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His crooning has an absentminded, otherworldly quality that's perfectly lovely.
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Earlier Vetiver records cultivated an air of backwoods mysticism, heavy on acoustic picking and tribal percussion, but Tight Knit is a leap ahead, stepping out of the mists and shadows and into a warm, bright clearing.
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Tight Knit’s arrangements are rather tightly wound, with the album’s soothing vibe finely calibrated enough to excuse an outlying foray into languid funk.
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Alternative PressVetiver have previously been a little too left-of-center for any huge acclaim, but with Tight Knit, expect the blogosphere to light up. [mar 2009, p.107]
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On the surface, Tight Knit may sound like more of the same for Vetiver, and thankfully so. While the band reaches a bit further than previously, they are careful not to stretch too far, focusing instead on the continued refinement of their position as rock’s youngest elder statesmen.
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A subtle, intricate album that simply gets better with every listen. A bittersweet pleasure from beginning to end.
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The group aims to shed the "freak folk" misnomer once and for all with a gorgeous collection of rustic folk rock.
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MojoTight Knit is a beautiful, lazy album of befogged West Coast dreams. [Apr 2009, p.107]
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Q MagazineIt's their most melodically accomplished and wide-ranging effort yet. [Apr 2009, p.111]
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It might not be the best album Vetiver have made, but it's the most consistent and beguiling.
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With their boundaries and ambitions by now well established, on Tight Knit Cabic and company largely succeed in luring the listener hazily back in time and into Vetiver's comfort zone.
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Everything here, from the restrained pedal steel and drifty organ to the lyrics, reflects a gentle informality that has nothing to do with laziness and everything to do with following the flow.
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Andy Cabic's balmy folk songs pull from pert shades of doo-wop 'Everyday') and Latin syncopation ('Strictly Rule'). But his whispery voice can take on a Donovan-like sultriness, making a song such as 'Sister' far sexier than a song named 'Sister' should be.
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A sweet, cheery and summery collection of folk tunes that sometimes verges on a more commercial surfy sound akin to Jack Johnson while still remaining on the right side of lovely.