Sharon Van Etten : Are We There – 10 Year Anniversary Edition (Black, Grey and Silver Tri-Color Split Vinyl)

For all the attention that was paid to her 2012 break-through album Tramp, Sharon Van Etten returned to the studio ready and eager to turn another corner, delve deeper, and write with more honesty and vulnerability than ever. It’s a unique power of Van Etten’s; she creates a bond with the listener that few contemporary musicians can match. The result of that effort was ‘Are We There’, a self-produced album of exceptional intimacy, sublime generosity, and immense breadth. ‘Are We There’ turns ten this year and reasserts itself as a one of her most powerful and timeless collections. It is clear from the opening chords in the first song, ‘Afraid of Nothing’, that we are witnessing a new awareness, a sign of Van Etten in full stride, writing, producing, and performing from a place that seems almost mythical, were it not so touchable and real. Always direct, and never shying away even from the most personally painful narratives, many of the songs dea