Sharon Van Etten has announced a new album written and recorded with her backing band, The Attachment Theory, which comprises Jorge Balbi (drums, machines), Devra Hoff (bass, vocals), and Teeny Lieberson (synth, piano, guitar, vocals). Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory is out February 7, 2025 via Jagjaguwar, and the new single ‘Afterlife’ is out now. Check it out below, and scroll down for the album cover and tracklist.
“For the first time in my life I asked the band if we could just jam,” Van Etten said in a press release. “Words that have never come out of my mouth – ever! But I loved all the sounds we were getting. I was curious – what would happen? In an hour we wrote two songs that ended up becoming ‘I Can’t Imagine’ and ‘Southern Life.’”
Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory was recorded at The Church, Eurythmics’ former studio in London, with producer Marta Salogni. “Sometimes it’s exciting, sometimes it’s scary, sometimes you feel stuck,” Van Etten said of the creative process. “It’s like every day feels a little different—just being at peace with whatever you’re feeling and whoever you are and how you relate to people in that moment. If I can just keep a sense of openness while knowing that my feelings change every day, that is all I can do right now. That and try to be the best person I can be while letting other people be who they are and not taking it personally and just being. I’m not there, but I’m trying to be there every day.”
Van Etten’s most recent album was 2022’s We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong.
Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory Cover Artwork:
Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory Tracklist:
1. Live Forever
2. Afterlife
3. Idiot Box
4. Trouble
5. Indio
6. I Can’t Imagine (Why You Feel This Way)
7. Somethin’ Ain’t Right
8. Southern Life (What It Must Be Like)
9. Fading Beauty
10. I Want You Here
