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This can be taken to mean that cheerful surface is not always the whole story, and that art can hide its tension inside brighter sounds. It lands in the familiar moment when someone expects a lighter version of you, and you answer that ease on the surface can sometimes signal something more uneasy underneath.
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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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