I love seeing the way she interacts with the musicians playing with. She has no facade. Complete authenticity. Usually when artists are asked to introduce their band, they'll just list them off by name. I love that she introduces them properly.
I saw her yesterday here on Mexico City, and I have to say she's so genuine, she tried to speak Spanish, she was lovely with the audience, they performed greatly, it was just a great night, she can really generate a warm ambient. She's just amazing (also, she is more pretty on person that I've would Imagine, Sharon is just gorgeous).
I am emotionally wrung out like a towel in every iteration she performs Tarifa like... her songwriting on this particular track is like sublime. The confidence in her ability to imprint something so emotionally strong with its open ended verses is like magic, utterly transfixing me. This entire KEXP performance is so, so GOOD!!!!
THANK YOU KEXP! Sharon Van Etten's new album, Are We There...WOW. Each song is greater than the last, and then the same thing played the other way. Epic greatness.
KEXP this is the 2nd studio performance of #KEXP i heard. The first one was Junip and i must say i was blown away with Karen. keep on bringing such amazing artists to your studios.
What a friggin cool band!! her voice and the way she utters the lyrics (there has to be a technical word for this.. if someone knows that.. please reply).
:-> Don't go there, sister! Musn't compare ourselves to those we admire; we always pale. Give some time for your own gifts to be recognized. Cheers, JH
On her last song she replaces "shit in your bathroom" with "spit in your bathroom". Do american media still have censorship regarding explicit lyrics as they used to have 50 years ago?
I feel like Doug on guitar is in love with Van Etton. Look at all the dopey looks on his face, and how he smiles when she smiles at him at 8:22. Maybe they're just really good friends, but every time they play together he looks at her like he's totally moonstruck. I may be totally fucking wrong, but all the looks exchanged between Van Etten and her band members are so meaningful and interesting that I can't help formulating a narrative. I hope I'm right and that they get together and I get to read about it. Also i want to be in a band like this, they all seem super nice and real. van etton is something special.
