Remind Me Tomorrow, in January via Jagjaguwar. Now she has shared a new more bluesy version of the album's single "Seventeen," as a duet with Norah Jones. She has also shared a short documentary, entitled Departure, about the creation of the new version and her decision to move away from New York City after living there for 15 years. More

Jul 01, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Beloved character actor Jeff Goldblum (Independence Day, Jurassic Park, The Fly) also has a jazz band, Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra.  More

Jun 19, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Sharon Van Etten released a new album, Remind Me Tomorrow, in January via Jagjaguwar (it was our Album of the Week). Now she has shared a video for the album's "No One's Easy to Love." More

Mar 19, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Sharon Van Etten released a new album, Remind Me Tomorrow, in January via Jagjaguwar (it was our Album of the Week). Last night she stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform the album's "Comeback Kid." Van Etten really gave it her all in an impassioned performance that was aided by her tight backing band. More

Mar 01, 2019 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, Issue 65, which is out now nationwide (on newsstands, in such stores as Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million, and elsewhere) and available to buy directly from us here. The issue features Mitski on the front cover and boygenius (Julien Baker + Phoebe Bridgers + Lucy Dacus) on the back cover. More

Feb 28, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Jan 18, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

We haven't done an Album of the Week since mid November, but this week there was a multitude of strong contenders and so we're back with a joint Album of the Week: Sharon Van Etten's Remind Me Tomorrow and The Twilight Sad's It Won/t Be Like This All the Time both get the honor.  More

Jan 18, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Sharon Van Etten has released a new album, Remind Me Tomorrow, today via Jagjaguwar. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing here. More

Jan 17, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Sharon Van Etten is releasing a new album, Remind Me Tomorrow, tomorrow via Jagjaguwar. Last night she stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform two songs from the album: "Seventeen" on the broadcast show and "You Shadow" as a web-exclusive. More

Jan 11, 2019 By Mark Redfern

Welcome to the first Songs of the Week of 2019. We took an extended break in December, as there aren't too many notable new songs released at the end of the year (beyond endless Christmas covers), but the past week has been filled with exciting new album announcements, most accompanied by new singles worthy of consideration for this list. More

Jan 08, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Sharon Van Etten is releasing a new album, Remind Me Tomorrow, on January 18 via Jagjaguwar. Now she has shared another song from the album, "Seventeen," via a video for the track. Maureen Towey directed the clip, which features the singer in New York City, but in the spirit of the song, also flashes back to a 17-year-old version of Van Etten.  More

Nov 30, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

We didn't do a Songs of the Week last week due to the Thanksgiving holiday and long weekend. Beyond the fact that we were taking a break from work, there simply weren't enough songs released last week to justify a Songs of the Week wrap up. More

Nov 27, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Sharon Van Etten is releasing a new album, Remind Me Tomorrow, on January 18, 2019 via Jagjaguwar. Previously she shared its first single, "Comeback Kid" (which was one of our Songs of the Week), as well as a video for the song. Now she has shared another song from the album, "Jupiter 4," via a video for the song. The compelling tension filled track is all build-up with no release and the dark and mysterious black & white video matches the song's vibe well. More

Oct 30, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Sharon Van Etten is releasing a new album, Remind Me Tomorrow, on January 18, 2019 via Jagjaguwar. Previously she shared its first single, "Comeback Kid" (which was one of our Songs of the Week). Now she has shared a video for "Comeback Kid." Jonathan William Turner directed the clip, which finds Van Etten embracing her rock 'n' roll side, both in terms of the make-up and styling and her mannerisms during the video.

