Sharon Van Etten: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

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  • čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
  • The music and voice of singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten are engineered to turn each listener into a weepy, vulnerable heap. In this lovely performance at the NPR Music offices, Van Etten plays a beguiling set of songs from her latest album, Epic.
    Set List:
    "Peace Signs"
    "Save Yourself"
    "One Day"
    "For You"
    For more, visit NPR.org/tinydeskconcerts

Komentáře • 293

  • @BeatPoet67
    @BeatPoet67 Před 5 lety +58

    God almighty. Sometimes you completely forget how staggeringly beautiful music can be - and then someone comes along to remind you.

  • @wickedtas5793
    @wickedtas5793 Před 3 lety +25

    10 years later and I still come back to listen!!

  • @jpmartus
    @jpmartus Před 10 lety +20

    Music like this can only be listened to alone. It takes the soul to a deep and private place.

  • @Hickorychiclets
    @Hickorychiclets Před 11 lety +67

    I love how confident and tall Sharon stands nowadays. She's so pretty it awesome to see how all the positive reactions to her work have helped her get into her element.

  • @guitargrl12
    @guitargrl12 Před 4 měsíci +3

    She's still killin it, but this is one of my favorite albums. So iconic.

  • @brettplayle3274
    @brettplayle3274 Před 6 lety +32

    'One Day' is just beautiful.

  • @user-hc9ig4le2s
    @user-hc9ig4le2s Před 9 lety +80

    Sharon's an amazing vocalist. Her voice and her music seem so natural. She's one of those artists where you can love almost every song on the album and that's rare.

  • @Tim-Sherer
    @Tim-Sherer Před rokem +3

    I sometimes visit this performance by these two young women. Much love to the both of you!

    • @whiteyfisk9769
      @whiteyfisk9769 Před 5 měsíci

      Been coming here from time to time for many years. The first time i ever watched this, it was 2012ish, i was smacked out of my mind on some china white...words cant express what her music made me feel that night.

  • @lainadfitri
    @lainadfitri Před 3 lety +6

    I always come back to this whenever I'm sad

  • @BrianEstabrook
    @BrianEstabrook Před 11 lety +16

    Just blown away by Sharon's songwriting. Really become a fundamentally important artist for me - she speaks to something deep inside me.

  • @14wAYNE
    @14wAYNE Před 11 lety +12

    I agree. Her strumming style is hypnotic

  • @better.lately
    @better.lately Před 4 lety +6

    Here for Sharon, but stopped to observe exactly how much more music and general stuff the shelves of the Tiny Desk Concerts gang gained over the years. History has come and gone and left it's mark here 🙌

  • @AshleySherrets
    @AshleySherrets Před 3 měsíci

    She’s so shy and reserved in the beginning but her confidence and voice grow and you realize who Sharon is!

  • @rbeigh4761
    @rbeigh4761 Před 3 lety +4

    First heard SVE song "Serpents" and knew that I was hearing a superstar. Powerful songwriter, amazing singer and guitarist. She knows how to play the spaces...

  • @evildeebee
    @evildeebee Před 9 měsíci +3

    These are songs that are timeless.

  • @pablovint
    @pablovint Před 4 lety +6

    Still one of the best NPR concerts. SVE is simply amazing.

  • @seurat2
    @seurat2 Před 13 lety +12

    I love the way Sharon and Cat sing with each other, so beautiful.

  • @Kseale1
    @Kseale1 Před 11 lety +11

    Unbelievable! I have this album and I still find myself in "shocked ecstasy" when listening to her music. We are all blessed with this talent.

  • @loganarchermusic
    @loganarchermusic Před 12 lety +5

    I love how raw and unrefined these tiny desk concerts are.

