Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory

Presented by: Banished Music

Following the gigantic recent announcement that Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory are headlining The Others Way Festival this November, Banished Music and Strange News are delighted to reveal the band is also set to play their very own shows in Wellington and Christchurch, with very special international guest Shannon Lay joining in support at both shows.

Hot on the (six-inch patent black stiletto) heels of their self-titled album, we’ll see Sharon playing Christchurch’s Isaac Theatre Royal on Thursday, 27 November.

That her band’s debut album is her own seventh album is a testament to Van Etten’s willingness to reinvent and follow her instincts for change, even after this long on the job.

Now sixteen years into an extraordinary career, it seems our heroine has fully accepted her mantle as one of the world’s great rock stars, fronting her gothic-tinged new outfit to widespread awe and acclaim: Devra Hoff on bass guitar and backing vocals, Teeny Lieberson on keys, guitar, and backing vocals, and Jorge Balbi on drums.

"The Attachment Theory are a tight unit, woven together by Devra Hoff’s inventive, intelligent bass lines... this show was less about [Sharon’s] past and more about her future, which appears to lie with The Attachment Theory — a band who, on this evidence, are bringing the very best out of her.” — Manchester Evening News

“Sharon Van Etten and The Attachment Theory’s self-titled record is an early Album of the Year contender.” — The Independent