Rollo & Grady — Stereogum :: Top 50 Albums of 2010 50 Emeralds – Does It Look Like I Am Here? 49 Small Black – New Chain 48 Sharon Van Etten – Epic 47 Baths – Cerulean 46 Frank (Just Frank) – The Brutal Wave 45 Perfume Genius – Learning 44 Field Music â€... more info

melophobe — I’ve never desired that a band release a live album. There is simply too much that would be missing from the live experience to accurately capture the feeling of hearing a band blaring through the PA, no matter how perfect the balance between the b... more info

Culture Bully — Sharon Van Etten will be performing in Nashville next month when she makes a stop at The Five Spot. more info

kata rokkar... — It was interesting to see the amount of people that arrived at The Independent that night to see Junip, featuring Tobias Winterkorn (keyboards), Elias Araya (drums) and José González (vocals & guitar). My experience with solo artist side projects a... more info

Stereogum — Air Waves is the rollicking, down-home folk-rock project of Austin-via-New York resident Nicole Schneit. At times a certain warm gruffness in her voice reminds me of tUnE-YaRdS’ Merrill Garbus (in a rangier, rootsier alternative universe). “Water... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sharon Van Etten at Bruar Falls (more by Jessica Amaya) Sharon Van Etten is currently on the road with Junip. In December she plays some shows in apan! In 2011 she'll return to the stage for a hometown show at... more info

KEXP Seattle — Junip photos by Renata Steiner Sharon Van Etten photos by Dave Lichterman It was a frigid Wednesday night on Capitol Hill, but all one had to do to escape the cold was to step into Neumos, which was as crowded as I’d seen it in a while. Both Sharon... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Sharon Van Etten plays a Tiny Desk Concert at NPR Music. Vanity Fair excerpts Jay McInerney's forward from Kevin Cummins' new book, Joy Division. The Los Angeles Times profiles a Jordanian bookstore that specializes in forbidden books. Storychord, on... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Jessica Amaya Sharon Van Etten "If you've ever seen Sharon Van Etten live, you'll know that she's got an awful lot going for her. Chief among them is that stunning voice. Not since Neko Case first came on... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - Nothing But Our Love (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Kordan - Closer (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Revolver - Get Around Town (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Lower Dens - Tea Lights (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Lower Dens - Hospice Gates (MP3)... more info