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Oct 16, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Sharon Van Etten is releasing a new album, Remind Me Tomorrow, on January 18, 2019 via Jagjaguwar. Previously she shared its first single, "Comeback Kid" (which was one of our Songs of the Week). Now she has announced a slew of 2019 tour dates that go down next winter and spring. More

Oct 05, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

This week Sharon Van Etten and Moonface announced new albums and their lead singles both made this week's Songs of the Week list. Joining them are new standalone singles from Julia Jacklin, Jessie Ware, and SOAK, as well as some singles from upcoming albums, and an eight-minute album track. But our #1 this week is a bonus track that probably shouldn't have been cut from an album released earlier this year. More

Oct 02, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Sharon Van Etten has announced a new album, Remind Me Tomorrow, and shared its first single, "Comeback Kid." Remind Me Tomorrow is due out January 18, 2019 via Jagjaguwar. More

Sep 05, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Marissa Nadler is releasing a new album, For My Crimes, on September 28 via Sacred Bones and Bella Union. Now she has shared another song from the album, "I Can't Listen to Gene Clark Anymore." The song features backing vocals from Sharon Van Etten. Listen to it below, followed by her upcoming tour dates. More

Jun 26, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Marissa Nadler has announced a new album, For My Crimes, and shared its title track, which features backing vocals from Angel Olsen. For My Crimes is due out September 28 via Sacred Bones and Bella Union. Check out "For My Crimes" below, followed by the album's tracklist and cover art, as well as her upcoming tour dates. More

May 16, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

San Francisco's Treasure Island Music Festival took a year off in 2017 to find a new festival site. Now it's back, this time at Oakland's Middle Harbor Shoreline Park as opposed to the titular Treasure Island. The two-day festival goes down October 13-14. More

Jul 17, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Hercules & Love Affair are releasing a new album, Omnion, on September 1 via Big Beat. It's their fourth album and features the previously shared singles "Controller" (featuring Faris Badwan of The Horrors and Cat's Eyes) and title track "Omnion" (featuring Sharon Van Etten).  More

Jul 06, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Lost Horizons is a new duo featuring former Cocteau Twins member (and Bella Union label head) Simon Raymonde and drummer Richie Thomas (who has played with The Jesus and Mary Chain, Felt, and Cocteau Twins).  More

Jun 16, 2017 By Stephen Mayne

The problem with politics, like too many other things, is that it moves so fast. This is exacerbated by a presidency that seems to go through crises like the average person goes through socks.  More

Jun 13, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Lots of Sharon Van Etten news. She's shared a new remix by Hercules & Love Affair, appeared on Twin Peaks, and is on Lee Ranaldo's new album (and in his new video), which was announced today.

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May 30, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

David Lynch is very much back in the public eye with the recent return of his iconic early '90s TV show Twin Peaks. Now he has announced another installment of his Festival of Disruption, which last year featured St. Vincent, Sky Ferreira, Xiu Xiu, and more.  More

Apr 10, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

7-Inches for Planned Parenthood is a new 7-inch box set with 100% of the proceeds being donated to Planned Parenthood.  More

Jul 14, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

The Amazon Original Series Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street has featured various different artists doing covers and tomorrow an EP featuring four the covers is being released and you can stream it below.  More

Apr 25, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

The iconic early '90s David Lynch TV show Twin Peaks is returning to screens in 2017 with a brand new season on Showtime to be co-written and directed by Lynch and to feature much of the original cast. Now the full cast for the upcoming season has been announced. The cast list includes returning favorites, some notable actors joining them, and some musicians who have also surprisingly been added to the cast.  More

Sep 15, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Gazing with Tranquility: A Tribute to Donovan is due out October 16 via the nonprofit record label Rock the Cause. As the title suggests, it features other artists covering some classics by '60s icon Donovan. Now NPR has shared Sharon Van Etten's take on "Teen Angel," which you can stream below. More

Jul 14, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Tig is a new documentary streaming on Netflix starting this Friday. It is about comedian Tig Notaro, who performed a famous standup set at Largo in Los Angeles soon after being diagnosed with breast cancer.  More

Jun 01, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Next week Sharon Van Etten is releasing a brand new EP, I Don't Want to Let You Down. It's the follow-up to 2014's acclaimed full-length Are We There (it still bugs me that there's no question mark at the end of that title, but oh well).  More

May 08, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Sharon Van Etten's acclaimed fourth album, the question mark lacking Are We There, only came out last year but she's already got a new five-song EP due out next month. I Don't Want to Let You Down is due out June 9 on Jagjaguwar. We've already heard the title track when she performed it on Ellen back in January and then shared the studio version. Now Van Etten has shared another song from it, "Just Like Blood." More

