
Sharon Van Etten - one of America’s most acclaimed singer-songwriters over the last couple of decades, a cult artist revered in indie circles while frequently puncturing in and out of the mainstream - is currently on tour in Europe (she stops by London to play at the Royal Albert Hall on Monday 10th March) and is currently experiencing what we might call Trump Shame.
“It’s so embarrassing,” she says, of being a travelling abroad in Europe while the disruptor in the White House does his thing, “I’m like, just because I'm American, it doesn't mean that this is what I wanted!”