SHARON VAN ETTEN About Her Hidden Talent
4 February 2025
(Photo by TUTV – Antwerp, Belgium)
She released her newest LP last February.
Sharon Van Ertten & The Attachment Theory
Splendiferous Album ‘SHARON VAN ETTEN AND THE ATTACHMENT THEORY’ Out Now
7 February 2025
Renowned Brooklyn-based songstress (one of my favorite voices of the past years)
Sharon Van Etten has her 7th LP, named SHARON VAN ETTEN & THE ATTACHMENT THEORY .
It’s the first album which credits her band, named
for the occasion, The Attachment Theory.
Van Etten: “For the first time in my life I asked the band if we could just jam.
Words that have never come out of my mouth – ever! But I loved all the sounds
we were getting. I was curious – what would happen? In an hour we wrote two
songs that ended up becoming “I Can’t Imagine” and “Southern Life”.
“Sometimes it’s exciting, sometimes it’s scary, sometimes you feel stuck. It’s like every day feels a little different – just being at peace with whatever you’re feeling and whoever you are and how you relate to people in that moment. If I can just keep a sense of openness while knowing that my feelings change every day, that is all I can do right now. That and try to be the best person I can be while letting other people be who they are and not taking it personally and just being. I’m not there, but I’m trying to be there every day.”
Album artwork
UNCUT Magazine says: “Enjoying a kind of midlife techno-goth glow-up,
on tracks “Idiot Box” and the incendiary “Indio” coming on like a female
fronted Future Islands or Pat Benatar joining Curve.”
TUTV: Sonically, Van Etten‘s most vigorous record to date. At times Van Etten
rocks out (Idiot Box / Indio / I Can’t Imagine (Why You Feel This Way) / Somethin’ Ain’t Right)
as she had never done before, with the help of the zealous Attachment Theory band.
Overall the sound is more puissant, more dynamic, more sinewy than on her previous work, with waves of synths, firm percussion and buzzy guitar electrification. You can feel the joie de vivre at work here. Never a dull moment. Only solid gold songs.
Next to the three topflight singles, the closing track is the magical highlight. An almost
7-minute, melodramatic piece of bone-chilling music that makes the hair in your neck stand up. A masterly vocal tour de force. A majestic end of a majestic album. Simply her best. Splendiferous.
SINGLES: Afterlife / Southern Life (What It Must Be Like?) / Trouble
– AFTERLIFE –
– SOUTHERN LIFE –
– TROUBLE –
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Wonderful Songstress SHARON VAN ETTEN About Her Songs
26 January 2025
(photo by Turn Up The Volume)
I love you both ways, Sharon.
Her new album Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory Feb 1.
SHARON VAN ETTEN – Stirring Songstress Shares Another Piece From Her Upcoming 7th Album
New striking strokes
16 January 2025
New album artwork
Renowned Brooklyn-based songstress (one of my favorite voices of the past years)
Sharon Van Etten has her 7th LP SHARON VAN ETTEN & THE ATTACHMENT THEORY out on 7 February 2025.
It’s the first album which credits her band, named
for the occasion, The Attachment Theory.
Photo by Susu Laroche
We already got two tasters with Afterlife
and Southern Life (What Must It Be Like)
and here’s the third one.
TROUBLE is a soft and regretful love
reverie with an entrancing timbre.
All 3 Singles
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JUKEBOX 2025 – Week 1 – 10 New Rad Tracks Every Week
In order to not miss a beat Turn Up The Volume scans the musical
horizon daily (doing it for years now, actually) to stay in touch with
all new things sonically great and shares the results on a weekly
basis.
And 2025 will not be different.
Every week 10 new rad tracks.
ALL TOGETHER
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TRACK BY TRACK
Band: CHEST.
Who: Post-punk
combo from Paris.
Track: ACETA
From their debut EP,
that’ll land in February.
Aceta speaks to someone overwhelmed by anxiety. Someone feeling stuck, unable to
move forward, and uncertain about why. The song aims to bring comfort, offering a
reminder that doubt is a natural part of life and that it’s important to embrace these
turbulent phases, as they always pass with time.
