

Journeying further into Sharon Van Etten's catalogue reveals ever-finer shades of heartbreak. The singer/songwriter's intimate tales are just as poignant in eerie layers of guitars ("I'm Wrong") as they are in swaying brass-laced twang and soul ("Tarifa"). But it's her voice that guides the nuances of emotion, whether she's gently harmonising ("I Fold") or taking her falsetto to ecstatic heights ("Not Myself").