Apr 22, 2015 By Laura Studarus

From April 17-19, Under the Radar photographer Yifat LY followed Sharon Van Etten on tour.  More

Apr 08, 2015 By Mike Hilleary

Following last year's acclaimed album Are We There, Sharon Van Etten has announced the release of a new EP, I Don't Want to Let You Down. More

Jan 16, 2015 By Mike Hilleary

Yesterday singer/songwriter Sharon Van Etten was welcomed as the musical guest on daytime television juggernaut Ellen. More

Dec 19, 2014 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of the Best of 2014 Issue, which is about to hit newsstands and will be out all of January and February. It features St. Vincent on the cover and interviews with some of the artists behind 2014's best albums. More

Oct 28, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Releasing her latest album Are We There earlier this summer, Sharon Van Etten has premiered a brand new music video the track "Your Love Is Killing Me." More

Oct 02, 2014 By Cody Ray Shafer

This week has been a good one for music and comedy nerds. A few of the best podcasts around hosted musicians this week. More

Sep 19, 2014 By Michael Wojtas

Welcome to Under the Radar's weekly playlist, where we compile the best and most exciting tracks to debut online in the last week (give or take). In this mix we've got new songs by SBTRKT, Wild Beasts (remixed by Foals), Flying Lotus, Fear of Men covering Ty Segall, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Angel Olsen, Jessie Ware, Caribou, Peaking Lights, Zola Jesus, Sharon Van Etten (remixed by The Juan MacLean), Korallreven, The Twilight Sad, Allo Darlin', Jungle, Cloud Nothings, Beat Connection, and more. Look no further, your Friday and weekend playlist is here.  More

Sep 17, 2014 By Laura Studarus

So we wouldn’t naturally pair melancholy singer/songwriter Sharon Van Etten with DFA champ Juan MacLean. More

Jul 25, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Last night Sharon Van Etten was welcomed as the musical guest on Dave Letterman's Late Show. More

Jul 15, 2014 By Christopher Roberts

Take out a two-year print subscription to Under the Radar and receive a free CD in the mail. Current choices include recent albums by The War on Drugs, Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen, Temples, Liars, Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, Charli XCX, Mac DeMarco, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Kevin Drew (of Broken Social Scene), Connan Mockasin, and more. More

Jul 14, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Sharon Van Etten has premiered a brand new music video featuring "Our Love," taken off this year's standout album Are We There. More

Jun 23, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Recently releasing her heavily lauded new album Are We There, Sharon Van Etten has announced a slew of new tour dates dates planned for the coming fall. More

May 23, 2014 By Laura Studarus and Mark Redfern

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of the June/July issue, which is on newsstands now. It features Future Islands on the cover as well as interviews with Slow Club, Lykke Li, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, The Horrors, Slowdive, The War on Drugs vs. Sharon Van Etten, First Aid Kit, James McAvoy, John Slattery, tUnE-yArDs, and more. More

May 21, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Next week, Sharon Van Etten will release her third album, Are We There.  More

May 19, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Next week Sharon Van Etten will release her latest album Are We There, the follow-up to her 2012 breakthrough Tramp. More

May 14, 2014 By Laura Studarus

We’ve already heard “Taking Chances” and “Every Time the Sun Comes Up” from Sharon Van Etten’s forthcoming album Are We There. Here’s a third cut, titled “Your Love is Killing Me.”  More

May 13, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Just a few weeks away from releasing her brand new album Are We There, singer/songwriter Sharon Van Etten has premiered a brand new music video for the LP's standout single "Every Time the Sun Comes Up." More

May 05, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Releasing her new album Are We There later this month on May 27 New Jersey native Sharon Van Etten has shared a performance covering Bruce Springsteen's "Drive All Night," taken off his 1980 LP The River. More

Apr 30, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Well this is just straight up lovely. During a recent session with NME, Sharon Van Etten performed a live version of “Every Time the Sun Comes Up." More

Apr 29, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Next month Sharon Van Etten will release Are We There the follow-up to her breakthrough 2012 LP Tramp. More

Apr 03, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Sharon Van Etten steps into the Agnes Varda film Cleo From 5 To 7 in her new video “Taking Chances.” What starts out as a card game gets weird fast.