Imagine Idles, Yard Act and Kneecap
throwing punches at each other.
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Band: AGE OTORI
Who: 4 Italian post-shoegaze-punk
indies from 4 different groups.
Track: X
Piece from their brand-new
3-track EP. Stream/buy it here.
My Bloody Valentine on steroids.
Ear-splitting wall-of-deranged
guitars.
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Spotify – Linktree
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Band: CIRCA WAVES
Who: Liverpool‘s lauded
power guitar boys.
Track: LIKE YOU DID BEFORE
From their upcoming 6th album,
titled Death & Love Pt. 1 ,
out on January 31st.
The Strokes? Very close.
Facebook – Instagram – Spotify
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Press photo by Vincent Guglielmo
Band: SUPERHEAVEN
Who: Philadelphia’s grungy shoegazers who had their first run from
2008 until 2016, released 2 albums, and then disappeared from any
musical radar until now.
Track: LONG GONE
1 of 2 brand-new pieces.
Layers of scorching guitars and feverish vocals
while a bass riff rotates the whole way.
Instagram – Spotify
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Single Artwork Photo by Max Power Photography
Artist: TRISTAN ARMSTRONG
Who: Skilled composer and lyricist finding beauty in the quotidian struggles of urban life. His music combines a sense of earnest romanticism and poignant introspection, with a guitar-centric aesthetic.
Track: THE LONELY AVENUE
A cathartic release of rock-and-roll energy inspired by the dualities
of urban life and a longing for home. Written during his early days
in Toronto after moving from Vancouver Island.
Expect a tsunami of riffs and a pulsating
bass engine juiced with emotive vocals.
Instagram – Spotify
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Band: MAQUILLAGE
Who: Belgian/Italian act that produces a blend
of dream pop, ethereal shoegaze, and brooding
post-punk.
Track: COSMIC CIRCLES
“The idea for Cosmic Circles originated after one of us experienced trips to Japan.
The experience goes the identity of the country, the culture and the confrontation
with the unknown reflect the unique value of the number warmth.
The music video for is inspired by Japanese anime, which has an ethereal feel
van het number worldwide. The visual noise of the clip reflected the difference
between incomprehensible space and the zone where identity becomes an
abstract, unconscious universe.
Crystalline synths and heavenly vocals
combine for a sky-kissing symphony.
Instagram – Linktree
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Artist: SHARON VAN ETTEN
Who: Renowned Brooklyn-based songstress.
One of my favorite voices of the past years.
Track: SOUTHERN LIFE (WHAT IT MUST BE LIKE)
Single from her 7th LP, which credits her band,
named for the occasion, The Attachment Theory.
Spellbinding.
Chilling.
Sharon.
Instagram – Linktree
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Artist: SHYGIRL
Who: British singer, DJ, rapper, songwriter
and co-head/founder of record label and
collective Nuxxe.
Track: IMMACULATE feat. Saweetie.
Sexy hip-pop-hop stuff.
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Artist: LIDEREL
Who: A soulful songstress who takes her influence from many genres
including from the old school greats such as Etta James to the most
modern rock stars but it’s clear to hear the sultry jazz notes to her tone.
Track: CANDLE BURNING featuring renowed actor Geoff Bell.
“The track is about keeping a metaphorical candle lit for those that are no longer
here …..it’s a beautiful song about keeping the memory flame alive for all time.
Remembering the good times with loved ones and keeping a piece of them
alive with you through your memories.”
Touching, warm-hearted
nostalgia. Sepia-colored.
Instagram – Spotify
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Artist: FRASER.
Who: Musical moniker for
singer-songwriter Al Fraser Green.
Track: LOVING CREATURE
Debut single from upcoming EP.
The lyrics explore the complexities of a dysfunctional relationship, with the line “I am a Loving Creature, on paper” capturing the moment of self-awareness and desire for change.
