Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten, and her first album with her group the Attachment Theory. It was released through Jagjaguwar on February 7, 2025, and was met with positive critical reception.
Composition and style Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory is a rock album. The Independent wrote that some of the material was haunting and vocally, "her voice descend[ed] in Siouxsie Sioux swoops on the chorus of “Southern Life (What It Must Be Like)”".
Release and reception
Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory was released on February 7, 2025, through Jagjaguwar. It is Van Etten's seventh album, and follows We've Been Going About This All Wrong (2022).
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 83 out of 100 from 20 critic scores. John Amen of No Depression wrote that the album "captures [the] band at its most expressive and [Van Etten] at her most flexible, alternately immersed in her experience and bequeathing wisdom from a detached perspective". He concluded, "There may still be demons dancing around or even inside Van Etten, but they no longer call the shots".
Track listing
Personnel Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory Sharon Van Etten – vocals, production (all tracks); vocoder (tracks 1, 2, 4, 10), guitar (3, 9) Jorge Balbi – drums, production (all tracks), vibraphone (track 2) Devra Hoff – production (all tracks), bass (tracks 1–4, 6–10); guitar, synthesizer (5); vocals (7) Teeny Lieberson – production (all tracks), vocals (tracks 1–6, 8–10), synthesizer (1–4, 6–10), programming (1, 2), piano (4, 9), guitar (5)
Additional contributors Marta Salogni – production, mixing, programming Josh Block – production (tracks 1–3) Gili Portal – mixing, engineering Heba Kadry – mastering Balazs Altsach – engineering Chiara Ferracuti – engineering James Poucher – engineering Luke Pickering – engineering Alex Reeve – guitar (all tracks), synthesizer (track 2), vocals (3) Charley Damski – synthesizer (tracks 1, 8) Croissant Man – drums (track 3) Daniel Knowles – recording (tracks 6, 8)
Charts + Chart performance for Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory Chart (2025) Peakposition Australian Vinyl Albums (ARIA) 10 Irish Independent Albums (IRMA) Note: Select 14-Feb-25 on the date selector. 16 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 28 US Top Album Sales (Billboard) 11 US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) 7 US Folk Albums (Billboard) 15
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