Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Idea have introduced their self-titled debut album, in addition to a tour of the UK and Europe. Discover particulars under, and take a look at the brand new single ‘Afterlife’.
Set for launch on February 7 by way of Jagjaguwar, the brand new album sees Van Etten be part of forces together with her band – comprised of Jorge Balbi (drums, machines), Devra Hoff (bass, vocals), and Teeny Lieberson (synth, piano, guitar, vocals).
A serious theme within the launch is the sensation of freedom that comes from letting go and the brand new strategy emerged whereas rehearsing within the desert, when Van Etten invited her bandmates into the artistic course of.
Recorded at Eurythmics’ former studio, The Church and produced by Marta Salogni (Bjork, Bon Iver), the album is right this moment (October 23) previewed by a lead single known as ‘Afterlife’.
The track begins with a gentle synth beat, as Van Etten’s ethereal vocals progressively swirl in. From there, the monitor steadily develops into an epic climax. “Will you see me within the afterlife?/Will you inform me what you suppose it’s like/Come and inform me it’ll be alright?/Will I see you within the afterlife?” she sings. Test it out under.
“Generally it’s thrilling, generally it’s scary, generally you are feeling caught. It’s like day-after-day feels just a little totally different – simply being at peace with no matter you’re feeling and whoever you might be and the way you relate to folks in that second,” the singer mentioned of the theme of the album.
“If I can simply preserve a way of openness whereas figuring out that my emotions change day-after-day, that’s all I can do proper now. That and attempt to be the most effective particular person I might be whereas letting different folks be who they’re and never taking it personally and simply being. I’m not there, however I’m making an attempt to be there day-after-day.”
She continued, recalling the writing course of: “For the primary time in my life I requested the band if we may simply jam. Phrases which have by no means come out of my mouth – ever! However I cherished all of the sounds we had been getting. I used to be curious – what would occur?” In an hour we wrote two songs that ended up turning into ‘I Can’t Think about’ and ‘Southern Life.’”
You possibly can pre-order the self-titled album right here, and discover the paintings and tracklist under.
The ‘Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Idea’ tracklist is:
1. ‘Dwell Endlessly’
2. ‘Afterlife’
3. ‘Fool Field’
4. ‘Hassle’
5. ‘Indio’
6. ‘I Can’t Think about (Why You Really feel This Approach)’
7. ‘Somethin’ Ain’t Proper’
8. ‘Southern Life (What It Should Be Like)’
9. ‘Fading Magnificence’
10. ‘I Need You Right here’
In addition to saying information of the brand new album and lead single, right this moment additionally sees the singer and her band announce a collection of tour dates for 2025.
All happening throughout the UK and Europe, the tour begins across the similar time because the album launch – kicking off on the finish of February with a present at Rockefeller in Oslo (February 28). From there, they’ll make stops in Stockholm, Copenhagen, Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam and extra, earlier than heading over to the UK to shut off the run.
These start with a present on the Royal Albert Corridor in London, scheduled for March 10. That is adopted by a penultimate present at Manchester’s Albert Corridor, and a closing gig on the Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow, happening on March 11 and 12 respectively.
Nabihah Iqbal can be becoming a member of as a particular visitor for the dates, and tickets go on sale subsequent Wednesday (October 30) at 9am native time. Go to right here for tickets and discover a full checklist of latest dates under.
Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Idea’s 2025 tour dates are:
FEBRUARY
28 – Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller
MARCH
1 – Stockholm, SE @ Fållan
2 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
4 – Berlin, DE @ Astra Kulturhaus
6 – Paris, FR @ Le Trianon
7 – Antwerp, BE @ De Roma
8 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
10 – London, UK @ Royal Albert Corridor
11 – Manchester, UK @ Albert Corridor
12 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland Ballroom
The brand new moniker was launched to followers at Van Etten’s latest gigs, together with an intimate, low-profile present in London this July.
Since taking part in the gig within the capital – which marked her first stay look in over a yr – Van Etten has carried out a present at The Viper Room in Los Angeles, California and supported Mitski on the Hollywood Bowl.
The musician launched her sixth and newest studio album, ‘We’ve Been Going About This All Improper’, in Could 2022. Final yr, she shared ‘Quiet Eyes’ from the Previous Lives soundtrack and the Courtney Barnett co-written single ‘Shut To You’.
In a overview of ‘We’ve Been Going About This All Improper’, NME wrote: “Standout ‘Errors’ is Van Etten at her greatest, its thumping refrain ideally suited for banishing lockdown-induced rumination in your regrets […]
“Though it lacks the immediacy of 2018’s hookier ‘Remind Me Tomorrow’, this unyielding report is, at occasions, a robust reckoning with the age of uncertainty.”
