Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory share trippy new single ‘Southern Life (What It Must Be Like)’

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Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory have released the latest taste of their upcoming album, in the form of ‘Southern Life (What It Must Be Like)’.The group will release their self-titled debut album on February 7 via Jagjaguwar, with singer-songwriter Van Etten joining forces with her band – comprised of Jorge Balbi (drums, machines), Devra Hoff (bass, vocals), and Teeny Lieberson (synth, piano, guitar, vocals).Now, they have given fans another preview of the record with the trippy, swampy, synth-driven ‘Southern Life (What It Must Be Like)’, a powerful psych-rock jam that shows off the band’s skills.

Listen here:Van Etten has said the song is about “trying to understand people with very different perspectives and backgrounds, while also trying to be compassionate towards our past, present, and future selves.”“After days of rehearsing the songs from the album and how to execute them live, I was getting tired of hearing myself.

I didn’t want to over rehearse the songs to death. And so, for the first time ever, I asked if the band just wanted to “jam,” play without it having to be something, to clear our heads.”The new song follows on from the group’s previous single ‘Afterlife’, the first track released from the album.

You can pre-order the album here.The band will also be heading on the road around the UK and Europe in February and March, including shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall, Manchester’s Albert Hall and Glasgow’s Barrowland Ballroom.