For many, headlining the Royal Albert Hall marks the pinnacle of a musician’s career. For Sharon Van Etten, it also served as a spiritual homecoming for her masterful seventh LP.
Recorded at Crouch End’s Church Studios and inspired by the goth atmospherics of Cocteau Twins, The Cure and Siouxsie and the Banshees, Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory underscores the New Jersey-native’s status as a lifelong Anglophile. It’s also notable as her first completely collaborative full-band record, written with drummer Jorge Balbi, bassist Devra Hoff and multi-instrumentalist Teeny Lieberson.
