Vetiver - To Find Me Gone

Psych-folk, freak-folk, neo-folk and New Weird America, among countless others to be sure, are all terms used to describe the type of music that Andy Cabic and his band Vetiver are churning out. To Find Me Gone is Vetiver’s sophomore album, released two years after their self-titled debut. Cabic is close friends with freak-folk/New Weird America pioneer Devendra Banhart and while this friendship was largely seen through Vetiver’s music on the first release, it is certainly less pronounced here, of course Banhart is given co-songwriting credits on the final track, Down at El Rio. Cabic is stepping away from the complex finger-picking which Banhart is known for and is going for a deeper sound here, a different sound. Been So Long for instance, has an almost ambient background with shimmery layered vocals. I happen to find this progression particularly charming. The album is relaxed, laid-back; its one you can imagine just sitting and enjoying on some porch in the country while staring off into the horizon. I can’t wait to see what Cabic comes out with next.

Grade: B+
Live: January 31, 2007 - Wesleyan College, Middletown, CT
Been So Long mp3