Reviews4 stars out of 5 -- "A magnificent fourth LP, which grows her trademark examinations of romantic decay to cathedral-like scale.", "Her clarity of vision is breathtaking. Like her previous work, these songs are confessional in tone, but with a new emotional richness, as if she has learned to focus the power of her heart instead of unleashing it in a torrent.", "'Your Love Is Killing Me' is built on a Jenga-style assemblage of post-rock guitars and jittery snare taps, and even as it sprawls into a six-minute jam, it never topples.", "ARE WE THERE has meatier arrangements but the songs, when rubbed raw down to just the lyrics and vocal melodies, are still the Sharon Van Etten we’ve come to know: somewhat confessional and thoroughly poetic.", 4 Stars Out of 5 -- "Like Her Voice, Her Words Are Stripped Back….A Starkness Remains…"
Additional InformationInventive arrangements and daring leaps of style make this indie singer/songwriter's fourth album a triumph.