Die amerikanische Songwriterin Sharon van Etten hat sich über die Jahre stetig weiterentwickelt. Anfangs vor allem von Cat Powers elektrisiertem Folk beeinflusst („Every Time The Sun Comes Up“, 2014) ist sie mal in eine hymnische Richtung gewandert („Seventeen“, 2019), mal ins abstraktere. Über die große Frage aus „Every Time The Sun Comes Up“ ist van Etten nun sicherlich schon hinaus: „People say I’m a one hit wonder / But what happens when I have two / I washed your dishes / But I shit in your bathroom“ (… und hoffentlich auch über den letzten Part!).

Ihr neues Album erscheint nun offiziell unter dem Namen Sharon van Etten & The Attachment Theory, was wohl auf eine größere Betonung des Bandkontextes hindeuten soll, der Songs wie „Afterlife“ und „Idiot Box“ auch anzuhören ist.

* Your three favourite Punk singles/songs?

I mean of course Ramones are always great, The Stooges, The Slits, The Raincoats, Joy Division, Television, but some lesser known I came up with in early 2000s that were early influences on me in the live realm are:

Refused ⁃ Liberation Frequency

400 Years ⁃ An Hour Too Late

Ten Grand ⁃ The Face I Make While You’re Crying

* A record that will make you dance?

Come Away with ESG

* Your favourite song lyrics?

Low ⁃ Breaker

* The best “new” artist / band right now?

Georgia Gets By:
her voice is so beautiful. I feel like it’s a friend confiding in me.

* Your favourite song about rebellion/revolution?

Patti Smith – People Have the Power

* Your favourite song last year?

Julia-Sophie – Telephone

* Your favourite movie about music – and why?

⁃ Control (if doc)
⁃ I’m not there (fiction)

* Angel Olsen, Cat Power or King Hannah – which one do you prefer and why?

⁃ unfair question!
⁃ BUT Cat Power really paved the way for so many artists. She is a role model for me. Angel is a dear friend and inspiration as well. And I’m excited for King Hannah. She is new to me and I respect her work a lot.

* The best song you’ve ever written / recorded?

Feelings about my work change, but at the moment, I am most proud of Live Forever, the opening track of my new album. We wrote it as a band in one sitting, working together, without conflict and with surprising ease, ebb & flow. The musical arc and melodic development were so cathartic to write and perform.

* Your favourite german song/record?

Vitamin C – Can

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