Sharon Van Etten Announces New Album, Tramp, Out February 7

We are pleased to announce that Sharon Van Etten’s debut album on Jagjaguwar, Tramp, will be released February 7. The album, which is the culmination of  14 months of scattered recording sessions with the National’s Aaron Dessner, contains as much striking rock as pious, minimal beauty; it can be as emotionally combative as it can sultry. Contributions from Matt Barrick (The Walkmen), Thomas Bartlett (aka Doveman), Zach Condon (Beirut), Jenn Wasner (Wye Oak), Julianna Barwick, and Dessner himself add a glowing sheen to the already substantial offering.

Van Etten will play shows with Shearwater and The War On Drugs all over North America in support of this release. A list of tour dates is below:

12/13/11 New York, NY - Beacon Theatre w/ The National
02/10/12 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s w/ Shearwater
02/11/12 Washington, DC - Black Cat w/ Shearwater
02/12/12 Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle w/ Shearwater
02/14/12 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center w/ Shearwater
02/15/12 Newport, KY - Southgate House w/ Shearwater
02/16/12 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall w/ Shearwater
02/17/12 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall w/ Shearwater
02/18/12 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center w/ Shearwater
02/21/12 Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace w/ Shearwater
02/22/12 Montreal, QC - Il Motore w/ Shearwater
02/23/12 Boston, MA - Paradise w/ Shearwater
02/24/12 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg w/ Shearwater
02/25/12 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom w/ Shearwater
03/20/12 Los Angeles, CA - The Avalon w/ The War on Drugs
03/21/12 San Francisco, CA - The Independent w/ The War on Drugs
03/23/12 Portland, OR - Aladdin Theatre w/ The War on Drugs
03/24/12 Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore Cabaret w/ The War on Drugs
03/25/12 Seattle, WA - The Neptune
03/27/12 Salt Lake City, UT - The State Room w/ The War on Drugs
03/28/12 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater w/ The War on Drugs
03/31/12 St. Louis, MO - Luminary Center for the Arts w/ The War on Drugs
04/01/12 Bloomington, IN - Rhinos w/ The War on Drugs