“Seventeen” — Sharon Van Etten
Indie rocker Sharon Van Etten kicked off 2019 by looking back at her past, writing a Springsteen-like ode to New York City and reminiscing about her old stomping grounds on the sixth track of her album, Remind Me Tomorrow. On “Seventeen,” Van Etten describes how ever-lasting teenage angst can be, as she sings to a subject who reminds her of her younger self. Van Etten’s nostalgic chorus captures much of what 2019 consisted of— reviewing a decade coming to a close and remembering significant moments within it. Van Etten sings amid searing electric guitar licks and later ardently screams the final, resonant chorus, “I used to be free / I used to be seventeen / Follow my shadow / Around your corner / I used to be seventeen / Now you’re just like me.”