  • @Spcefairy
    @Spcefairy Před 6 lety +7

    I wasn’t kidding when I said I had fallen in love. I discovered this video a few days ago and it’s all I’ve been able to think about or listen to since.. look how beautiful she is, the way her arms move while she’s playing.. I have the biggest crush on Sharon, I want to be her girl.. I’m all messed up now

    • @cmayknot
      @cmayknot Před 6 lety +2

      I feel you! She's absolutely gorgeous, her spirit, her eyes! We're lost, ha ha

    • @sami-yc3xj
      @sami-yc3xj Před 6 lety +2

      I too have fallen. I only discovered her two days ago and haven't stopped. I almost never like a song the first time I hear it, but 3 seconds into every one of her songs I'm already in love. All my life I don't think any other artist or song has made me feel so much, she is so raw and real, you can hear and feel the emotion... it's like my heart is doing somersaults and weeping at the same time. I feel young again. Sharon, where have you been all my life?

    • @RockOfGreece
      @RockOfGreece Před 5 lety +1

      Girls she is taken and also had a baby last year. Too late

    • @ResearchSoundLab
      @ResearchSoundLab Před 5 měsíci

      Stop with your homosexual rebellion against God, man, & nature. Get it sorted! Seek deliverance through the gospel of Jesus Christ. Wake up to find out what is going on!!

  • @TheDude4077
    @TheDude4077 Před 5 lety +11

    I've been a fan of Sharon's since 2009, and I'm somehow just now finding out she was on Tiny Desk! Fun to hear these old songs, I remember being so blown away by "Epic" when it first came out after the much calmer "Because I was in Love".

  • @davidjacovelli5986
    @davidjacovelli5986 Před rokem +1

    I've only just discovered Sharon Van Etten, here in England - so apologies for that, it can be quiet here in the Old Country - via a song called Dry, which I believe is a new one. I have subsequently bought her latest album and look forward to the next one keenly. A fine and talented performer and writer and I've especially enjoyed these NPR recordings. I hope she performs here in England soon.

  • @fortknox17
    @fortknox17 Před 12 lety +3

    absolute best version of "save yourself". i'm obsessed. can't even listen to the album version anymore....

  • @adenhinds2653
    @adenhinds2653 Před 8 lety +18

    Love her melodic sense! Great songwriting, and a very original sweet voice... Very glad to have finally found her music even if I'm a little late this time round...

  • @justindsalinas
    @justindsalinas Před rokem +3

    The harmony is perfect

  • @gw8111
    @gw8111 Před 4 lety +4

    Save Yourself-all I can say is it puts me in a trance. Beautiful. Thank you for the gift of your art.

  • @rabismenow
    @rabismenow Před 11 lety +5

    they work so well together. must be magic.

  • @msspi764
    @msspi764 Před 7 lety +21

    When I first saw this in 2011 my very first impression was Oh man, a couple of folk wannabes from American or Georgetown or somewhere. Then I watched and listened to the simple but compelling music and lyrics and I fell in love what she brings to this. Now its 2017 and I'm revisiting it as I have on and off for years and finding even more. One of your best finds NPR music.

  • @OdaKa
    @OdaKa Před 6 lety +178

    i had no idea tiny desk concert was so old

  • @PaineWilliamPatrick
    @PaineWilliamPatrick Před 12 lety +4

    Peace Sign! Love Sharon and all her songs--Replayed this session over a dozen times -

  • @oldsalts3415
    @oldsalts3415 Před 4 lety +4

    I don’t know why but One Day reminds me of a female version of Elvis. Anyway if he’s the King, she’s the fucking Queen. What an unbelievable artist.

  • @VijayKumar-dn4pz
    @VijayKumar-dn4pz Před 9 lety +67

    She's so beautiful.

  • @marck6290
    @marck6290 Před 2 lety +2

    A piece of History right here

  • @bballboyjumpshot9353
    @bballboyjumpshot9353 Před rokem +2

    Love her new song "come back"

  • @blakesilvertooth792
    @blakesilvertooth792 Před 8 lety +32

    I watch this video over and over because it means so much to me. Thank you Sharon, you have shaped my life and you have been a soundtrack to my emotions for a long time. Thank you for sharing your soul (I know you won't read this, damn! But this is what I would say :) )

  • @Countachockula
    @Countachockula Před 10 lety +9

    I'm hooked. I first heard her the other day with J. Mascis on a John Denver cover called Prisoners. I can't stop listening now.