Expressive.
Emotive.
Heartfelt.
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TURN UP THE VOLUME’s JUKEBOX 2024 – 10 New Tracks Added Every Week
Every week 10 new rad tracks added
In order to not miss a beat Turn Up The Volume scans the musical
horizon daily (doing it for years now, actually) to stay in touch with
all new things sonically great and shares the results on a weekly
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FULL JUKEBOX (so far)
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The 10 new ones added this week
TRACK-BY-TRACK
Band: CHOSES SAUVAGES
Who: French-language post-punk outfit from Montréal, CA. They carved themselves their own niche with their brand of dance-punk. They have 2 albums on their résumé, so far.
Track: EN JOUE
With this single the group lean little more into classic new-wave territory
while addressing the frustrations evoked by political injustice and the media.
Félix Bélisle (frontman): ‘The song refers to the feeling of helplessness faced by the extremely violent international news from recent years. It also deals with the dehumanization of certain populations taken hostage in armed conflicts and the fear of others.”
Single artwork
Talking Heads meet Gang Of Four. Funky bass/drum-motorized
and guitar-sparkling stroke with some eerie synth moments.
Piece remarquable.
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Band: RATS
Who: Liverpool team active since the latter stages of the last decade, the band,
led by singer and lyricist, Joe Maddocks, have developed no small reputation for uncompromising social statements coupled with no little humour.
Track: SECTION 60
Joe Maddocks: ”Section 60 means a form of policing where a whole neighborhood is persecuted because of the actions of a few. I was riding home from the studio one night
and was stopped by the police, leading to my anatomy being violated for no reason other
than riding a bicycle. In the cycle lane too. This song isn’t having a go at the police, but the
legislation.
Irrisitible vibe with an instant impact on
your body movements. Get up and bounce
around like a kangaroo on dope.
Instagram – Spotify
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Band: DEXTERITY
Who: Up-and-coming alt/prog rock group, fronted by Sarah Dexter, merging inspirations from progressive metal with alternative rock. Dexterity emphasizes how unconventional rhythms and song structure can appeal naturally to the listener by combining those aspects with flowing melodies and grooves you can dance to.
Track: VESSEL
Sarah: “There can be constant turmoil for people who exist outside rigid gender/sexuality binaries. Transitioning in terms of name and hormones and label is a journey, and it all
takes a while. But I knew presenting femme, as my true self, had to happen. I changed the Vessel and the Vessel changed me, and everything else followed in its own time.”
Single artwork
Wayward forth-and-back trip juiced with jumpy guitars
and intensified with mixed emotions lyrics/vocals.
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Instagram – Linktree
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Artist: RAGING LINES
Who: The musical project of Norwegian songwriter Sondre Thomassen Thorvik.
He delivers catchy post-punk, dark indie rock, and seek out combinations from
the likes of Joy Division, Depeche Mode, Massive Attack and Johnny Cash,
to name a few.
Track: LET ME HAVE THIS MOMENT
A darkwavish reverie getting slowly
but surely under your skin.
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Instagram
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Artist: SHARON VAN ETTEN & THE ATTACHMENT THEORY
Who: The reknowed brooklyn-based songstress who credits
her band for the first time.
“For the first time in my life I asked the band if we could just jam. Words that have
never come out of my mouth – ever! But I loved all the sounds we were getting. I was
curious – what would happen? In an hour we wrote two songs that ended up becoming
“I Can’t Imagine” and “Southern Life.”
Track: SOUTHERN LIFE (WHAT IT MUST BE LIKE)
Preview from the upcoming, self-titled LP, out on
7 February 2025.
Feverish, fetching, and hypnotizing atmospherics.
Instagram – Linktree
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Photo by Luke Jones
Band: THE ANSELLS
Who: 3 indies from Birmingham.
Track: WINNER STAYS ON
“Winner Stays On encapsulates what we’re about as a band, it combines a side of non-stop energetic rock with more melodic and thoughtful lyricism. We believe it’s got The Ansells’ sound which we’re working towards. We hope it will introduce us to new fans as we have plenty more where that came from. We’re only just getting started.”
