Sharon van Etten recently visited with All Songs Considered and recorded one of their charming Tiny Desk Concerts, which take place, as you can imagine, in the tiny space at host Bob Boilen’s desk. You can view the footage here and download the entire event here (just click the link, download will begin automatically).
But that’s not all the wee Brooklynite has been up to, this week she released a special 7″ featuring two exclusive songs, which is already sold out but available digitally, and next month she kicks off a tour that will take her to Japan, around the Eastern seaboard of the US and then to a series of dates in Europe with The National.
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Pat Duffy, formerly of Pop Tarts Suck Toasted (RIP), checks in for us! Kicking off a festival is never easy. Doing it on your own must be downright terrifying. Sharon Van Etten can handle it though, and kicking off the 2010 Pitchfork Music Fest she did just that. With fans slowly trickling in and folks just getting situated on the festival grounds, Sharon played a set of coy, gentle tunes, destined for her Ba Da Bing Records debut this fall. As is her style, Sharon kept things light and breezy, a perfect mid afternoon set of tunes that calmly introduced our ears to the festival sized speakers. For the last song of her set Sharon hit her only snag of the afternoon, a broken string, that almost cut her set one song too short. Luckily someone was on the ball and before you knew it Sharon had another guitar in her hand and was again rocking us gently through the last song of her set. With a light night of music, only 8 musical acts were hitting the stage last night, SVE set the table for what was about to come. It was a moving and passionate set from an artist who is about to launch into another stratosphere! Slutty Pop Tarts Rating: 8.4/10.
View more photos & download a SVE selection AFTER THE JUMP…
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Epic will see daylight on 10/5. It features:
1. A Crime
2. Peace Sign
3. Save Yourself
4. DsharpG
5. Don’t Do It
6. One Day
7. Love More
She recently dropped by Daytrotter.
MP3: Sharon Van Etten – The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get
Watch this week’s glorious performance of ‘Tornado’ in the feature below.
MP3: The Antlers & Sharon Van Etten – Nothing Matters When We’re…
It’ll take place on 5/6 @ Le Poisson Rouge. The full roster is as follows:
Yo La Tengo
Jeff Mangum (Neutral Milk Hotel)
Portastatic
Kyp Malone (TV On The Radio)
Claudia Gonson (The Magnetic Fields)
John Mulaney
Sharon Van Etten
Tickets are available on 3/30.
All proceeds go directly to Chris and his recovery.
MP3: Yo La Tengo – Here To Fall
Enjoy a selection from this week’s superb performance in the feature below.
MP3: Sharon Van Etten – The More You Ignore Me The Closer I Get
Her recent set featured:
Give Out
It’s Not Like
Consolation Prize
Take
Download each & every track here.
Because I Was In Love is out now.
MP3: The Antlers & Sharon Van Etten – Nothing Matters When We’re…
