Thing of the Past

Uncut (p.109) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The mood is sweet and slightly whacked-out, as Cabic brings campfire cheeriness to Norman Greenbaum's 'Hook & Ladder'..." Magnet (p.109) - "It's saying a lot that the most recognizable track here is 'The Swimming Song,' and it's this curatorial taste of the obscure that makes THING OF THE PAST more than a romp through the campfire favorites you've heard a thousand times." Dirty Linen - "There is a gorgeous cover of Iain Matthews Fairportish 'Road to Redemption'....The album concludes with a faithful rendering of Bobby Charles classic 'I Must Be in a Good Place Now.'" Q (Magazine) (p.148) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The highlight is Vashti Bunyan's lilting guest vocal on the beautiful 'Sleep A Million Years'....As educational as it is delightful." Paste (magazine) (p.65) - "Vetiver unearths gems from long-forgotten artists...[and] smooths out the kinds from Biff Rose's 'To Baby.' Elsewhere, Vetiver trolls deep album cuts from '70s troubadours...yet the whole album sounds of a piece." Clash (Magazine) (p.114) - "The clear highlight is 'Sleep A Million Years,' a woozily eerie collaboration with Vashti Bunyan. There's also a pleasingly poppy take on Biff Roses's 'To Baby'..."