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Tight Knit, Vetiver's first release on Sub Pop / Bella Union records, is a fine collection of melodic Americana, Southern-funk and hazy California folk.Read the review at What's On The Hi-Fi! www.whatsonthehifi.com
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AMG Review of Tight Knit
Tim Sendra
All Music GuideAndy Cabic's Vetiver have never been as far out as some of their indie folk compatriots like Devendra Banhart, and they've never been as outside as some of their influences (as detailed on 2008's album of covers Thing of the Past) might lead you to believe. Instead, their gentle, almost classic rock smooth sound is something you could play for just about anyone and not have a single eyebrow raised in any degree of alarm. That being said, Tight Knit is the group's slickest, tightest record so far. From the opening ballad "Rolling Sea" onward, Cabic and crew make music that can only be called easy listening. Not the kind you hear in a dentist's office, but the kind of music that makes no demands on you as a listener and just wraps you in cottony coziness. The lush beds of acoustic guitars, the gently swooping electric guitars, the rich vocal harmonies, and restrained percussion serve the tender and vulnerable lead vocals of Cabic perfectly; the simple melodies and drifting chord changes are unchallenging in the best sense of the word. Apart from the peppy, perfect for a soda pop commercial "Everyday" and the almost rocking in a lazy bar band way "More of This," the record is perfectly constructed for lazy days and hazy nights. It takes skill to create a record filled with so little energy and drive, and again, that's not a criticism though it probably sounds like it should be. Cabic is creating a mood here, an ode to tenderness and quiet that never wavers from its aims. Indeed if you're looking for a record to wake you or shake you, Tight Knit might drive you into a fury. If you want a record to lull you and tuck you in with a kiss on the forehead, then you're in luck. It might not be the best album Vetiver have made, but it's the most consistent and beguiling.
Review of Vetiver's Release Tight Knit on What's On The Hi-Fi!
Everyday a beginning
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It may be Monday, I may have many tasks at hand, but my mind may not have caught onto that notion yet ... it's looking both behind and in front of me, slyly evading the limbo of the everyday. I've been filling the space in between with the lovely new album from Vetiver, Tight Knit, which is due out on SubPop on the 17th. It has steadily worked its way under my skin and is taking up shop right w...
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Everyday- VetiverI started out fucking hating this band. But as I learned more about them I gained a lot more respect for their music. Some songs still genuinely piss me off but this one is really good. And the album art work for their new album Tight Knit is beautiful.
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Vetiver - Tight Knit
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I’ve been listening all night to the latest album by Vetiver which is a breezy trip through slow down modern American indie folk. I know that sounds like a mouthful of adjectives, but that is really what this album is. Think of Vetiver as an even more chilled out version of Kings of Convenience that sometimes plays with Devendra Banhart. So yes, to answer your question, they are the quinte
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Review of Vetiver's Release Tight Knit on What's On The Hi-Fi!
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Tight Knit, Vetiver's first release on Sub Pop / Bella Union records, is a fine collection of melodic Americana, Southern-funk and hazy California folk.Read the review at What's On The Hi-Fi! www.whatsonthehifi.com
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Vetiver: album release date, art work, track list
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Viriginia-based indie folkies Vetiver have announced the details of their new album. Tight Knit will be released on Sub Pop on Feburary 17th. You can check out the album art (above) and the track listing (below):Rolling Sea Sister Everyday Through The Front Door Down from Above On the Other Side More Of This Another Reason To Go Strictly Rule At Forest Edge Vetiver's website Vetiver's Myspace
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New Vetiver Out Today
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San Francisco's Vetiver release their fourth full-length today - Tight Knit - their first with Sub Pop. Lead by Andy Cabic, Vetiver crafty pretty folk melodies with hints of 1970s AM radio. I don't know about you, but their songs tend to make me feel pretty good. Pitchfork's Matthew Murphy gives the album a 7.2 , writing, "it features Cabic's most consistently engaging batch of songs to da...
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Vetiver: Everyday [Video]
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At this moment, I am watching a VH1 marathon of 100 Greatest Songs Of The 80s. Watching some of the videos, then seeing “Everyday” by Vetiver, I see a lot of similarities. Check out the clothes, the hair styles, and you’ll see what I’m talking about. (On second thought, it’s more late [...]
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