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
Cabic was a member of the Greensboro, North Carolina indie rock band The Raymond Brake who released some records on the now defunct Simple Machines label. He formed Vetiver after moving to San Francisco. 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
