Altsounds — *Sharon Van Etten* came to Brooklyn via Jersey via Tennessee via Jersey. Along the way, she sang in choirs, rejected her school's music program, worked at an all-ages venue, trained as a sommelier, and got a full time job at a record label. She al... more info

Rollo & Grady — Sharon Van Etten recently announced plans to release a new album titled Epic, which is due out October 5th on Ba Da Bing Records. “I Couldn’t Save You” is off the soundtrack for the movie The Builder. MP3: Sharon Van Etten – Save Yourself (De... more info

The CatBirdSeat — MP3: Sharon Van Etten – “Love More” Yes! Sharon Van Etten has a brand-new full-length in the can– it’s titled Epic, it’s coming out 10/5 from Ba Da Bing. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Sharon Van Etten - Love More (MP3) photo by Kristianna Smith Sharon Van Etten will be putting out her second record, a seven-song collection called Epic, on October 5th through Badabing. The track above is the last song off... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano DOWNLOAD: Califone - "Ro" (feat. Orso) (MP3 premiere) DOWNLOAD: Sharon Van Etten - "I Couldn't Save You" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Sam Amidon - "Cabin in the Corner" (MP3) The members of expansive Chicago group Califone have a soft... more info

Pitchfork — In a recent Pitchfork interview, funny guy David Cross talked about the similarities between musicians and comedians: "There's quite an overlap between musicians who have an affection towards comedy and comedians who fantasize about being in a band,"... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by David Andrako The Antlers, Phosphorescent, and Sharon Van Etten each played 20-25 minute sets at the High Violet Annex last night (5/13). That was followed by members of The National improvising over projected movies by Margarita Jimeno, Su... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Phosphorescent - The Mermaid Parade (MP3) The National did not play the High Violet Annex last night, but many others did. A full report is coming shortly, but in the meantime I didn't want to hold back the information... more info

The Culture Of Me — (photo by Victoria Jacob) Fans of exceptionally-written and composed folk-inspired confessional acoustic pop music no doubt know the name of Brooklyn's honey-sweet voiced and emotive Sharon Van Etten. The singer-songwriter is among the fresh faces of... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — The latest issue of the lavish twice-yearly arts magazine Esopus comes with a CD compilation of songs inspired by and named after visual artists. Sharon Van Etten, Big Troubles, and Doveman are among the contributors, as well as Rising dream-pop duo ... more info