Sharon Van Ertten

SHARON VAN ETTEN Wants To Be Herself – Hear Her New Single ‘PORTA’ Here

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New striking strokes


(photo by Turn Up The Volume)

11 February 2022

Last year blissful voice SHARON VAN ETTEN recorded,
with equally magnific voice Angel Olsen one of the best
2021 songs Like I Used To .

Van Etten is back solo with a new little gem called PORTA.
She wrote the song in 2020 when she experienced one
of her ‘lowest lows.’

Van Etten: “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… My message is to work through them. Even when
it’s hard. Even when it hurts. Reach out. Reach out to that friend who helps you
reach out towards yourself.”

Wanna hear myself, wanna be there
Wanna stay, but I don’t wanna leave it
Wanna hold head up, don’t wanna stay down
I wanna live my life
But you won’t allow

Another Van Etten beauty…

SHARON VAN ETTEN: Facebook

Great Voice Covers Great Voice – LUCINDA WILLIAMS Sings SHARON VAN ETTEN

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21 March 2021

Compelling singer/songwriter SHARON VAN ETTEN celebrates
the 10th anniversary of her sophomore album TEN with a double
covers LP called epic TEN.

The record features, besides the original LP, notable artists covering
one of the 10 tracks. Among the contributors are Fiona Apple, Lucinda
Willams, Big Red Machine, Idles (yes, the Bristol punks), and six more.

American rock/folk/country legend Lucinda Williams‘s version
of Save Yourself stands out because of her magnific and warm
Americana voice.

Listen here…

Voice!

IDLES Cover – Yes – Songstress SHARON VAN ETTEN

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12 March 2021

Affecting singer/songwriter SHARON VAN ETTEN releases
epic TEN soon. A double longplayer celebrating the 10th
anniversary of her sophomore album.

The new double LP features, besides the original album, notable artists
covering one of tracks. Among the contributors are Fiona Apple, Lucinda
Williams, Big Red Machine, and more. The first shared taster was A Crime
performed by Big Red Machine.

A very surprising name on the list are UK punks IDLES
turning PIECE SIGNS upside down and it works damn well.

Tune in…

IDLES: Facebook


(photo by Turn Up The Volume!)

epic Ten is out digitally 16 April and physically 11 June. Order info here.

Already Christmas For SHARON VAN ETTEN

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Reveries for the laziest day of the week…

Only six weeks until Jesus Christ is coming back once more,
so covers of Xmas carols are seeping in every day now.

Splendorous singer-songwriter SHARON VAN ETTEN has also two Yuletide classics
to offer. Actually, I don’t like all these Christmastide ditties. Too sugary, but hey, this
is lovely Sharon, one of my favorite songstresses. I’ll be a good boy and listen…

– BLUE CHRISTMAS –

– SILENT NIGHT –

SHARON VAN ETTEN: Facebook


Despite the Xmas carols, I still love you Sharon (pic by Turn Up The Volume!)

More Epic Songs From The Wonderful SHARON VAN ETTEN – Listen To ‘ALL OVER AGAIN’

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New sonic impulses…

28 September 2020

The second album Epic by compelling singer/songwriter
SHARON VAN ETTEN turned 10 last week.

And 5 years ago she dropped a 5-track EP, titled I Don’t Want To Let You Down
with songs that didn’t make it onto her excellent fourth LP Are We There (2014).
The EP’s title track was released on a 7-inch single with the B-side All Over Again.

Van Etten about ‘All Over Again’: “ It’s a deeply personal song. Broken-hearted years
ago and driven to find true love, it’s hard to believe I was ever there when I look back
now from such a fulfilled space. I’m humbled to share yet another
vulnerable moment with you.”

For the first time online.
Listen to All Over Again…

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SHARON VAN ETTEN: Facebook

SHARON VAN ETTEN & NORAH JONES Performed ‘SEVENTEEN’ On American TV Show Last Night…

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Remarkable live moments…

American singer-songwriter SHARON VAN ETTEN released with her fifth studio album Remind Me Tomorrow one of the best longplayers of 2019. One of the
many highlights of the record is ‘SEVENTEEN‘, a highly fervid, nostalgic track.
Yesterday, 19 December, she played it live with her friend NORAH JONES on
American program ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ in a transformed version.
Much slower and more intimate, giving this beauty a sparkling magic touch.

Enjoy here…

Here’s the original, more ardent, recording…

SHARON VAN ETTEN: Facebook

FIVE INFLAMMABLE SUMMER BANGERS – Part 12…

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Weekly series of five rolling ripsnorters to go bananas to this summer…

A new week! Here are five legendary singer/songwriters turning up the temperature…

1. ‘I Don’t Wanna To Grow Up’ by TOM WAITS
(Album: Bone Machine – 1992)

2. ‘Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!’ by NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS
(Album: Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! – 2008)

3. ‘Downtown’ by NEIL YOUNG
(Album: Mirror Ball – 1995)

4. ‘Baby Let Me Follow You Down’ by BOB DYLAN and THE BAND
(Album: The Last Waltz – original soundtrack 1978)

5. ‘Seventeen’ by SHARON VAN ETTEN
(Album: Remind Me Tomorrow – 2019)

All 60 Summer Bangers so far
collected here on Spotify…

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See/hear you next week, music junkies…

SHARON VAN ETTEN Performs Two Songs Fom New Longplayer Live On American TV…

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Yesterday wonderful singer/songwriter SHARON VAN ETTEN played two songs from her upcoming album ‘REMIND ME TOMORROW‘ (out tomorrow) on American TV show Jimmy Kimmel Live. Watch/hear the dynamic SEVENTEEN and the more pensive YOU SHADOW…

– SEVENTEEN –

– YOU SHADOW –

SHARON VAN ETTEN: Website – Facebook – Twitter


REMIND ME OF TOMORROW – out 18 January – all info here

SHARON VAN ETTEN Shares Third Track From New LP – Here’s… SEVENTEEN

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Brand new sonic impulses…

Marvelous New Jersey singer-songwriter SHARON VAN ETTEN will release her new longplayer REMIND ME OF TOMORROW on 18 January. Ahead of it she just shared another new track off the album. An impassioned and melancholic pearl, with a vocal finale that causes goosebumps, called SEVENTEEN. She introduced the song on her Facebook as follows: “It is with tears in my eyes that I am sharing with you my love letter to New York. Places I have lived, lost and found myself, let go of and embraced. Thank you to all the brothers & sisters that held me up over the years. Here is ‘Seventeen’, directed by the incredible Maureen Towey.”

Enjoy the illustrious splendor right here…

SHARON VAN ETTEN: Website – Facebook – Twitter


REMIND ME OF TOMORROW – out 18 January – all info here