Mar 20, 2014 By Laura Studarus

On May 27 Sharon Van Etten will release her new album Are We There on Jagjaguwar.  More

Mar 04, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

This spring Sharon Van Etten will release Are We There, the follow-up to her 2012 breakthrough Tramp. More

Feb 25, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Recently announcing her third full-length album Are We There, singer/songwriter Sharon Van Etten today has shared new details of the upcoming LP, among them the record's cover sleeve and tracklist. More

Feb 20, 2014 By Laura Studarus

There's a new album on the way from Sharon Van Etten. More

Jan 16, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Sharon Van Etten recently teamed up with Brooklyn Pals Eternal Lips to appear on their new track “Dream Hesitate.”  More

Oct 03, 2013 By Laura Studarus

On tour behind her new album Neptune, Julianna Barwick recently stopped by New York. There, she was joined by Sharon Van Etten and Prince Rama, who helped her perform album cut “Crystal Lake.”  More

Apr 08, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Singer/songwriter Sharon Van Etten has hardly been slowing down since the release of her breakthrough album Tramp. More

Jan 11, 2013 By Laura Studarus

On a recent swing through Australia in support of last year’s album Tramp, Sharon Van Etten stopped by radio station Triple J.  More

Oct 23, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

After delivering one of the most lauded albums of the year singer/songwriter Sharon Van Etten has decided to give her standout record Tramp the deluxe edition treatment. More

Oct 10, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

All kinds of nakedness is present in the music video for Sharon Van Etten's latest Tramp single "Magic Chords." More

Aug 13, 2012 By Wendy Lynch Redfern

Check out photos from Day One of the Outside Lands, held in the historic Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA on August 10, 2012. The gallery includes photos of Andrw Bird,Beck, Die Antwoord, Fitz & The Tantrums, Jusice, Reggie Watts, Sharon Van Etten, Washed Out and White Denim. More

Jul 11, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Sharon Van Etten hasn't settled one bit since releasing her breakthrough album Tramp earlier this February, touring non-stop across the U.S. and Europe in a never-ending string of performances.  More

Apr 26, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Sharon Van Etten has announced that she will be extending her current tour across Europe and North America into the month of August. More

Mar 28, 2012 By Wendy Lynch Redfern

Check out more photos from SXSW 2012 events on Wednesday, March 14th including shots of Dan Deacon, Sharon Van Etten, Zola Jesus, Purity Ring, Kindness, Prince Rama, and Choir of Young Believers.  More

Mar 21, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Sharon Van Etten stopped by Conan last night to play the new single "Leonard" off her much-loved new album Tramp. More

Mar 07, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Recently released Sharon Van Etten album Tramp was given an excellent set of visuals today.  More

Jan 30, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Singer/songwriter Sharon Van Etten's forthcoming new album Tramp is due out next week on Feb. 7 via Jagjaguwar, but NPR has gotten its hands on it to give listeners an early spin. More

Jan 18, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

This year's All Tomorrow's Parties festival, taking place Dec. 7-9 at the Butlins Holiday Centre in England, has confirmed that New York's The National will serve as its curator and headlining musical act. More

Jan 06, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Singer/songwriter Sharon Van Etten made her television debut last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to perform the single "Serpents" off her forthcoming third album Tramp. More

Nov 29, 2011 By Mike Hilleary

Singer/songwriter Sharon Van Etten has unveiled the official album art of her forthcoming new album Tramp. More

Nov 23, 2011 By Mike Hilleary

Nearing ever closer to the release of her third full-length Tramp, singer/songwriter Sharon Van Etten has unveiled one of the album's the featured songs entitled, "Serpents." More

Nov 09, 2011 By Mi Tran

Singer/songwriter Sharon Van Etten will release her third album, Tramp, on February 7. We have the details.

