For Sharon Van Etten, making her latest album was both spiritual and psychological

For Sharon Van Etten, making her latest album was both spiritual and psychological

LOS ANGELES (AP) — As she was putting together her seventh and most recent record, Sharon Van Etten came up with a tongue-in-cheek idea for its title. “Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory,” she wanted to call it — a reference to both her interest in psychology and a play on the familial dynamics that often exist within a band. Although most of Van Etten’s bandmates have been with her for several years, this was her first time writing songs …