Stirring indie guitar Brit-pop
tune that sticks after one spin.
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Artist: PETE BRILEY
Who: British singer-songwriter & multi-instrumentalist
who played in different bands before following his own
path.
Track: CRACKING THE FLACKS
Briley: “It was the first time a woman had ever brought me a drink – she asked how
old I was and immediately bolted. ‘I don’t know what the weather was doing in Bradford
on my 19th birthday, but it’s a metaphor for the exuberance of youth, chasing your dreams.”
Special experience wrapped in an infectious
melody flavored with emotive vocals.
Facebook – Linktree
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Band: THE HORRORS
Who: Celebrated psychedelic
synth-dark-wave desperados.
Track: LOTUS EATER
Piece from their 7th full length, their first in 7 years,
named Night Life. It’ll hit the streets on March 21st.
Hallucinatory Odyssey sliding all
over glistening synth waves.
Instagram – Facebook – All Albums
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Promo photo
Artist: SKY FERREIRA
Who: Famous American songstress,
model and actrice. So far, she released
2 albums.
Track: LEASH
From the upcoming A24 film Babygirl hitting
the theatres on Xmas day. Her first new music
in 3 years.
Orchestrated pop bliss.
Sky-touching vocals.
Instagram – Spotify
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Band: CLOAKROOM Q.
Who: Irish indies who started in 2016. The group has been through many iterations.
They have a keen common desire to explore their creative abilities without limitations, the 4 piece have been working together for years to reach a “Halfway point between Roxy Music and Death Grips.”
Single: NAIL IN YOUR HEAD
“A three-and-a-half-minute track that leaves no stone unturned during their exploration
of ideas, as they veer and sway between lounge act and heavy metal apocalypse. It’s the sound of the band that plays at the Overlook Hotel as Jack Nicholson gets served by the best bar man from the netherworld. Mike Patton’s favourite band he’s yet to hear.”
Both intriguing and capricious thrill throwing
you forth and back. Fascinating stroke.
SHARON VAN ETTEN – Wonderful Songstress Shares 7th LP On 7 February 2025
Coming Up
10 December 2024
New album artwork
Renowned Brooklyn-based songstress (one of my favorite voices of the past years)
Sharon Van Etten has her 7th LP SHARON VAN ETTEN & THE ATTACHMENT THEORY out on 7 February 2025.
It’s the first album which credits her band, named
for the occasion, The Attachment Theory.
Van Etten: “For the first time in my life I asked the band if we could just jam.
Words that have never come out of my mouth – ever! But I loved all the sounds
we were getting. I was curious – what would happen? In an hour we wrote two
songs that ended up becoming “I Can’t Imagine” and “Southern Life”.
New album artwork
“Sometimes it’s exciting, sometimes it’s scary, sometimes you feel stuck. It’s like every day feels a little different – just being at peace with whatever you’re feeling and whoever you are and how you relate to people in that moment. If I can just keep a sense of openness while knowing that my feelings change every day, that is all I can do right now. That and try to be the best person I can be while letting other people be who they are and not taking it personally and just being. I’m not there, but I’m trying to be there every day.”
Singles: Afterlife / Southern Life (What It Must Be Like?)
TURN UP THE VOLUME’s JUKEBOX 2024 – 10 New Tracks Added Every Week
Every week 10 new rad tracks added
In order to not miss a beat Turn Up The Volume scans the musical
horizon daily (doing it for years now, actually) to stay in touch with
all new things sonically great and shares the results on a weekly
basis.
FULL JUKEBOX
(390 tracks)
.
The 10 new ones added this week
TRACK-BY-TRACK
Band: DARKSIDE
Who: Alt electro trio from
Rhode Island. So far 2 LPs.
Track: GRAUCHA MAX
Disco-punk with hooky barbs. Ideal
vibes for your batcave exploits.
