Reviews3.5 stars out of 5 -- "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.", 4 stars out of 5 -- "It's their most melodically accomplished and wide-ranging effort yet....The delicate arrangements provide an object lesson in the virtues of understatement.", "The album, seamlessly transitioning between surrealist lullabies, playful, bobbing folk ditties, and bohemian berceuses, evokes the feeling of being gently rocked by the ocean waves.", 3 stars out of 5 -- "'Down From Above' has cascades of spangling acoustics and a dreamy, socially sculpted atmosphere...", "The music's unexpected twists and turns make you feel like you're the one who's fallen into a pleasant dream." -- Grade: A-, "TIGHT KNIT is built with a keen ear for detail, be it a subtle dose of pedal steel or a gently rippling guitar effect, and it features Cabic's most consistently engaging batch of songs to date.", 4 stars out of 5 -- "TIGHT KNIT is a beautiful, lazy album of befogged West Coast dreams....Cabic's amiable, balmy voice sings of freedom, escape and...generally not coming back. The perfect getaway.", "Cabic sings with silver-throated vocals and in some ways his songs hang loose....It feels both timeless and anachronistic -- like nature, Vetiver observes its own time.", "'On The Other Side' has a low-slung drum-machine groove that could have come from a Beck album, while 'Down From Above' gingerly dips its toe into a frosted pool of electronica."
Additional InformationVetiver's third album of original material, TIGHT KNIT, is even more easy-rolling and sunny-sounding than their earlier releases.