Knowtice (New) Music: Vetiver "Current Carry" About Vetiver is what Iāve been calling my songs and recordings since about 2003 or so. I live in San Francisco, have since 1998. My touring band and the musicians Iāve recorded with over the years are always changing, though many friends and players have stayed with me over albums and tours. The one constant has been Thom Monahan who has engineered and co-produced every Vetiver album. Thom lives in L.A., where most of Complete Strangers was recorded. The album came together slowly over demos at my home in San Francisco and quick trips to L.A., continuing on with Thom at his studio. It moved in fits and starts for a couple years. Once we had the basic arrangements we jumped in the studio with Bart Davenport, Gabe Noel and Josh Adams for a few days to put down rhythm tracks. Thatās when the album really took shape. Thom & I fleshed everything out with a few more musicians in San Francisco & L.A. and eventually Complete Strangers arrived. The songs on Complete Strangers bear some resemblance to the albumās title. They share things in common but come from different places, different times. āStranger Stillā is an anthem for insomniacs, illuminating the hours when the world exceeds our grasp. āFrom Now Onā rings out some emotional tinnitus, the moment a night runs away from you, when freedoms turn into responsibilities. The album builds around dualities, the way people pair at parties. āCurrent Carryā percolates with the confidence of love, while āConfidingā reveals how vulnerable we are chasing love. āBackwards Slowlyā and āEdgarā are vignettes of transition, more ebb than flow. As with many of Vetiverās better moments, sunshine is only a chord away from melancholy. An introspective lyric underlies an extroverted chorus. Subtlety tries to be outgoing, loneliness familiar, in an effort to connect the dots of lifeās ellipsis. Iām still figuring the album out. It feels like someone Iāve just met yet known for a long time. ā Andy Cabic (Source: www.vetiverse.com)