Instagram – Spotify
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Photo Credit: Riccardo Michelazzo
Artist: TORBA
Who: Italy-based producer and touring
musician with The Soft Moon.
Track: PUNTO
Piece from his upcoming debut album,
titled ‘II’, and landing on 10 Jan 2025.
Imagine NIN teaming up with the Chemical Brothers for
revved-up techno raves. Mind-boggling trip. Dope stroke.
Instagram – Spotify
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Press photo by John Angus Stewart
Band: AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS
Who: Aussie punk engine fronted by
the utterly cool punk chick Amyl Taylor.
Track: JERKIN’
Vicious corker from their brand-new LP
Cartoon Darkness out today.
Instagram – Spotify
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Band: LAMBRINI GIRLS
Who: This year’s British
punk sensation.
Track: BIG DICK ENERGY
Sassy stunner from their much-anticipated debut LP, titled
Who Let The Dogs which will pierce our ears 10 Jan 2025.
Wham bam slam!
Instagram – Spotify
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Band: BIG MOUNTAIN COUNTY
Who: Electro-Psych combo from
Rome, Italy.
Track: NO TIME TO LOSE
Cut from their upcoming, 3rd LP, called Deep Drives. It’ll invade
our ears on November 29. Pre-order info here. Trust me, I already
had it on my headphones, it’s an ace haymaker.
With No Time To Loose you can start
and finish your upcoming Halloween party.
No rest for the psycho-tic wicked.
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Instagram – Spotify
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Band: FALSELY ACCUSED
Who: Desert rock trio from New England.
Track: WITCHES
Matt Tavano (bass/vocals) “‘Witches’ is about a road rage incident I was involved in a couple years ago that quickly escalated into a roadside robbery,” Tavano admits. “As the scenario was playing out it seemed like violence was going to be unavoidable. But with a little luck, everyone went home in one piece, even the bad guys. It was, as they say, a wicked nail biter.”
Black Sabbath on a
stoner rock roll in hell.
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Linktree – Spotify
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Artists: SPIRITUAL MINIMAL
Who: Brand new musical project formed by Lindsay and Tim Baker
in the late summer of 2024. Taking influence and inspiration from the
likes of Slowdive, Nico, Warpaint and Unloved the duo aims to create
a true, sonically induced transcendent experience.
Track: SOLAR MAXIMUM
Dream pop at its captivating best.
Sparkling guitar lines, starry-eyed duet vocals.
Moony atmosphere. Wonderful debut single.
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Instagram – Facebook
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Band: FLYGHT CLUB
Who: The musical project of Los Angeles-based Shauvik Sharan.
His music emphasizes versatility, covering a wide range of
popular genres and exploring new styles, with each song
designed to fit different moods and emotions.
Track: NOBODY ELSE KNOWS
Guitar-fed psych-pop with
groovy and funky twist.
Highly entertaining.
Instagram – Spotify
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Artist: SHARON VAN ETTEN & THE ATTACHMENT THEORY
Reknowed Brooklyn-based songstress credits her band for
the first time on her new LP.
“For the first time in my life I asked the band if we could just jam. Words that have
never come out of my mouth – ever! But I loved all the sounds we were getting. I was
curious – what would happen? In an hour we wrote two songs that ended up becoming
“I Can’t Imagine” and “Southern Life.”
Track: AFTERLIFE
First preview from the self-titled LP,
coming our way on 7 Feb 2025.
Vintage vocal Van Etten splendour.
Bewitching song. Longing romanticism.
Linktree – Spotify
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Artist: STEVE HEWITT
Who: Singer-songwriter from
Edenbridge , Kent (England).
Track: COLD WORLD
First taster from his upcoming album
Never Two Days The Same.
The song spotlights the darker side of our reality and human nature.
Hewitt observes through his own eyes the pervasive existence of conflict,
distorted moral values, betrayal and personal suffering.
Americana country pop the British way.
Gloomy musing for gloomy times, as we know it.
Hewitt‘s warm voice shines in the darkness.
Instagram – Spotify
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