“Hopefully, the stuff that is way too personal that I record and keep - people won't hear it because it's way too personal.”

American singer-songwriter, musician and actress

Sharon Katharine Van Etten is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress from New Jersey, now based in Los Angeles. She is known for music shaped by an indie rock sensibility and lyrics that draw on personal experience. In the studio and onstage, she performs with her backing band, the Attachment Theory, made up of Devra Hoff, Teeny Lieberson and Jorge Balbi on drums. Her work is marked by a direct, intimate style that keeps the focus on voice, feeling and detail.