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Jul 13, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Sharon Van Etten has signed to Jagjaguwar. We have the details.  More

Jun 11, 2011 By Wendy Lynch Redfern

Day Two Bonnaroo! Check out photos from the performances on Friday, June 9th 2011. Photographer, Matt Jones, was there to capture all of the action. Full gallery here.
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Jan 07, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Sharon Van Etten is already having a good year. The songstress has expanded her world tour, with an additional slew of dates. More

Nov 17, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Brooklyn-based songstress Sharon Van Etten is heading out to see the world. We have the tour dates.  More

Feb 04, 2015 By Mark Redfern

For Under the Radar’s 12th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2014. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2014 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. More

Sep 16, 2014 By Intro and Moderation by Matt Fink

It's hard not to be a third wheel when listening in on a conversation between Sharon Van Etten and The War on Drugs' Adam Granduciel. Having met while Van Etten was recording 2010's Epic in a Philadelphia studio near Granduciel's house, the two songwriters share not only a friendship and a mutual admiration of each other's work, but also a set of memories collected while touring together in 2012. More

Feb 28, 2013 By Under the Radar Staff

For Under the Radar's 10th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2012. Pick up the Best of 2012 issue to read many of the responses. We are also posting additional web-exclusive bonus answers to the website. These are from artists whose surveys are in the print magazine, but are extra answers that didn't fit in the issue. Here are bonus answers from Sharon Van Etten.  More

Jan 18, 2011 By Under the Radar Staff

For Under the Radar’s 8th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2010. However our printed pages weren’t enough to hold all the great responses we got. Pick up a copy of Under the Radar’s Year End issue for interviews with: The Antlers, Bon Iver, Caribou, Club 8, Delphic, Rose Elinor Dougall, Gayngs, Hot Chip, Lost in the Trees, Love is All, The Love Language, Mogwai, of Montreal, Okkervil River,Yoko Ono, Owen Pallett, Plants and Animals, Mark Ronson, Superchunk, Tame Impala, Vampire Weekend, Sharon Van Etten, and Vivian Girls.  Then check here for bonus responses not found in the magazine. Here are additional answers from Sharon Van Etten. More

Nov 17, 2010 By Chris Tinkham

"I have a lot of songs that I want to record, and I want to keep as busy as possible," says Brooklyn singer/songwriter Sharon Van Etten, whose sophomore LP epic is earning universal praise from critics. With two albums released since 2009, and a third planned for 2011, Van Etten might be making up for lost time. The New Jersey native, who began writing songs in high school, took a career detour when she attended college in Tennessee to study music and recording. She dropped out of school after only a year and became involved in a destructive long-term relationship that undermined her confidence in songwriting and prevented her from performing. "There were some days where it was so bad that I never thought I'd be able to get out of that situation at all," she says. More

Jan 18, 2019 By Michael James Hall

It's been five long, eventful years since Sharon Van Etten put out her magnificent, troubling, infinitely gorgeous Are We There, during which time the Brooklyn troubadour has ventured into both motherhood and television acting, while we've patiently waited for album number five from one of the more important songwriters and performers of the 21st century. More

Jun 17, 2015 By J. Pace

Here's a quick little EP from the ever-industrious Sharon Van Etten, hot on the heels of last year's Are We There, which was deservedly heaped in acclaim.  More

May 23, 2014 By Paul Bridgewater

On Sharon Van Etten's latest, we find the 33-year old Brooklynite grappling even further with the complexities and rewards of love. It's a skill predicated on an articulate presentation of the emotionally wrought—one that's been gradually developed across three LPs and a career spanning upwards of a decade. More

Feb 16, 2012 By Ben Schumer

Sharon Van Etten's last album, Epic, was a way forward for her, both musically and psychologically. That album featured her first stab at warm, bristling full-band arrangements and a heavy dose of emotional bloodletting following a rather traumatic break-up (one of the ex's most egregious and repeated crimes was telling Van Etten she was a lousy songwriter/musician). More