Sharon Van Etten to release Tramp deluxe edition

Sharon Van Etten’s Tramp

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Sharon Van Etten has announced the release of a deluxe edition of her latest album, Tramp, on Nov. 13.

We find the repackaging of current albums with new tracks to be more than a little annoying — they often seem like desperate marketing ploys by a badly hurting record industry. But when it comes to Sharon, we’ll make an exception. She’s an amazing artist — and we’re completists when it comes to her work.

She’s making “Tell Me (Demo),” one of the bonus tracks on the forthcoming package, available to stream now. It’ll whet your appetite for what sounds like an exceptional repackaging from Jagjaguwar Records. They’re promising to include a self-portrait and liner notes about each song taken from Sharon’s journals. And for those of you, like me, who have little room for CDs, the digital version will feature a new digital booklet including the same, new liner notes and artwork.

If you haven’t yet seen the somewhat disturbing Rick Alverson-directed video for Sharon’s “Magic Chords,” be sure to check it out below. And also get a look at the story behind the video in a “Director’s Cut” feature on Pitchfork.

Sharon, who seems to tour almost nonstop, is heading out this week on her last round of U.S. shows this week, starting in Washington, D.C. and ends on Nov. 15 at Town Hall in New York where some very special guests will join her.

She’s also collaborated with Rufus Wainwright for a holiday compilation that will be out later this year, and with J Mascis for a John Denver tribute.

SHARON VAN ETTEN FALL & WINTER TOUR DATES:

Thu. Oct. 25 – Washington, DC @ 930 Club %
Fri. Oct. 26 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle %
Sat. Oct. 27 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West ^
Sun. Oct. 28 – Orlando, FL @ The Social %
Tue. Oct. 30 – Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder at FSU %
Thu. Nov. 1 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgeralds %
Fri. Nov. 2 – Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fun Festival
Sat. Nov. 3 – Dallas, TX @ Trees %
Sun. Nov. 4 – Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone %
Mon. Nov. 5 – St. Louis, MO @ Firebird %
Wed. Nov. 7 – Chicago, IL @ Metro %
Thu. Nov. 8 – Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Ballroom %
Fri. Nov. 9 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom %
Sat. Nov. 10 – South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground %
Sun. Nov. 11 – Boston, MA @ Paradise %
Thu. Nov. 15 – New York, NY @ Town Hall
Mon. Dec. 3 – London, UK @ Shepherds Bush Empire
Sun. Dec. 9 – Cardiff, UK @ Gle Club
Sat. Dec. 29 – Lorne, AU @ Falls Festival
Sun. Dec. 30 – Melbourne, AI @ The Corner
Mon. Dec. 31 – Marion Bay, AU @ Falls Festival
Wed. Jan. 2 – Brisbane, AU @ The Zoo
Fri. Jan. 4 – Busselton, AU @ Southbound Festival
Sun. Jan. 6 – Sydney, AU @ The Famous Spiegeltent, Sydney Festival
Tue. Jan. 8 – Sydney, AU @ The Famous Spiegeltent, Sydney Festival
Wed. Jan. 9 – Sydney, AU @ The Famous Spiegeltent, Sydney Festival
% with Damien Jurado
^ with Damien Jurado, Crooked Fingers, John Vanderslice