Sharon Van Etten is back with her second single of the year. It’s called “Used to It” and it arrives with a video created by her musical director and bandmate Charley Damski. The clip stars Van Etten alongside dancer and choreographer Hayden J Frederick. Check it out below.
Van Etten originally wrote “Used to It” for the HBO documentary Baby God, which follows a fertility specialist who impregnates women with his own sperm. “Ultimately, the film team changed their musical direction, but I found myself welcomely challenged to the idea of writing a song about the concept of family, connection through blood, nature vs nurture, while attempting to incorporate ideas of love and the complexities of science and technology,” Van Etten said in a press release.
She continued: “I am grateful for this song to be able to have a new life, relating more to the times we have all been living through and redefining the meaning of this song by focusing on the positives of seeking connection and understanding what family means to the individual.”
Of the video for “Used to It,” Van Etten added: “Together, they helped me convey the feelings of internal struggles, while also finding space for oneself and embracing that pain in order to move on.”
Van Etten returned last month with “Porta,” her first solo track since 2020’s “Let Go.” She’ll kick off a North America tour tour with Angel Olsen and Julien Baker in July.
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