Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory Find ‘Trouble’ On Final Debut Album Preview

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory primed the pump with the release of their latest single, “Trouble.” The track serves as the last pre-release ahead of the arrival of the group’s self-titled debut album.

Jagjaguwar will release Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory on February 7. The 10-song album is the first Van Etten has recorded with full input and collaboration from her band, drummer Jorge Balbi, bassist Devra Hoff and multi-instrumentalist Teeny Lieberson. The pending album was produced by Marta Salogni and recorded at Eurythmics’ former studio The Church in London.

“For the first time in my life, I asked the band if we could just jam,” Van Etten recalled. “Words that have never come out of my mouth – ever! But I loved all the sounds we were getting. I was curious—what would happen? In an hour, we wrote two songs that ended up becoming ‘I Can’t Imagine’ and ‘Southern Life.’”

Van Etten previously shared the singles “Afterlife” and “Southern Life (What It Must Be Like).” Regarding the last of the record’s preview tracks, Van Etten stated:

“‘Trouble’ is about the idea of having to coexist with people you love who have opposing views, and not being able to share deep parts of yourself and your narrative based on someone else’s beliefs. It’s about when there’s that big part of you that someone who loves you can’t know because it’s not something they want to hear or are willing to learn about or understand, and those painful realizations when you choose to love and respect someone else’s needs over your own to salvage a relationship.”

“Trouble” was shared with an accompanying video captured by Susu Laroche during the album’s recording sessions at The Church. Watch below.

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory will perform a trio of February tour dates in the Northeast — with support from She Keeps Bees — including a home state show for Van Etten at the Stone Pony in Asbury, New Jersey on February 4. The band will then head to Europe.

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory’s 2025 North American Spring Tour, with support from Nabihah Iqbal and Love Spells on select dates, kicks off on April 24 and continues through May 21.