Sharon Van Etten
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Sharon Van Etten

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Sharon Van Etten's steady, clear-eyed songs

A songwriter who started with direct, unguarded albums and gradually built toward a fuller sound.

For a good frame, try 'Seventeen' from 'Epic' and 'Anything' from the later stuff. They show both sides of what she does.

Her 2009 debut 'Because I Was in Love' got noticed for its direct feel, and that unguarded quality has stayed through everything since. Songs like 'Anything' and 'Afraid Of Nothing' from her later work keep that personal territory, but with a more expansive backdrop. She's one of those writers who makes introspection feel steady, not fragile.

She put out her first album herself in 2009. The records that followed, 'Epic' in 2010, 'Tramp' in 2012, 'Are We There' in 2014, kept exploring that personal ground. You can hear the shift toward a fuller sound on tracks like 'Jupiter 4' and 'Seventeen'.

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Sharon Van Etten was born in New Jersey in 1981 and started writing songs in her late teens. She put out her first album, 'Because I Was in Love,' herself in 2009. The record got some notice for its direct, unguarded feel.

Her 2010 album 'Epic' brought more attention, with songs like 'Seventeen' finding an audience. She followed it with 'Tramp' in 2012 and 'Are We There' in 2014, records that kept exploring personal territory with a steady, clear-eyed voice.

You can hear that shift toward a fuller sound on tracks like 'Jupiter 4' and 'Seventeen,' which balance introspection with a more expansive musical backdrop.

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Where should I start with Sharon Van Etten on LyroVerse?

The Start here section opens with (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?, A Crime, and Afraid Of Nothing so you can move through the artist's stronger lyric pages first.

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Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for Sharon Van Etten?

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