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June 25, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Remembering Mountains – Unheard Songs by Karen Dalton
Various Artists: Remembering Mountains: Unheard Songs by Karen Dalton Tompkins Square There are only two albums by Karen Dalton, a tragic figure with a heartbreak-voice. Like Dory Previn or Nick Drake or – more recently Elliott Smith and Jeff Buckley – she’s someone you are drawn to, you hear the testimony of a Bob Dylan […]Archive
March 18, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Sharon Van Etten (March 13, Wgtn)
Sharon Van Etten Bodega Friday, March 13 It was, in many ways, a great treat to see Sharon Van Etten perform live. That voice – gorgeous. And it was intimate, just her and band-member Heather Woods Broderick, a truncated version of the touring band, sold here as “stripped back/down”. And the songs – at their […]Archive
March 12, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Quiet Kid, The Introvert: Sharon Van Etten and Her Emotionally Resonant Songs
Sharon Van Etten tells me she feels “blessed” to have a career; she’s “incredibly lucky” by her reckoning. And the last year, the last two years even, provided “more pinch yourself moments” than Van Etten could have ever dreamed of, growing up in New Jersey, a record-obsessed, introverted diarist. “It’s funny”, she says, not laughing, […]Archive
October 29, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Sharon Van Etten: NZ Tour (March 2015)
Sharon Van Etten released one of the best albums of the year – and now she’s announced four New Zealand shows (Auckland, Wellington, Lyttleton and Dunedin) for March of 2015. The Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist will be playing New Zealand for the first time. Are We There is her fourth album, her back catalogue is worth investigating […]Archive
June 4, 2014 by Simon Sweetman