Sharon Van Etten announces new album, tour dates
Brooklyn singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten—whom you may remember from her ketamined-up version of Fine Young Cannibals’ “She Drives Me Crazy” for A.V. Undercover—will release a new album, Tramp, and launch a supporting tour in February.
Tramp will be Van Etten’s third record, following up 2010’s Epic, which we liked very much. Tramp will be released on February 7 on Jagjaguwar and, according to the release, the album was recorded on and off over 14 months at Jagjaguwar’s coveted That Dude From The National’s Garage Studio. Said “Dude From The National,” Aaron Dessner, also contributes to a track to Tramp, as do a bunch of other indie types—The Walkmen’s Matt Barrick, Beirut’s Zach Condon, Wye Oak’s Jenn Wasner, and a few more. That’s not exactly the most upbeat crew in the world, no, but all of those musicians are certainly better described by “rock” than by “ketamine.” Given that, and given how Van Etten’s prior two albums are points describing a slope from folk to folk-rock, we’d guess that Tramp will continue edging closer to “rock.”
Etten will perform in Bloomington at Rhino's on April 1 with fellow Philly native The War On Drugs, presumably on the trek back from the West Coast dates to their hometown. Save the best for last, as they say.
Fri. Feb. 10—Johnny Brenda's—Philadelphia, PA w/ Shearwater
Sat. Feb. 11—Black Cat—Washington, DC w/ Shearwater
Sun. Feb. 12—Cat's Cradle—Carrboro, NC w/ Shearwater
Tue. Feb. 14—Wexner Center—Columbus, OH w/ Shearwater
Wed. Feb. 15—Calvin College—Grand Rapids, MI
Thu. Feb. 16, 17—Lincoln Hall —Chicago, IL w/ Shearwater
Sat. Feb. 18—Cedar Cultural Center—Minneapolis, MN w/ Shearwater
Tue. Feb. 21—Lee's Palace—Toronto, ON w/ Shearwater
Wed. Feb. 22—Il Motore—Montreal, QC w/ Shearwater
Thu. Feb. 23—Paradise—Boston, MA w/ Shearwater
Fri. Feb. 24—Music Hall of Williamsburg—Brooklyn, NY w/ Shearwater
Sat. Feb. 25—Bowery Ballroom—New York, NY w/ Shearwater
Tue. March 20—The Avalon—Los Angeles, CA w/ The War On Drugs
Wed. March 21—The IndependentSan Francisco, CA w/ The War On Drugs
Fri. March 23—Aladdin Theater—Portland, OR w/ The War On Drugs
Sat. March 24—Biltmore Cabaret—Vancouver, BC w/ The War On Drugs
Sun. March 25—The Neptune—Seattle, WA
Tue. March 27—Salt Lake City, UT—The State Room w/ The War On Drugs
Mon. March 28—Bluebird Theater—Denver, CO w/ The War On Drugs
Sat, March 31—St. Louis, MO—Luminary Center for the Arts w/ The War On Drugs
Sun. April 1—Rhino's—Bloomington, IN w/ The War On Drugs
