Summer music: Sharon Van Etten’s mixtape
We’re celebrating summer music here on The Takeaway. Throughout the month, we’ll be talking with different musicians about what songs say summer to them. Our guest today is New Jersey-raised and Brooklyn-based singer and songwriter Sharon Van Etten. Sharon recently toured Europe with The National, played a series of shows for the South By Southwest music conference, and finished up a 25-stop North American tour. Her latest album is called “Epic.” Sharon’s summer mixtape includes:
From her youth:
Leslie Gore — “It’s My Party”
Weezer — “In the Garage”
Beastie Boys — “Hey Ladies”
Songs she’s listening to this summer:
Austra — “Lose It”
Wye Oak — “The Alter”
And here’s the video for Beastie Boys’ “Hey Ladies”:
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