DrownedInSound — Single of the Week! Sharon Van Etten - ‘Leonard’ (JagJagJaguwar) Presented with a lyrics sheet for Sharon Van Etten’s ‘Leonard’, the words look prosaic. Shaker-simple, their plainness nearly verges on boring – especially when you c... more info

Stereogum — Earlier today, Sharon Van Etten dropped a kaleidoscopic (literally) visual for Tramp standout “Leonard.” Watch it below. Tramp is out now on Jagjaguwar. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — 'Leonard' is from Van Etten's third album, "Tramp" (Jagjaguwar), and a video for it was released Wednesday. The clip portrays the drama as something that's long since passed, its images all sun-stained pale. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Mother Jones profiles singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten. Reading the Letters of Anaïs Nin and Henry Miller and Patti Smith's memoir Just Kids, Van Etten says, made her think about writing as a time capsule. "Whatever you're writing is about, you're... more info

Guardian Music — Heaven; Cargo, LondonA neon sign spells out Azealia Banks's name atop a bowl of noodles, in the style of a New York Chinese takeaway. When the latest US hip-hop sensation walks onstage, detonating a confetti cannon, her slight frame is wrapped in a b... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield Shearwater @ Bowery Ballroom Shearwater completed a tour with Sharon Van Etten over the course of two nights in NYC over the weekend. Pictures from their opening set at Bowery Ballroom on 2/25 are in this... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Bowery photos by Amanda Hatfield, MHOW photos by Anna Webber Sharon Van Etten & alien balloon @ Bowery Ballroom Sharon Van Etten's recent round of East Coast dates came to a close over the weekend with a trio of homecoming... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sharon Van Etten @ Lincoln Hall earlier on tour (more by Grant MacAllister) today in NYC * Wyclef Jean @ City Winery * Jesse Boykins III @ 92YTribeca * Damned Dogs, Soft Circle @ New Museum * Big Sam's Funky... more info

Bradley's Almanac — It's a bit behind schedule, but here's my annual list of recorded releases I'm most looking forward to this year. A handful of 2012 Tuesdays have already passed, but the lag time allowed me to sneak in a bunch of just-announced full-lengths. I've inc... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Drowned in Sound interviews Magnetic Fields frontman Stephin Merritt. Stream the BBC documentary Haruki Murakami: In Search of his Elusive Writer. (via) The Globe and Mail profiles singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten. At 3:AM Magazine, Andrew Gallix i... more info