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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