Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory
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| Released | February 7, 2025 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 45:50 | |||
| Label | Jagjaguwar | |||
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Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten, and her first album with her group the Attachment Theory. It was released through Jagjaguwar on February 7, 2025, and was met with positive critical reception.
Composition and style
[edit]Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory is a rock album.[1] The Independent wrote that some of the material was haunting and vocally, "her voice descend[ed] in Siouxsie Sioux swoops on the chorus of “Southern Life (What It Must Be Like)”".[2]
Release and reception
[edit]Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory was released on February 7, 2025, through Jagjaguwar.[3] It is Van Etten's seventh album, and follows We've Been Going About This All Wrong (2022).[1][4]
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 82 out of 100 from 17 critic scores.[5] John Amen of No Depression wrote that the album "captures [the] band at its most expressive and [Van Etten] at her most flexible, alternately immersed in her experience and bequeathing wisdom from a detached perspective". He concluded, "There may still be demons dancing around or even inside Van Etten, but they no longer call the shots".[6]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Sharon Van Etten, the Attachment Theory (Devin Hoff, Jorge Castellano, Kristina Lieberson) and Charles Damski, except for "Afterlife" and "Idiot Box", solely written by Van Etten and the Attachment Theory, and "I Can't Imagine (Why You Feel This Way)", written with Daniel Knowles.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Live Forever" | 5:39 |
| 2. | "Afterlife" | 4:08 |
| 3. | "Idiot Box" | 4:10 |
| 4. | "Trouble" | 5:00 |
| 5. | "Indio" | 2:47 |
| 6. | "I Can't Imagine (Why You Feel This Way)" | 3:06 |
| 7. | "Somethin' Ain't Right" | 4:24 |
| 8. | "Southern Life (What It Must Be Like)" | 3:48 |
| 9. | "Fading Beauty" | 6:14 |
| 10. | "I Want You Here" | 6:29 |
| Total length: | 45:50 | |
Personnel
[edit]Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory
[edit]- Sharon Van Etten – vocals, production (all tracks); vocoder (tracks 1, 2, 4, 10), guitar (3, 9)
- Jorge Balbi – drums, production (all tracks), vibraphone (track 2)
- Devra Hoff – production (all tracks), bass (tracks 1–4, 6–10); guitar, synthesizer (5); vocals (7)
- Teeny Lieberson – production (all tracks), vocals (tracks 1–6, 8–10), synthesizer (1–4, 6–10), programming (1, 2), piano (4, 9), guitar (5)
Additional contributors
[edit]- Marta Salogni – production, mixing, programming
- Josh Block – production (tracks 1–3)
- Gili Portal – mixing, engineering
- Heba Kadry – mastering
- Balazs Altsach – engineering
- Chiara Ferracuti – engineering
- James Poucher – engineering
- Luke Pickering – engineering
- Alex Reeve – guitar (all tracks), synthesizer (track 2), vocals (3)
- Charley Damski – synthesizer (tracks 1, 8)
- Croissant Man – drums (track 3)
- Daniel Knowles – recording (tracks 6, 8)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Schonfeld, Zach. "Sharon Van Etten / The Attachment Theory: Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
- ^ Ewens, Hannah (2025-02-09). "Sharon Van Etten: 'You have to find ways to be a good person – even when you don't think other people are'". The Independent. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ Murphy, John (2025-02-05). "Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory - Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory | Album Reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
- ^ Petridis, Alexis (2025-01-30). "Sharon Van Etten and the Attachment Theory album review – going goth to confront our grim world". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
- ^ "Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory". Metacritic. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ "ALBUM REVIEW: Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory Reach for New Heights". No Depression. Retrieved 2025-02-10.