Exitmusic
Scala, 16 May 2012
Sharon Van Etten looks thrilled and completely overwhelmed that she's standing in front of a sold-out audience in London. "We're a bunch of nobodies, who can't believe a bunch of somebodies came out to see us," she says sweetly. It's not a Sally Field "you love me, you really love me" moment either, Van Etten giggles like a kid at Christmas whose long wait has finally paid off. And things are finally paying off for her, after three superb albums, people are starting to take notice of her and catch on to her unique and beautiful brand of folk-infused rock. Not only is the Scala filled to the brim but there's even some American fans beside me who have traveled all the way from the States to see her, one saying he had tried to see her in New York but her shows were sold out, so obviously it's not just a London thing.