  • @KellyOKellyComedy
    @KellyOKellyComedy Před 11 lety +7

    Everyone asks me if I've heard of this band that band or this band and I'm like no no no no...I'm completely stuck on Sharon, The National and Beirut and some other bands around them. I'm so happy I found this extended band family so to speak. They're all awesome. Sharon is beautiful in every way.

  • @alldaybrekkie
    @alldaybrekkie Před 11 lety +3

    I just stumbled across this and I am so glad. This is some of the most beautiful songwriting Ive heard in years. I absolutely love it. Thanks Sharon Van Etten and friend, youve made my year.

  • @SamhainBe
    @SamhainBe Před 9 lety +1

    A cool spring morning, fresh air, and great music - Life is Good!

  • @bleepblorp5564
    @bleepblorp5564 Před 29 dny +1

    how have I never seen this before this is amazing

    • @AshleySherrets
      @AshleySherrets Před 23 dny

      She has a newer one and it’s way different but still just as amazing!!!!

  • @BrianEstabrook
    @BrianEstabrook Před 11 lety +3

    What a voice. What power. What emotion.

  • @bikepeopleindy317
    @bikepeopleindy317 Před 9 lety +7

    She opened up for my band once in Indy around in 2010. She was very sweet to talk to, and of course her performance was powerful and very felt. I was lucky to buy her last vinyl she was carrying with her. I wish I would have had her sign it. Last year I was blown away to hear her song "Serpents" on Walking Dead. Great tune, check it out. My favorite song by her is still "For you", the last song on this vid, so damn good!

    • @drpepperr
      @drpepperr Před 6 lety

      M. Martin I am just captivated by "For You."

  • @djmips
    @djmips Před 7 lety +5

    unexpectedly mesmerizing.

  • @CalumnMcAulay
    @CalumnMcAulay Před 10 lety +6

    My new fav female singer!

  • @alexi.de.charle
    @alexi.de.charle Před 9 měsíci

    Simply Beautiful❤ . And I didn’t know SVEtten has a twin..what ?!
    This is fun to watch in fast-forward mode 2️⃣⏩

  • @TheCrssouza
    @TheCrssouza Před 5 lety +6

    Sharon is fantastic!

  • @hermioneganja9061
    @hermioneganja9061 Před 8 lety +83

    im ALWAYS a weepy and vulnerable mess when i listen to sharon van etten

  • @anthonyyoung4681
    @anthonyyoung4681 Před 7 lety +15

    Superb performance, I prefer her like this even to when she's with her band.
    The excellent accompanist is Cat Martino.

    • @reimereason
      @reimereason Před rokem +1

      Her name should be in the description. :(

    • @AshleySherrets
      @AshleySherrets Před 23 dny

      Cat is amazing and this NPR is through the roof- but Sharon and Heather will always have my heart ❤️

  • @floydfloydson
    @floydfloydson Před 9 lety +6

    love your style - could hear you mile for mile - till my eyes become ears - Sharon, - love you thousand years

  • @TheFadesign
    @TheFadesign Před 6 lety +4

    Beautiful! that One Day song is amazing.

  • @sdmcgreevy70
    @sdmcgreevy70 Před 11 lety +2

    Thank you NPR

  • @TheRoxannehughes
    @TheRoxannehughes Před 12 lety +2

    Love it! She has a raw Earth appeal in her sound.

  • @aholecop
    @aholecop Před 10 lety +51

    great. stumbled upon this and love it. The people who think this is "bland" or 'Missing something" it's just what music sounds like without auto-tune and drum machines

    • @clutch1141
      @clutch1141 Před 10 lety +8

      I wish I could give your post a million thumbs up! :)

    • @whiskeybeerbeer
      @whiskeybeerbeer Před 9 lety +1

      I agree with you on the auto tune/over produced stuff. They sing well, with great feeling. Their voices are thin and weak which makes it a bit bland. Good songs and good musicians to be sure.

    • @bollocknaked1975
      @bollocknaked1975 Před 7 lety

      John Lacy . Live long and prosper..

