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Sharon Van Etten astride a horse for her "Beaten Down" video. YouTube hide caption
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Brittany Howard made NPR Music's No.1 album of 2019 with Jaime. She's on our playlist of best songs of the year, too. Brantley Guttierez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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ASC Year in Review 2019
Sharon Van Etten performs during a Tiny Desk concert, on Sept. 23, 2019. (Mhari Shaw/NPR) Mhari Shaw/NPR hide caption
Sharon Van Etten in a scene from the video for her song "No One's Easy To Love." YouTube screen grab by NPR hide caption
Sharon Van Etten inside the World Cafe Performance Studio Rachel Del Sordo/WXPN hide caption
Sharon Van Etten On World Cafe
After taking a break to go back to school, do some acting and become a mom, Sharon Van Etten has just released her first new album in five years. Ryan Pfluger/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
"They're still love songs. They're still melodically driven," Sharon Van Etten says. "I just feel like I sing with a different kind of force." Ryan Pfluger/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
'A Different Kind Of Force': Sharon Van Etten Takes Her Sound In New Directions
A still from Sharon Van Etten's "Jupiter 4" video. YouTube hide caption
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Sharon Van Etten's new album, Remind Me Tomorrow, comes out Jan. 18. Ryan Pfluger/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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