As we mentioned last month, Vetiver recently released the EP More of The Past, a follow-up and companion piece to their album of eclectic covers, Thing of The Past. As we did with the LP, here are some the originals, including Nils Lofgren's early work with his short-lived, early '70s band, Grin, and New [...]
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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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Well it sure is quiet around here. I am not on boycott (insanely busy, perhaps) ... and no offense or lack of respect for my friends and e-fam who are, but I gotta stand on my own (never was much of a conformist anyway, drove my poor mother crazy!). Oh MOG, I love ya and like Schloopy's gaseous pain, this too shall hopefully pass. And for the two or three of you who are still listening, here ar...
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My review of the new all-covers Vetiver album Thing of the Past just went up at Pure Music, and it started like this:Vetiver, Thing of the Past, (Gnomonsong)Thing of the Past is a quirky, lovingly considered covers album, unearthing long lost gems and also-ran album tracks. The band wraps these songs affectionately in warm arrangements of guitars, banjo, strings and voices. Yet though the album...
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I was pleased to find today that my neighbor who I thought was at death's door appears to be back home and well enough to be out and about in the yard enjoying this beautiful spring day we have here. I think this song fits the day and my mood well....and since it's Sunday I guess I can contribute to the usual cover influx of the day. Here's Vetiver covering Bobby Charles' "I Must Be In A Good P...
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The new Vetiver album is a collection of cover songs by a wide range of artists including Hawkwind, Garland Jeffreys and Towns Van Zandt. Here is a song written by Michael Hurley, longtime Holy Model Rounders associate and respected solo artist.
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Vetiver, the SF alt-folk-country-pop group headed up by Andy Cabic (and inextricably linked to sometime member Devendra Banhart, has an all-covers album coming in May. It’s called Thing of the Past and so good that it is extremely hard to pick a favorite…in addition to this cover of Hawkwind’s very first recording, I like their take on Garland Jeffries “Lon Chaney” …and Vashti Bunyan
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Vetiver recorded an album of covers produced by Thom Monahan that will be released this Spring. The album hasn't been titled yet, but we're told that it will be the first full-length album of Vetiver music on Gnomonsong, a label run by Andy Cabic (of Vetiver) and Devendra Banhart. The album will feature appearances by The Chapin Sisters (who also have a new album out in March), Jonathan Wilso...
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San Francisco's Vetiver will release their first 12" single, "Been So Long" with "You May Be Blue" on the B-side. According to a press release, both tracks have been extensively remixed from the versions appearing on Vetiver's last full length album (To Find Me Gone). Andy Cabic and producer Thom Monohan created the remixes which are said to resonate with Andy's previous role in Tussle. Tuss...
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New 12 inch from Devendra Banhart associate Andy Cabic, who records as Vetiver. Check out one of the tracks, "You May Be Blue."
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Vetiver is this amazing Cali-folk-pop outfit out of SF, closely -- maybe a little too closely for their own good -- associated with Devendra Banhart. Not that I have anything against Devendra...he's brilliant, incredibly good at spotting talent and very, very generous about promoting the artists he believes in. Still, that sort of sponsorship only goes so far and then you have to prove you've...
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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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On Saturday, February 3, 2007 Johnny Brenda's welcomes VETIVER and VASHTI BUNYAN, and welcomes back FERN KNIGHT to open.The pairing of Vetiver and Vashti Bunyan allows for an audible tour of the psych-folk movement; and with hometown folkies Fern Knight opening it is sure to be a night to inflame the senses.$15 adv. $18 Day of show.Doors at 8.Order tickets "here":http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sal...
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"Vetiver has a woody, earthy aroma and has a subtle relaxing effect. The oil is used as a comforting tonic."http://www.answers.com/vetiver
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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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