Vetiver (band)
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| Background information | |
| Origin | San Francisco, United States |
| Genres | Indie folk Naturalismo jam band |
| Labels | Sub Pop Bella Union Gnomonsong Fat Cat Records |
| Website | www.vetiverse.com |
| Members | |
| Andy Cabic Otto Hauser Sarah Versprille Daniel Hindman Bob Parins |
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Vetiver are an American folk band headed by songwriter Andy Cabic.
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[edit] History
Vetiver was formed in San Francisco in 2002. The band released their self-titled debut album in 2004 on the small indie folk label DiCristina [1]. Since the album's release, Vetiver has toured extensively, opening for and collaborating with Devendra Banhart and Joanna Newsom. Vetiver released another album, To Find Me Gone, on DiCristina in 2006 [2]. Banhart and Cabic also launched their own label, Gnomonsong Recordings, releasing Jana Hunter's Blank Unstaring Heirs of Doom in 2005 and There's No Home in 2007 [3]. The label also released in 2008 Vetiver's Thing of the Past, a collection of cover songs that have influenced Cabic's aesthetic [4]. Sub Pop Records (US) and Bella Union (UK) released Vetiver's Tight Knit (2009) [5] [6] and The Errant Charm (2011) [7] [8].
The band shared the bill with Vashti Bunyan on her US tour in early 2007 [9]. Over the years, the band has toured with artists like Fleet Foxes [10] and Fruit Bats [11].
Cabic's music has also been featured in numerous TV commercials, including an original song for Birds Eye [12]. He also works as a composer, including the documentary The Family Jams [13] and the film Smashed, which will be showing at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012 [14].
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Vetiver (DiCristina, 2004)
- To Find Me Gone (DiCristina, FatCat Records, 2006)
- Thing of the Past (Gnomonsong / FatCat, 2008)
- Tight Knit (Sub Pop / Bella Union, 2009)
- The Errant Charm (Sub Pop / Bella Union, 2011)
[edit] EPs
- Between (DiCristina, 2005)
- "You May Be Blue" (Gnomonsong 2008)
- "More of the Past" (Gnomonsong 2008)
[edit] Other contributions
- Acoustic 07 (V2 Records, 2007) - "Been So Long"
- The Believer 2004 Music Issue - "Be Kind to Me"
- The Golden Apples Of The Sun - 2004 Folk Music Compilation
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/1484
- ^ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9053-to-find-me-gone
- ^ http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/music/2011/02/24/tonight-in-shows-444
- ^ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11539-thing-of-the-past/
- ^ http://www.spin.com/reviews/vetiver-tight-knit-sub-pop
- ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-vetiver-tight-knit-bella-union-1639909.html
- ^ http://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/the_errant_charm
- ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-vetiver-the-errant-charm-bella-union-2295232.html
- ^ http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2006/12/vetiver_vashti.html
- ^ http://www.folkradio.co.uk/2011/10/vetiver-uk-tour
- ^ http://www.npr.org/2011/09/27/140815530/fruit-bats-and-vetiver-on-world-cafe
- ^ http://www.hellocotton.com/birds-eye-it-s-always-vegetable-season-commercial-original-song-by-andy-cabic-1737934
- ^ http://www.relix.com/features/2011/05/12/kevin-barker-shares-the-family-jams-of-devendra-banhart-joanna-newsom-and-vetiver
- ^ http://filmguide.sundance.org/film/120030/smashed
[edit] External links
- www.vetiverse.com Official Site
- Vetiver on Myspace
- There’s no place like home MSNBC Interview, May 25, 2006.
- Indie Music Pick: Vetiver Audio review on Weekend America, July 29, 2006. (RealPlayer)
- Andy Cabic video interview Hi-nu.com, Sep 5 2006 (french subtitles). (Flash)
- Video Interview with Andy Cabic via Naturalismo
- A Grab Bag of Goodies Andy Cabic lists 19 of his favorite tunes. Discollective, July 1, 2007.
- Interview with Andy Cabic. PlugInMusic.com
- Top 10 of 2007 Andy Cabic shares his top 10 albums of 2007. PlugInMusic.com
