Vetiver (band)

Vetiver (band)

Vetiver is a San Francisco-based indie-folk band led by singer-songwriter Andy Cabic, and featuring solo artist Devendra Banhart on guitar and backing vocals. Cabic is a close friend of Banhart, whom he met while attending the San Francisco Art Institute. Vetiver shares many of the same influences that have shaped the music of "freak-folkies" such as Banhart and Joanna Newsom—including Syd Barret and early T. Rex—but applies them with a more traditional folk rock approach. The band released its self-titled debut album in 2004 (produced by the Pernice Brothers' Thom Monahan), followed by 2006's To Find Me Gone. Vetiver's third LP is due for release in 2008.

Fast Facts

Years Active: 2004-Present
Members: Andy Cabic, Devendra Banhart, Otto Hauser, Kevin Barker, and Alissa Anderson
Label: Fat Cat Records
Named after a species of Asian grass
Was opening act for psych-folk matriarch Vashti Bunyan on her 2007 US tour

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Entertainment | Music | Rock | Folk | Indie

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Album Review: To Find Me Gone | Buy
Video: "Idle Ties"

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MSNBC.com: There's No Place Like Home (2006)
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Pitchfork: Devendra, Matmos, Vetiver Share Bad Trips for Book (2007)

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YouTube: "Down At El Rio" with Devendra Benhart
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YouTube: Vetiver Interview

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The New York Times: "Free Spirits in a Groove That’s Folky and Tribal" (2007)
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