An exhilarating complement to her past work, and one for which Olsen recalibrated her writing/recording approach and methods to enter a new music-making phase.
6/11/21 For the 10th anniversary of epic, Van Etten recruited a star studded cast of pals to cover each song in their own way. Comes with the original album AND the cover record.
How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last? marks Big Red Machine’s second album and follows their 2018 self-titled debut. Dessner produced the album at his Long Pond studio in upstate New York, and it features an array of guest vocalists.
"Her songs are heartfelt without seeming overly earnest, her poetry is plainspoken but not overt, and her voice is elegant but wrapped in enough rasp and sorrow to keep from sounding too pure or confident."
-Robin Hilton, NPR's All Songs Considered
Sharon Van Etten writes from free-flowing emotional honesty and vulnerability, creating a bond with the listener that few contemporary musicians can match. It's a self-produced album of exceptional intimacy, sublime generosity, and immense breadth.
