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All I Can

By: Sharon Van Etten
Narrated by: Sharon Van Etten
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Sharon Van Etten is a songwriter, musician, performer, and actress. Impressive sure, but that’s not why fans crowded the merch table she manned at her early gigs, hoping to share a word. In All I Can, recorded exclusively for Audible’s Words + Music series, Van Etten muses on the emotional power of music and along the way demonstrates the truism of the personal illustrating the universal. Her research in the affairs of the heart was hard-won, her catharsis earned; her recordings are a master class on emotional survival.

Van Etten takes us through her early struggles and her fascination and focus on how music connects with us so deeply. Her charmingly modest account of a career that has blossomed well beyond her indie rock roots and into acting and collaborations with likeminded creatives like David Lynch, Jeff Goldblum, and Norah Jones is enlivened by performances of several of her best-known songs, including "Stay", "Seventeen", "Like I Used To", and "I Love You but I’m Lost".

©2021 Sharon Van Etten (P)2021 Audible Originals, LLC.
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About the Creator and Performer

Sharon Van Etten is a songwriter, musician, performer, and actress. Van Etten released her fifth full-length album, Remind Me Tomorrow, in 2019. Praise included a full page spread in The New York Times’ Arts & Leisure section, a rave review in The New Yorker, and a Best New Music rating on Pitchfork, followed by "best of 2019" mentions by NPR Music, Fresh Air, Pitchfork, The New Yorker, and more. She collaborated with Jeff Goldblum on "Let’s Face the Music and Dance" and Norah Jones for a reimagined version of the Remind Me Tomorrow standout, "Seventeen." She recently collaborated with Angel Olsen on "Like I Used To," one of 2021’s most praised singles.
Van Etten has been a guest star in the Netflix series The OA, co-starred in Eliza Hittman’s Never Rarely Sometimes Always, and performed in David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: The Return. Off-screen credits include a score for Katherine Dieckmann’s movie Strange Weather and the end credits song for the Tig Notaro documentary, Tig. Most recently, she appeared in How It Ends, which also featured two of her songs.

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nice

I am really like this audio book. nice content. fantastic and excellent narration in this content.

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It was entertaining.

This is for fans like me that never really knew a lot about the artist, but knew her music had very somber tones. I'm glad I gave it a listen.

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Careful. So good, but it can sneak up on you.

It's beautiful and honest, hopeful and well told. But, I found myself sobbing in a public place. Maybe just me, but I don't think so.

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A very personal look at an artist's life.

I believe that dealing with and overcoming past traumas has had such a huge influence on this artist that iit makes sense that this focuses so heavily on those subjects. I feel that I now know and understand her better which in turn has really made me appreciate her music that much more.

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The story behind the music.

A powerful story. Sharon is an unapologetic storyteller when it comes to recounting her life. She brings added life to her amazing songs by sharing what was happening in her life while she was writing them, and what happened to inspire them. WELL worth the listen, and I was sad to hear it come to an end.

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Another one I didn’t know I needed

I hadn’t heard of Sharon before today, I’m glad I listened. Just hearing others life stories and how they are dealing with and growing from, the trauma they endured, is inspiring and helpful for others that have had similar experiences and struggles in their lives. Thank you, Sharon, I will definitely be researching and listening to your music.

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Wow

This is a heartbreakingly beautiful hour and a half. Listening to it is like finding a calm in a storm, and then, somehow, the storm is gone.

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A gem in every way

What a rich listening experience it was to listen to an interview as thoughtful and beautiful as her music. I found Sharon Van Etten’s music to be transcendent well before I’d ever discovered her life story. So grateful for her art, which enriches our lives immeasurably.

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So moving!

This is such a moving story. I was already a fan of Sharon Van Etten but now I’m a super fan. I got chills in the best way from beginning to end.

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Raw….Real

Thank you for sharing you😊looking forward the your future work. Enjoyed the explanation of the songs of what emotion lies within the creations of expression. Enjoyed.

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