  • @billsgarage1964
    @billsgarage1964 Před 7 lety +1

    Another incredible Tiny Desk Sharon and backup singer you da bomb !!! Real musik ~

  • @davidmg1212
    @davidmg1212 Před 11 lety +2

    For you is a great song. Man she is good

  • @drpepperr
    @drpepperr Před 6 lety +45

    I'm really troubled that the other woman is not credited anywhere. Her harmonizing on Peace Signs is staggeringly good.

    • @liamros3562
      @liamros3562 Před 2 lety +18

      Hi Scott...4 yrs later you probably found out, but in case you didn't, it's Cat Martino. She's been collaborating with many artists like Sufjan Stevens, Sharon V E, The Shins, Son Lux...

    • @drpepperr
      @drpepperr Před 2 lety +9

      @@liamros3562 Yes I did eventually get that, after establishing that she wasn't Stranger Cat, Cat Power, or Cat Stevens. 😆
      I prefer the rawness of this to the polished stage presence Sharon has nowadays.

    • @liamros3562
      @liamros3562 Před 2 lety +4

      @@drpepperr Yeah me too I love minimalistic performances.
      Another one just as raw is Angel Olsen's tiny desk gig (jan 27 2014)
      How to play solo, 2/3 chords songs with minimal technique and move mountains.

    • @esgo1781
      @esgo1781 Před rokem +4

      @@drpepperrThese stripped-back raw videos highlight how F-ing great the songs are in simplest form. I kind of love how she has grown into an international headliner who rocks shows (Ya gotta make a quid after all!), and I reckon she's done well not to lose that authenticity and vulnerability as her fame has grown and as her songs/shows hit the mainstream over the years.

    • @DWQJVB
      @DWQJVB Před rokem +1

      Her name is Cat Stevens

  • @Giselle62
    @Giselle62 Před 11 lety +1

    i love these women---been finding some great music on Tiny Desk today.

  • @worthymartin4008
    @worthymartin4008 Před 4 lety +2

    so good. so sincere and vulnerable, a truly great artist. bravo!

  • @boardin7979
    @boardin7979 Před rokem +1

    This is the best thing in 22

  • @jfrey1
    @jfrey1 Před 12 lety +2

    She seems really nice and her music is good. Thumbs up.

  • @sambrooks8660
    @sambrooks8660 Před 4 lety +1

    She is pure genius.

  • @rhythmace22
    @rhythmace22 Před rokem +1

    Epic is a masterpiece

  • @shupengwen8489
    @shupengwen8489 Před 9 lety +19

    this shit is so raw and so fucking amazing..

  • @Scowcroft73
    @Scowcroft73 Před 12 lety +3

    Wouw... their voices go really well together. They should definitely team up for an acoustic album!.

  • @1984craine
    @1984craine Před 10 lety +6

    great harmonies here.

    • @drpepperr
      @drpepperr Před 6 lety

      sean craine I know, right?

  • @finlankyee
    @finlankyee Před 10 lety +74

    It's refreshing to hear a female artist with this style, i'm sick to death of all the other whispering women who all sound the same.

    • @zacharymartin2288
      @zacharymartin2288 Před 10 lety +3

      Well said, a true singer/songwriter. Amazing live.

    • @SergioAllIndie
      @SergioAllIndie Před 6 lety +3

      Hey, there! I know Sharon is way too related to Angel Olsen, but they definitely share many things in their artistry. By now you probably already heard of her. They´re both really great for me, anyways. Greetings.

  • @YodaPala
    @YodaPala Před 12 lety +1

    What a breath of fresh air

  • @davidkunikis6687
    @davidkunikis6687 Před 10 lety +3

    So beautiful!

  • @amorenovc
    @amorenovc Před 9 lety +1

    Simply love Sharon

  • @c089923smk
    @c089923smk Před 11 lety +2

    Love "One Day"... great song/great groove...very cool video!

  • @Takarafire
    @Takarafire Před 13 lety +1

    I love her music! :] So beautiful and deep.

  • @jakewayne3
    @jakewayne3 Před 7 lety +1

    Love you Sharon!

  • @lewallen1971
    @lewallen1971 Před 9 lety +5

    Sharon's legit!

