Sharon Van Etten Announces ‘epic Ten’ Anniversary Reissue Featuring Covers By Fiona Apple, Lucinda Williams & More

Singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten released her acclaimed sophomore studio album, epic, in 2010. Van Etten recruited such as artists as Fiona Apple, Lucinda Williams and Courtney Barnett to contribute covers of epic tracks to epic Ten, a double LP comprised of the original album and covers. Sharon shared Big Red Machine‘s (Aaron Dessner & Justin Vernon) “A Crime” as a preview of the reissue/celebration of the album’s 10th anniversary, which arrives digitally on April 16 and physically on June 11 through Ba Da Bing.

IDLES, Shamir and St. Panther also interpreted epic tracks for epic Ten. Additionally, Van Etten confirmed an epic Ten documentary and concert film. The short documentary and complete epic performance from Sharon and her band will take place at Zebulon LA. epic Ten, the livestream special, premieres on Friday, April 16 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT via No Cap Shows with a portion of proceeds going towards Zebulon.

“epic represents a crossroads for me as an artist — going from intern to artist at Ba Da Bing, from solo folk singer to playing with a band for the first time and beginning to play shows on tour where people showed up,” Van Etten said. “I am in awe of the artists who wanted to participate in celebrating my anniversary and reissue, from young inspiring musicians, to artists who took me under their wing, who I met on tour, and to artists I’ve looked up to since I was a teenager. Each one of these artists continue to influence my writing and provide a sense of camaraderie during this new era of sharing music.”

“Sharon is one of my favorite songwriters and I’ve been very lucky to get to collaborate with her many times over the years. Recording ‘A Crime’ with Justin, more than 10 years after we covered ‘Love More’ at Music Now with my brother Bryce – and thinking about all our shared memories – it felt like coming full circle,” noted Aaron Dessner. “It’s an honor to be able to pay tribute to Sharon and her incredible songs. We felt like the door should be about to fall off the hinges of this version and I think it sounds like that.”

Van Etten will unveil a new cover from epic Ten leading up to its release. Stream Big Red Machine’s “A Crime” cover from epic Ten below:

epic Ten (Cover Portion) Tracklist

1. A Crime – Big Red Machine
2. Peace Signs – IDLES
3. Save Yourself – Lucinda Williams
4. DsharpG – Shamir
5. Don’t Do It – Courtney Barnett (ft. Vagabon)
6. One Day – St. Panther
7. Love More – Fiona Apple