Vetiver | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | San Francisco, United States |
| Genres | Indie folk, freak folk, jam band |
| Labels | Mama Bird Recording Co., Loose Music, Sub Pop, Bella Union, Gnomonsong, Fat Cat Records |
| Members | Andy Cabic Otto Hauser Sarah Versprille Daniel Hindman Bob Parins |
| Website | www.vetiverse.com |
Vetiver is an American folk band headed by songwriter Andy Cabic.
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] The Errant Charm (2011),[7][8] and Complete Strangers (2015).[9]
The band shared the bill with Vashti Bunyan on her US tour in early 2007.[10] Over the years, the band has toured with artists like Fleet Foxes,[11] The Shins, Fruit Bats[12] and Wilco.[13]
Cabic's music has also been featured in numerous TV commercials, including an original song for Birds Eye.[14] He[who?] also works as a composer, including the documentary The Family Jams[15] and the film Smashed, which was shown at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012.[16]
