Later this week, I’m going to get to all the bands that I caught down at SXSW – a little late on that, but I do hold down a real day job too. Before I divulge that list wanted to share the music of one of the bands that I had circled on my schedule and that I had the pleasure to check out – Vetiver.

For a long time this band had been lumped among the recent crop of freak-folk acts – mainly do to their close association with that scene’s most identifiable face Devendra Banhart. With a move to Sup Pop for their latest release, Tight Knit is an instantly accessible album of gentle folk-rock inspired more by the Grateful Dead’s Americana period than maybe some of their more obscure bands they’ve namechecked in the past. Let’s check out their hilariously tongue-in-cheek video for Everyday, which is inspired by the ones that accompany karaoke songs…

The band kicks off their month and a half long North American tour on April 4, with a stop at Brooklyn’s Bell House on May 7. See ya there!

Jeffrey Greenblatt

Jeff joined the Hidden Track team full-time in 2008 and helps guide the site in his role as Managing Editor and Social Media Coordinator. Each week Jeff pens Pullin' 'Tubes, Tour Dates and Bloggy Goodness in addition to features, video posts and more. Jeff is a graduate of The George Washington University ('98), with a degree in Journalism, and has worked in the media and technology industry for the likes of MTV, VH1, A&E and Joost.

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