A terrifically twangy Horseshoe Tavern performance by the banjo-powered Megafaun would be special enough on it's own – those hairy hombres don't travel this far from Durham, North Carolina every day – but the added bonus of an opening set by Brooklyn's Sharon Van Etten promises to turn tonight's show into an immense event however intimate. Van Etten's beautifully bittersweet Because I Was In Love (Language Of Stone) album, magnificently recorded by the Espers' Greg Weeks, announced the arrival of a hugely gifted songsmith with a knack for wedding memorable melodies to entrancing narratives with conversational ease.
Needless to say, Because I Was In Love made my Top 50 of 2009 list and I can't wait to hear what Van Etten has planned for the follow-up. Hopefully we'll get a glimpse at Horseshoe this evening at 9:15 pm.
For You by Sharon Van Etten
LINKS
myspace www.myspace.com/sharonvanetten
site http://www.sharonvanetten.com
label http://www.languageofstone.com
Live at Bowery Ballroom Dec.15, 2009
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