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She is saying she dislikes the label "emo" because it narrows music into a genre in a way she finds misleading. In her view, music becomes emotional whenever a listener connects with it. The point is that emotional response is not limited to one category of music.
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About Sharon Van Etten
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.
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