{"product_id":"sharon-van-etten-are-we-there-10-year-anniversary-edition-vinyl-lp","title":"Sharon Van Etten - Are We There (10 Year Anniversary Edition Vinyl LP)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eRelease Date - 5\/31\/2024\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\" id=\"aec-product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"aec-desc-review collapse\"\u003ealbum Tramp, Sharon Van Etten returned to the studio ready and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eeager to turn another corner, delve deeper, and write with more\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehonesty and vulnerability than ever. It's a unique power of Van\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEtten's; she creates a bond with the listener that few contemporary\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emusicians can match. The result of that effort was Are We There, a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eself-produced album of exceptional intimacy, sublime generosity,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand immense breadth.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAre We There turns ten this year and reasserts itself as a one of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eher most powerful and timeless collections. It is clear from the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eopening chords in the first song, \"Afraid of Nothing\", that we are\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewitnessing a new awareness, a sign of Van Etten in full stride,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewriting, producing, and performing from a place that seems almost\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emythical, were it not so touchable and real. Always direct, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enever shying away even from the most personally painful narratives,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emany of the songs deal with seemingly impossible decisions,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eanticipation, and then resolution. She sings of the nature of desire,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ememory, of being lost, emptiness, of promises and loyalty, fear and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003echange, of healing and the true self, violence and sanctuary, waiting,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof silence. Amidst all that truly brutal honestly, Van Etten finds\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emoments of levity, as she always does. \"Every Time the Sun Comes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eUp\" started out as a lark but lifts the album at it's close, completes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe world she's let us into, and resets us gently for whatever might\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efollow. It has, since then, become an indelible staple of Van Etten's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elive shows.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIt's enough to live your music without taking on the role of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eproducer as well, but Van Etten knew it was time to make a record\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eentirely on her terms. At the same time, Van Etten did recognize\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethis didn't mean having to go it alone, and she assembled a beloved,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enow-celebrated community to bring her vision to life. To record,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eVan Etten found a kindred spirit in veteran music producer Stewart\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLerman. Originally working together on Boardwalk Empire, they\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egently moved into new roles, rallying around the idea of making a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erecord together in Lerman's studio in New Jersey. Lerman's studio\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexpertise gave Van Etten the freedom to make Are We There the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eway she imagined. Van Etten also enlisted the individual talents of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eher band, consisting of Heather Woods Broderick, Doug Keith and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eZeke Hutchins, and brought in friends Dave Hartley and Adam\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGranduciel from The War on Drugs, Jonathan Meiberg\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Shearwater), Jana Hunter (Lower Dens), Peter Broderick,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMackenzie Scott (Torres), Stuart Bogie, Jacob C. Morris and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMickey Freeze. The incomparable Richard Swift brought it all\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehome, working with Van Etten on the final mix.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe artist who speaks in such a voice is urging us to do something,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto take hold and to go deeper. Living in this way, the questions of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elife remain alive, as close and steady as breathing. Many of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eballads of old are as dark as pitch, and people for whom the issues\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof life and death were as vivid as flame wrote them. You could turn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoff the electricity, remove all the instruments and Sharon's voice\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand words would remain. They connect her to the mystic stratum\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhich flows just beneath the everyday, they are as powerful today\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas ten years ago, and they're sure to endure for years to come.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.5em;\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eTRACKS:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e Afraid of Nothing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e Taking Chances\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e3\u003c\/span\u003e Your Love Is Killing Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e4\u003c\/span\u003e Our Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e5\u003c\/span\u003e Tarifa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e6\u003c\/span\u003e I Love You But I'm Lost\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e7\u003c\/span\u003e You Know Me Well\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e8\u003c\/span\u003e Break Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e9\u003c\/span\u003e Nothing Will Change\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e10\u003c\/span\u003e I Know\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e11\u003c\/span\u003e Every Time the Sun Comes Up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long will shipping take?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem is In Stock\/Inbound\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem is on Pre-Order\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem is on Backorder\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrders will ship within 1 day of being available\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrders will ship near or on release date, as they are checked in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrders will ship as they become available, and may take 2-12 weeks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"SoundsLikeVinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43973998051486,"sku":"0674012926445","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0560\/8321\/8590\/files\/0674012926445.jpg?v=1718320726","url":"https:\/\/soundslikevinyl.com\/products\/sharon-van-etten-are-we-there-10-year-anniversary-edition-vinyl-lp","provider":"SoundsLikeVinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}