Tight Knit
Archived January 07, 2009
Greetings in the new year! Hope all is well in your world, as it is in ours.
We finished off 2008 with some really fun shows, sharing the stage with the Black Crowes and playing parts of the U.S. many of us had never been to before. Thanks to Kevin Barker and Eric Johnson for rounding out the group with fresh dance moves and spot-on regional accents. I wouldn't have wanted to brave the cold weather with anyone else. Be on the lookout for Eric and his Fruit Bats on an upcoming west coast tour, as well as a killer solo outing from Kevin forthcoming this year on Gnomonsong.
Down below you will find a few of the many wonderful photos taken by the lovely Alissa Anderson, our ever-faithful merchandise coordinator and bearer-of-good-vibes, from this past tour. Of particular note would be the family jam portion of the Crowes set, when they threw caution to the wind and invited us up on stage to join them on a couple of traditional numbers. In Minneapolis we were reunited with our good friend Gary Louris, who we hadn't seen since earlier in the year on the tour we shared together. Good times. Dapper as ever, it was great to share the stage with him again, and in the company of the Crowes no less. Thanks for having us along, fellas! It was a blast.
In about a month from now, Feb. 17 to be precise, our new album Tight Knit will be available in stateside stores on our new label, Sub Pop. Shortly thereafter it will make its debut across the pond at our new home abroad, Bella Union. However, the foresighted folk at Sub Pop have enabled you to pre-purchase the album right now, and by doing so, you receive immediate access to a stream of the new record! What a very modern and appealing feature.
I'm also pleased to welcome to the touring line-up of Vetiver two new fresh faces...family really. Sarah Versprille will be accompanying us on keys and vocals and Daniel Hindman will be holding it down on bass. Brent has returned to the cozy confines of Charlotte to code and settle into some knot-tying, and though we'll miss his steady hands and warm ways, we're looking forward to the new hues of this ever-changing palette.
Yes, we're excited to return with all this shiny newness, with some fresh songs and travels, so be on the lookout for tour dates as they are devised. We'll be headed to the UK and Europe for a brief moment at the end of February, including a show with those harmonizing Fleet Foxes at the Roundhouse...quite a treat. An east coast jaunt down to Austin for SXSW will follow in March, as well dates on the west coast in April. Hope to see you along the way!
Vetiver at Herrick Chapel, Grinnell College, Iowa
At First Ave. in Minneapolis, with Gary Louris & the Crowes.
andy
(From 07/01/09 @ 11:49 AM)
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