Sharon Van Etten: Don’t Do It
Here’s a great new piece of melancholy rock from indie crooner Sharon Van Etten off of her forthcoming sophomore record Epic. “Don’t Do It” starts off as a fuzzy, slow burning piece of post punk but by the four and a half minute mark has built into an epic explosion of distortion, achieving catharsis in Van Etten’s last whispered lyric: “I wish I could make you right.” Heavy stuff.
Sharon Van Etten – Don’t Do It
Van Etten will be touring the country this Fall with Jose Gonzales’ outfit Junip and you can catch them both at the Cedar Cultural Center on Nov. 7th. Too bad she isn’t bringing the utterly amazing Marissa Nadler, with whom she is touring currently.
Full tour dates:
SHARON VAN ETTEN TOUR DATES:
Tuesday, Sept. 14 – Atlanta, GA @ 529 w/ Marissa Nadler
Friday, Sep. 17 – Durham, NC @ Hayti Heritage Center at Duke University
Saturday, Sep. 18 – Durham, NC @ Hayti Heritage Center at Duke University
Sun,day, Sep. 19 – Durham, NC @ Hayti Heritage Center at Duke University
Saturday, Sep. 25 – Los Angeles, CA @ Echo/Echoplex – Waved Out Festival
Friday, Oct. 8 – Brooklyn, NY @ Rock Shop w/ Julianna Barwick, She Keeps Bees – Record Release Show
Saturday, Oct. 9 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge w/ Kyp Malone – Record Release Show
Monday, Oct. 11 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat Backstage w/ Bowerbirds
Wednesday, Oct. 13 – Ithaca, NY @ Castaways w/ Bowerbirds
Thursday, Oct. 14 – Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse w/ Bowerbirds
Monday, Nov. 1 – Philadelphia @ World Café w/ Junip
Tuesday, Nov. 2 – Boston @ Royale w/ Junip
Wednesday, Nov. 3 – Winooski, VT @ Monkey House
Wednesday, Nov. 4 – Montreal, QC @ Belmont w/ Junip
Thursday, Nov. 5 – Toronto @ Lee’s Palace w/ Junip
Friday, Nov. 6 – Chicago @ Lincoln Hall w/ Junip
Saturday, Nov. 7 – Minneapolis @ Cedar Cultural Center w/ Junip
Wednesday, Nov. 10 – Seattle @ Neumos’s w/ Junip
Thursday, Nov. 11 – Vancouver, BC @ Venue w/ Junip
Friday, Nov. 12 – Portland @ Doug Fir w/ Junip
Saturday, Nov. 13 – San Francisco @ Independent w/ Junip
Sunday, Nov. 14 – Los Angeles @ Music Box w/ Junip
Tuesday, Nov. 16 – Phoenix @ Rhythm Room w/ Junip
Thursday, Nov. 18 – Austin @ Mohawk w/ Junip
Friday, Nov. 19 – Houston @ Fitzgerald’s w/ Junip
Saturday, Nov. 20 – Baton Rouge @ Spanish Moon w/ Junip
Monday, Nov. 22 – Carrboro @ Cat’s Cradle w/ Junip
Sharon Van Etten: Myspace
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If you like “Don’t Do It,” or Sharon Van Etten, or just free music, you can also download another song from Van Etten’s new album called “Love More” as part of Utne Reader magazine’s September digital music sampler.
Here’s the link:
http://www.utne.com/Utne-Reader-Music-Sampler-September-2010.aspx
The download is available until the end of September.
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