event Sharon Van Etten
Also Playing: Shearwater
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Sat Feb 18
7 pm
Sharon Van Etten and Shearwater at Cedar Cultural Center
Sharon Van Etten’s gorgeously mournful vocals and bedroom-intimate recording aesthetic makes comparisons to Feist and Cat Power a little too easy, though quietly melodic ballads like “For You” and “Much More Than That” would fit just as well in Gap commercials or your girlfriend’s favorite mix-tape. On 2010’s Epic, Van Etten steps out and exhibits a newfound (and incredibly becoming) assertiveness. That sound’s come to fruition with her newest record, Tramp, a fully realized and sterner look at the sometimes hard truths of everyday life. Produced by The National’s Aaron Dessner, the record features some choice cameos from indie-rock heavyweights like Wye Oak’s Jenn Wasner and The Walkmen’s Matt Barrick, all of which should indicate Van Etten’s finally getting the respect she so richly deserves.
Cedar Cultural Center 416 Cedar Ave. S., Twin Cities, MN
Sharon Van Etten’s gorgeously mournful vocals and bedroom-intimate recording aesthetic makes comparisons to Feist and Cat Power a little too easy, though quietly melodic ballads like “For You” and “Much More Than That” would fit just as well in Gap commercials or your girlfriend’s favorite mix-tape. On 2010’s Epic, Van Etten steps out and exhibits a newfound (and incredibly becoming) assertiveness. That sound’s come to fruition with her newest record, Tramp, a fully realized and sterner look at the sometimes hard truths of everyday life. Produced by The National’s Aaron Dessner, the record features some choice cameos from indie-rock heavyweights like Wye Oak’s Jenn Wasner and The Walkmen’s Matt Barrick, all of which should indicate Van Etten’s finally getting the respect she so richly deserves.
Updated 03/14/2012
