Video: Sharon van Etten and Justin Vernon duet Sounds of the South musicNOW May 13, 2011

Back in February we talked to Sharon Van Etten about her ongoing work on her third album, and it seemed as though she hoped that she'd get it out this year, despite constant touring with the likes of The National. We even included her in our second half of 2011 albums feature , but unfortunately it doesn't look like Van Etten will be releasing her new album until early 2012. The good news is that she has signed with a fantastic label; Indiana's own Jagjaguwar - home to the likes of Bon Iver, Okkervil River, [...]

Sharon Van Etten at McCarren Park in June ( more by Amanda Hatfield ) Brooklyn singer/songwriter Sharon Van Etten has done a fair amount of impressive stuff since hitting the scene. She's released two amazing albums and contributed vocals to The Antlers ' Hospice and to Beirut 's upcoming LP The Rip Tide . Now she's working with Aaron Dessner of The National (who she recorded a track with for the movie [...]

Last Friday me and a friend made the short jaunt down to Cincinnati for the first night of their annual MusicNOW festival , featuring ymusic, Shara Worden, and a resurrected performance of "Sounds of the South" by Megafaun, Fight The Big Bull, Justin Vernon and Sharon Van Etten. For those who aren’t familiar with the festival, it’s curated every year by The National’s Bryce Dessner, and is dedicated to unique collaborations between various artists – and usually consists of new or original music, sometimes never even having been performed before. In fact, in introducing the night’s itinerary, Bryce said [...]

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