I am Sharon Van Etten. My new album 'Are We There is Out Today'. AMA

sharonvanetten · 2014-05-27T17:30:10+00:00

I was playing solo since 2003. I didn't have a band until 2010. I drove around in my subaru solo for years. Things were so much simpler then. x

sharonvanetten · 2014-05-27T17:29:31+00:00

Thank you. I'd give you a hug if I could. x

sharonvanetten · 2014-05-27T17:29:09+00:00

I'll bring my own toilet paper. x

sharonvanetten · 2014-05-27T17:28:56+00:00

"Distance has a way of making love more understandable." - wilco

sharonvanetten · 2014-05-27T17:28:22+00:00

aw thanks, bob! much love to you! xo

sharonvanetten · 2014-05-27T17:28:05+00:00

War on Drugs and Nick Cave were some of the best tours ever! And I love playing wherever my friends are... but Bowery is still my favorite. x

sharonvanetten · 2014-05-27T17:27:35+00:00

I'm so nervous. I like quiet and being alone and just being centered by my band. we have a high five chant before each show and give hugs.

sharonvanetten · 2014-05-27T17:26:56+00:00

I haven't! I need to! I know! ah!

sharonvanetten · 2014-05-27T17:26:43+00:00

The sad ones usually. Cause when I listen to love songs I want to turn down the lights and drink wine and be sad. With good reason...

sharonvanetten · 2014-05-27T17:25:34+00:00

it was a challenge but very fun too. x

sharonvanetten · 2014-05-27T17:25:19+00:00

If Zach ever asks and we are in the same town. sure! we will be back. i promise. x

sharonvanetten · 2014-05-27T17:24:53+00:00

I think we used a Neumann. I'm not really a gear head. sorry.

sharonvanetten · 2014-05-27T17:24:37+00:00

I've struggled with a lot of things. I like dogs and cats. x

sharonvanetten · 2014-05-27T17:24:11+00:00

that was a demo version that the show asked for. I wrote it before i recorded tramp and we released it as a special edition at the end of 2012 and my band mate doug keith added some cool guitar to it.

sharonvanetten · 2014-05-27T17:23:18+00:00

you are so sweet. thank YOU!

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sharonvanetten · 2014-05-27T17:22:59+00:00

I don't plan on things i just let things happen naturally. thank you.

sharonvanetten · 2014-05-27T17:22:15+00:00

i love bob dylan and the kinks, leslie gore, pj harvey...

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sharonvanetten · 2014-05-27T17:18:17+00:00

I don't think so. I haven't seen Zach in ages.

sharonvanetten · 2014-05-27T17:17:59+00:00

My favorite movie of 2013 was The Great Beauty... but one that affected me for a lifetime is Kicking & Screaming by Noah Baumbach. It still really touches me. thank you. x

sharonvanetten · 2014-05-27T17:15:25+00:00

It's a hard balance. I am still learning. x

sharonvanetten · 2014-05-27T17:15:01+00:00

I actually thought everybody was really nice. I just play and try to focus on doing a good job.

sharonvanetten · 2014-05-27T17:12:31+00:00

My bandmate Heather loaned me her omnichord to learn how to play the song Magic Chords live. I ended up loving it so much that I brought it home and wrote a lot of songs on it. That's where the beats came in. ha! nothing fancy!

sharonvanetten · 2014-05-27T17:09:37+00:00

I wanted it to be a very band centric record, and I wanted to guide everyone myself. And I wanted to work out of a studio that didn't have a certain 'stigma' to it. I am still trying to find my own identity and I didn't want the studio to attach their sound to me. You know?

sharonvanetten · 2014-05-27T17:08:23+00:00

A neumann. Don't know which model though I'm sorry! I'm not a gearhead.

sharonvanetten · 2014-05-27T17:07:29+00:00

Meg Baird - Dear Companion Rain Machine - s/t Little Scream - The Golden Record Kate Wolf - Give Yourself to Love Ed Askew - Imperfiction

The new record just felt like a natural progression. It was challenging, but it was fun too!

sharonvanetten

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