Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory

Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory
Studio album by Sharon Van Etten
Released	February 7, 2025 (2025-02-07)
Genre	Rock
Length	45:50
Label	Jagjaguwar
Producer	Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory Marta Salogni Josh Block
Sharon Van Etten chronology
We've Been Going About This All Wrong (2022) Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory (2025)
Singles from Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory
"Afterlife" Released: October 23, 2024 "Southern Life (What It Must Be Like)" Released: December 4, 2024 "Trouble" Released: January 16, 2025

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. ^[1] 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)”". ^[2]

Release and reception

Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory was released on February 7, 2025, through Jagjaguwar. ^[3] It is Van Etten's seventh album, and follows We've Been Going About This All Wrong (2022). ^{[1] [4]}

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 19 critic scores. ^[5] 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". ^[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sharon Van Etten, the Attachment Theory (Devin Hoff, Jorge Castellano, Kristina Lieberson) and Charles Damski, except for "Afterlife" and "Idiot Box", solely written by Van Etten and the Attachment Theory, and "I Can't Imagine (Why You Feel This Way)", written with Daniel Knowles.

Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Live Forever"	5:39
2.	"Afterlife"	4:08
3.	"Idiot Box"	4:10
4.	"Trouble"	5:00
5.	"Indio"	2:47
6.	"I Can't Imagine (Why You Feel This Way)"	3:06
7.	"Somethin' Ain't Right"	4:24
8.	"Southern Life (What It Must Be Like)"	3:48
9.	"Fading Beauty"	6:14
10.	"I Want You Here"	6:29
Total length:		45:50

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)	Peak position
Australian Vinyl Albums (ARIA) [7]	10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [8]	69
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [9]	28
Scottish Albums (OCC) [10]	9
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [11]	43
UK Albums (OCC) [12]	75
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [13]	2

References

1. Schonfeld, Zach. "Sharon Van Etten / The Attachment Theory: Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
2. Ewens, Hannah (2025-02-09). "Sharon Van Etten: 'You have to find ways to be a good person – even when you don't think other people are'". The Independent. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
3. Murphy, John (2025-02-05). "Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory - Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory | Album Reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
4. Petridis, Alexis (2025-01-30). "Sharon Van Etten and the Attachment Theory album review – going goth to confront our grim world". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-02-10.
5. "Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory". Metacritic . Retrieved 2025-02-09.
6. "ALBUM REVIEW: Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory Reach for New Heights". No Depression. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
7. "ARIA Top 20 Vinyl Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. February 17, 2025. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
8. "Ultratop.be – Sharon Van Etten – Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
9. "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. February 14, 2025. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
10. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
11. "Swisscharts.com – Sharon Van Etten – Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
12. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
13. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 15, 2025.