WATCH SHARON VAN ETTEN’S TINY DESK CONCERT

[photo courtesy of Amanda Hatfield]

After touring Japan next month, Sharon Van Etten will embark on a six-city tour in January, followed by a string of highly-coveted international dates opening for The National.  She’ll bring along songs from her recently-released sophomore album epic (Ba Da Bing), as well as a few new gems that will steal your heart (though just to warn you, her songs might break your heart as well).

Just before Sharon launched her current tour opening for Junip, she visited the NPR offices to film a Tiny Desk Concert, which is now available online.  In this video, one witnesses a charming woman who grins humbly after each song before plunging into the next set of emotionally-charged lyrics.  And if she wasn’t busy enough, this week marks the release of I’m Giving Up On You (Polyvinyl), a 7” featuring two exclusive songs (which is sold out, but available on iTunes), plus you can find Sharon’s distinctive vocals on the forthcoming album from Brooklyn-based band Airwaves.

Download the audio from Sharon Van Etten’s Tiny Desk Concert here.

Download Sharon Van Etten’s 7” I’m Giving Up On You here.

Listen to/download “Don’t Do It” off of epic here.

Sharon Van Etten Tour Dates:

Dec. 3, 2010              Nara, Japan – Nara Café Sample

Dec. 4, 2010              Kyoto, Japan – Kyoto Urbanguild

Dec. 5, 2010               Fukui, Japan – Turuga Pinon-Pinon

Dec. 7, 2010               Aichi, Japan – Nagoya JD Japon

Dec. 8, 2010              Kanagowa, Japan – Kamakura Café Goatee

Dec. 9, 2010              Tokyo, Japan – Shibuya, 7^th Floor

Dec. 11, 2010             Nagano, Japan – Matsumoto Cafe

Dec. 12, 2010             Tokyo, Japan – FoundLand

Jan. 8, 2011               New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom

Jan. 19, 2011              New Haven, CT – BAR

Jan. 20, 2011             Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s

Jan. 21, 2011              Columbus, OH – Wexner Performance Space at OSU

Jan. 22, 2011             Nashville, TN – The 5 Spot

Jan. 23, 2011             Asheville, NC – TBD

Feb. 15, 2011             Belgium, Brussels – Forest National w/The National

Feb. 22, 2011             Poland, Krakow – Studio w/The National

Feb. 24, 2011             Poland, Warsaw – Stodola w/The National

Feb. 25, 2011             Germany, Berlin – C-Halle w/The National

Feb. 26, 2011             Denmark, Aarhus – SCC w/The National

Feb. 28, 2011             Sweden, Lund – Färs & Frosta w/The National

Mar. 1, 2011               Sweden, Stockholm – Cirkus w/The National

Mar. 3, 2011              Finland, Helsinki – The House of Culture w/The National

Mar. 4, 2011              Finland, Helsinki – The House of Culture w/The National