  • @samdonnelly7629
    @samdonnelly7629 Před 4 lety +1

    Love you Sharon ❤️❤️❤️

  • @blackgorr
    @blackgorr Před rokem +1

    Beautiful 🖤

  • @fa.briciooliveira
    @fa.briciooliveira Před 3 lety +1

    Essa apresentação não tem nenhum defeito!

  • @magicjoeblack5761
    @magicjoeblack5761 Před 2 lety

    Utterly sublime.

  • @tobyclarkthomson8443
    @tobyclarkthomson8443 Před 4 lety +3

    The song “one day” is fantastic
    8:05

  • @Giselle62
    @Giselle62 Před 7 lety

    @1:33 love the eyes...love the background singer so much the whole thing's great.

  • @johnratigan9997
    @johnratigan9997 Před 4 lety +1

    What talent!

  • @paulcassidy4559
    @paulcassidy4559 Před 8 lety +2

    So great

  • @askl23
    @askl23 Před 12 lety +1

    Why is everyone getting so up in arms about the backup singer? Nobody ever asks "Why the fuck is there an entire band behind Stephen Malkmus?"
    Anyway, these are some pretty solid tunes. I'm glad I discovered Tiny Desk.

  • @fa.briciooliveira
    @fa.briciooliveira Před 3 lety +1

    Não me canso de ver esse vídeo

  • @qqssaa
    @qqssaa Před 13 lety +1

    wow !! i really like this artist !!!

  • @tittyfrance3540
    @tittyfrance3540 Před 8 lety

    vraiment tres bien ce duo ,une bonne facon d apprecier unpluged ,j aime !!

  • @bumzino
    @bumzino Před 13 lety +1

    so awesome

  • @dairylandbogurt
    @dairylandbogurt Před 12 lety +4

    2:55 is so adorable :')

  • @16Gould1
    @16Gould1 Před 6 lety +1

    Didn’t know they been doing this series for so long

  • @roses1419
    @roses1419 Před 3 lety +1

    Still so underrated.

  • @sacredgeometry
    @sacredgeometry Před 11 lety +1

    Beautiful

  • @razorjules
    @razorjules Před 7 lety +13

    If you put Bob Dylan, Joey Ramone & a character from an old children's picture book, into a blender,
    you get Sharon Van Etten.

  • @krashd
    @krashd Před 10 lety +95

    So which one's Sharon and which one's Van Etten?

    • @tokyospride
      @tokyospride Před 10 lety +5

      LOL

    • @fernandoacosta447
      @fernandoacosta447 Před 9 lety

      Kkl

    • @taylorlarson2436
      @taylorlarson2436 Před 9 lety +24

      Rob Fraser You nerd, Van is clearly the one in the middle. As for Sharon and Etten, not a clue.

    • @gilbertaguilar7261
      @gilbertaguilar7261 Před 5 lety +2

      Thanks for giving me my cover band name, Sharon's Van Etten

    • @jfrsnjhnsn
      @jfrsnjhnsn Před 5 lety +6

      The Band is Van Etten, The black haired gal is Sharon Lee Roth. The brown haired gal is Edie Van Etten. Her sister Alexis plays the drums.

  • @LaFemme560
    @LaFemme560 Před 4 lety +4

    These girls stepped out of the early 1970s. Reminds me of Carly Simon.

  • @two10eleven
    @two10eleven Před 13 lety +1

    I love this!

  • @suckzinclee
    @suckzinclee Před 10 lety +1

    Terrific!

  • @wobblebomb
    @wobblebomb Před 5 lety +1

    Amazing. Get her back for round 2! !

  • @TheBlackFandango
    @TheBlackFandango Před 8 lety +11

    Cat Martino (aka Stranger Cat) backing her up, if I'm not mistaken.

    • @damchovic
      @damchovic Před 6 lety +1

      she also works with Sufjan Stevens

  • @Spcefairy
    @Spcefairy Před 6 lety +6

    i have fallen in love. I dont know what I'll do with my life anymore

  • @joseephiiinee
    @joseephiiinee Před 8 lety +5

    she sounds like she was born to sing

  • @JeremiahObediah
    @JeremiahObediah Před 12 lety

    I'm glad I clicked on this video