Person · Female
Sharon Van Etten
US singer‐songwriter
- From
- Clinton, United States
- Since
- 1981–present
- Releases
- 89
- folk
- singer-songwriter
- country folk
- folk rock
- indie folk
- indie rock
About
Sharon Katharine Van Etten (born February 26, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress. Originally from New Jersey, and currently based in Los Angeles, Van Etten's music is noted for its indie rock aesthetic and personal lyrical content. In the studio and during live performances, Van Etten is currently accompanied by her backing band, the Attachment Theory, which consists of Devra Hoff (bass guitar, backing vocals), Teeny Lieberson (keyboards, guitar, backing vocals) and Jorge Balbi (drums).
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To date, Van Etten has released seven studio albums: Because I Was in Love (2009), Epic (2010), Tramp (2012), Are We There (2014), Remind Me Tomorrow (2019), We've Been Going About This All Wrong (2022) and Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory (2025).
As an actress, Van Etten starred as Rachel in both series of the Netflix mystery drama The OA (2016–2019), and has appeared in the feature films Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020) and How It Ends (2021).
Member of
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Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory lead vocals, guitar
Discography
Albums
Singles
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Trouble
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2000 Miles
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Poison (Cover)
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Every Time the Sun Comes Up Apple Music
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Southern Life (What It Must Be Like)
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Afterlife
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Line of Fire
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Quiet Eyes Apple Music
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I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire
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Used to It Apple Music
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Blue
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Never Gonna Change
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Porta Apple Music
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In My Room
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On Your Way Now Apple Music
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Like I Used To (Acoustic Version)
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Like I Used To
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Let Go / Some Things Last a Long Time Apple Music
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Femme Fatale
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Staring at a Mountain Apple Music
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(What’s So Funny ’Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding? Apple Music
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Silent Night b/w Blue Christmas Apple Music
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Impossible Weight
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Beaten Down Apple Music
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Let Go Apple Music
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Seventeen Apple Music
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Silent Night (Amazon Original)
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You Shadow
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No One’s Easy to Love
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Seventeen Apple Music
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Comeback Kid
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Jupiter 4
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Best I Can
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I Wish I Knew
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The End of the World
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Keep
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Not Myself Apple Music
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Just Like Blood
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Words: Music from the film Tig
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I Don’t Want to Let You Down
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Nothing Will Change
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Every Time the Sun Comes Up Apple Music
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Our Love Apple Music
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Taking Chances
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We Are Fine
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Stop Draggin' My Heart Around
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Serpents (Basement) Apple Music
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Leonard
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Give Out
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All I Can
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Magic Chords
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Like a Diamond
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Serpents Apple Music
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Save Yourself (demo version)
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I’m Giving Up on You
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Love More Apple Music
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One Day Apple Music
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Much More Than That
Live
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2012-04-22: Bottletree Café, Birmingham, USA + More
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Hackensack
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2019-06-29: Glastonbury Festival, Glastonbury, UK
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Deezer Session
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Amazon Artist Lounge EP
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Spotify Sessions
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Daytrotter Session
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2011-01-08: Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY, USA
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2009-06-17: Phoning It In, "Sharon Van Etten"
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2012-12-15: Cameo Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Compilations
Links
Official
Concerts
Vocal supporting musician
Also known as
SVE · Sharon Katharine Van Etten
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 5a2e9cd3-010a-4aae-9f83-629253284202
- ISNI
- 0000000401825127
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.