Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory have announced their self-titled debut album, due next year

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory have announced their self-titled debut album.

The record is set for release via Jagjaguwar on 7th February. Alongside the announcement, they have shared lead single ‘Afterlife’.

The album marks a new collaborative approach for Van Etten, who worked closely with her band – Jorge Balbi (drums, machines), Devra Hoff (bass, vocals), and Teeny Lieberson (synth, piano, guitar, vocals) – throughout the writing and recording process.

“For the first time in my life I asked the band if we could just jam. Words that have never come out of my mouth – ever! But I loved all the sounds we were getting. I was curious – what would happen?” Van Etten explains. “In an hour we wrote two songs that ended up becoming ‘I Can’t Imagine’ and ‘Southern Life.’”

Speaking about the collaborative process, she adds: “Sometimes it’s exciting, sometimes it’s scary, sometimes you feel stuck. It’s like every day feels a little different – just being at peace with whatever you’re feeling and whoever you are and how you relate to people in that moment. If I can just keep a sense of openness while knowing that my feelings change every day, that is all I can do right now. That and try to be the best person I can be while letting other people be who they are and not taking it personally and just being. I’m not there, but I’m trying to be there every day.”

The video for ‘Afterlife’, directed by Susu Laroche, features footage of the band performing at London’s 100 Club during the album’s recording period.

The upcoming dates in full read:

FEBRUARY
28 Rockefeller, Oslo, NO
29 Fållan, Stockholm, SE

MARCH
2 Vega, Copenhagen, DK
4 Astra Kulturhaus, Berlin, DE
6 Le Trianon, Paris, FR
7 De Roma, Antwerp, BE
8 Paradiso, Amsterdam, NL
10 Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
11 Albert Hall, Manchester, UK
12 Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, UK

Support on all dates comes from Nabihah Iqbal.