Sharon Van Etten announces that her sixth studio album, We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong, will be released on May 6th via Jagjaguwar. The ten-track LP are brand new original songs. Her previously released singles “Porta” and “Used To It” will not be featured. She discusses the forthcoming record in a press release. “I wanted to approach this release differently, to engage my fans in an intentional way, in an effort to present the album as a whole body of work.”
She continued These ten songs are designed to be listened to in order, at once, so that a much larger story of hope, loss, longing and resilience can be told.” This is, in itself, a subtle act of control, but in sharing these songs it remains an optimistic and generous one. The album’s cover art reflects that too, inspired as much by Van Etten’s old life as her new one. “I wanted to convey that in an image with me walking away from it all” says Van Etten, “not necessarily brave, not necessarily sad, not necessarily happy.”
Later this month, Van Etten will perform a string of southern dates with support from Mia Joy before embarking on her European Darkness Fades Tour, followed by The Wild Hearts Tour with Angel Olsen, Julien Baker, and Spencer. She has added additional nights on the upcoming tour including stops at Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, Toronto’s Massey Hall and Central Park SummerStage in New York.
We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong Tracklist:
1. Darkness Fades
2. Home to Me
3. I’ll Try
4. Anything
5. Born
6. Headspace
7. Come Back
8. Darkish
9. Mistakes
10. Far Away
Photo Credit: Kalyn Oyer
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