Kitty Empire 

Are We There review – Sharon Van Etten delivers swooping pop noir

Are We There sees Van Etten leaving Tramp's seething indie rock for singer-songwriter terrain, writes Kitty Empire
  
  


The successor to Tramp – Sharon Van Etten's tremendous breakout album of 2012 – takes a big step sideways from the seething indie rock that made Van Etten's name. The emotional candour is still in generous supply on tracks such as Taking Chances (Your Love Is Killing Me is particularly brutal), but these 11 songs cleave closer to the singer-songwriter's art than the literate rock of Tramp. Those happy to go with Van Etten will be rewarded by swooping pop noir, groaning organs and a sax solo, plus considerable hard-won wisdom.

 

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