Another amazing new voice, to me, today. You just have to check out Sharon Van Etten for yourself. She has a voice that will really move you. Why is she not a mega-star?
Her band are: Sharon Van Etten, Ben Lord and Doug Keith.
Sharon Van Etten is an American singer-songwriter based in Brooklyn, New York City.
Her songs were described by the music website Pitchfork Media as having "some echoes of folk tradition but generally in a more personal, introspective space." NPR Music asserts: "Her songs are heartfelt without being overly earnest; her poetry is plainspoken but not overt, and her elegant voice is wrapped in enough rasp and sorrow to keep from sounding too pure or confident."
First up a Tiny Desc concert.
The music and voice of singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten are engineered to turn each listener into a weepy, vulnerable heap. In this lovely performance at the NPR Music offices, Van Etten plays a beguiling set of songs from her album, Epic.
Set List:
"Peace Signs"
"Save Yourself"
"One Day"
"For You"
Check out both sides of her single, from her anxiously awaited next album Tramp. It will be released early next year.
Serpents
also featuring The National's Aaron and Bryce Dessner, Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner, the Walkmen's Matt Barrick, and Doveman's Thomas Bartlett
Mike McDermott
Sharon Van Etten - Mike McDermott / B-Side (Jagjaguwar Records, 2011)
