Sharon Van Etten - Are We There 10 Year Anniversary Edition

For all the attention that was paid to her 2012 break-through album Tramp, Sharon Van Etten returned to the studio ready and eager to turn another corner, delve deeper, and write with more honesty and vulnerability than ever. It's a unique power of Van Etten's; she creates a bond with the listener that few contemporary musicians can match. The result of that effort was 'Are We There', a self-produced album of exceptional intimacy, sublime generosity, and immense breadth. 'Are We There' turns ten this year and reasserts itself as a one of her most powerful and timeless collections. It is clear from the opening chords in the first song, 'Afraid of Nothing', that we are witnessing a new awareness, a sign of Van Etten in full stride, writing, producing, and performing from a place that seems almost mythical, were it not so touchable and real. Always direct, and never shying away even from the most personally painful narratives, many of the songs deal with seemingly impossible decisions, anticipation, and then resolution.