Remind Me Tomorrow
General
| Jan 2019
Reviews
Francis D
Reviewed 2019-01-21
Reviewed 2019-01-21
“Remind Me Tomorrow” Sharon Van Etten
The Brooklyn-based artist’s fifth studio album. Synth-flavored alt-rock that’s more driving, dark and experimental than her previous work. Universally acclaimed by critics as in consideration for one of the best of 2019 (yes, already). Extraordinary, both musically and lyrically. Soul baring and sensitive. Highly creative. Written during big changes in Van Etten’s life: her first pregnancy, going to school to earn a counseling degree (partly to better understand her fans’ deep emotional connections with her music), and her emergence as an actress in the Netflix drama, “The OA.” Really worth your time.
— Francis D.
Recommended: 6, 4, 5, 8, 2, 9. FCCs on Tracks 1 and 7.
1. (4:46) I Told You Everything — FCC: shit (twice). Slow and dramatic, with big piano chords and sustained synth notes. Raw and intimate vocals.
2. (4:34) No One’s Easy To Love — Stop-and-go beat, with bass and drums. Twinkling keys. Distorted, yet wistful, vocals. Some synth strings. ***
3. (4:28) Memorial Day — Narcotic and spaced-out. Intriguing synth landscape with saxophone-like synth flourishes. Hazy, heavily reverbed vocals.
4. (3:02) Comeback Kid — A single. Melodic with a thumping beat. Sustained organ and synths. Powerful and determined. ****
5. (5:14) Jupiter 4 — Gothic…with deep, throaty synths mixed with shrill, swirling atmospheric tones. Simple beat. Astral lead vocals and haunting harmonies. (Named after the 1970s-era analog synthesizer Van Etten used to compose many of the songs on the album.) ***
6. (4:26) Seventeen — Self-assured anthem to herself at 17. Driving beat. Pulsing bass. Sustained, warbling synths. Piano. Confident vocals. Brilliant song!! ****
7. (3:23) Malibu — FCC: fuck. Piano ballad. Pleasant and light. Soaring synths. But only for safe harbor.
8. (3:14) You Shadow — Church-like organ. Splattering synths. Swing-y, with a nice bounce. A slightly throwback feeling. ***
9. (4:09) Hands — Ominous. Measured tempo. Fuzzy, growling synth base. Clashy synth treatments. Rueful vocals. Experimental. **
10. (4:01) Stay — Art-rock feeling, like a St. Vincent tune. Deliberate electronic drum beat. Organ and piano. High, edgy, slightly whiny vocals.
The Brooklyn-based artist’s fifth studio album. Synth-flavored alt-rock that’s more driving, dark and experimental than her previous work. Universally acclaimed by critics as in consideration for one of the best of 2019 (yes, already). Extraordinary, both musically and lyrically. Soul baring and sensitive. Highly creative. Written during big changes in Van Etten’s life: her first pregnancy, going to school to earn a counseling degree (partly to better understand her fans’ deep emotional connections with her music), and her emergence as an actress in the Netflix drama, “The OA.” Really worth your time.
— Francis D.
Recommended: 6, 4, 5, 8, 2, 9. FCCs on Tracks 1 and 7.
1. (4:46) I Told You Everything — FCC: shit (twice). Slow and dramatic, with big piano chords and sustained synth notes. Raw and intimate vocals.
2. (4:34) No One’s Easy To Love — Stop-and-go beat, with bass and drums. Twinkling keys. Distorted, yet wistful, vocals. Some synth strings. ***
3. (4:28) Memorial Day — Narcotic and spaced-out. Intriguing synth landscape with saxophone-like synth flourishes. Hazy, heavily reverbed vocals.
4. (3:02) Comeback Kid — A single. Melodic with a thumping beat. Sustained organ and synths. Powerful and determined. ****
5. (5:14) Jupiter 4 — Gothic…with deep, throaty synths mixed with shrill, swirling atmospheric tones. Simple beat. Astral lead vocals and haunting harmonies. (Named after the 1970s-era analog synthesizer Van Etten used to compose many of the songs on the album.) ***
6. (4:26) Seventeen — Self-assured anthem to herself at 17. Driving beat. Pulsing bass. Sustained, warbling synths. Piano. Confident vocals. Brilliant song!! ****
7. (3:23) Malibu — FCC: fuck. Piano ballad. Pleasant and light. Soaring synths. But only for safe harbor.
8. (3:14) You Shadow — Church-like organ. Splattering synths. Swing-y, with a nice bounce. A slightly throwback feeling. ***
9. (4:09) Hands — Ominous. Measured tempo. Fuzzy, growling synth base. Clashy synth treatments. Rueful vocals. Experimental. **
10. (4:01) Stay — Art-rock feeling, like a St. Vincent tune. Deliberate electronic drum beat. Organ and piano. High, edgy, slightly whiny vocals.
Recent airplay
No One's Easy To Love
Phone Scam — Oct 22, 2025
Hands
Phone Scam — Jun 03, 2025
Seventeen
Phone Scam — May 01, 2024
Memorial Day
Strum, Pick, and Thrash — Mar 12, 2024
Seventeen
Music Casserole — Mar 09, 2024
Seventeen
KZSU Time Traveler — Jul 21, 2023
Charting
2019-01-22 — 2019-03-26
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Mar 24 | 2 |
| Mar 17 | 1 |
| Mar 10 | 4 |
| Mar 3 | 2 |
| Feb 24 | 6 |
| Feb 17 | 4 |
| Feb 10 | 2 |
| Feb 3 | 4 |
Track listing
| 1. | I Told You Everything | ||
| 2. | No One's Easy To Love | ||
| 3. | Memorial Day | ||
| 4. | Comeback Kid | ||
| 5. | Jupiter 4 | ||
| 6. | Seventeen | ||
| 7. | Malibu | ||
| 8. | You Shadow | ||
| 9. | Hands | ||
| 10. | Stay |