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Cabic’s limited vocal powers are part of the problem. His dusty delivery is allusive when wrapped in instrumental swirls--asked to front up a song, it sounds merely flat.
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While laying his influences bare on a covers record may have tipped his hand as to what Tight Knit would sound like, there is little about this album that is predictable.
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Under The RadarWhilst perhaps not as cohesive as their debut or 2006's "To Find Me Gone," does nonetheless mark an intriguing point in the band's development. [Winter 2009, p.76]
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He could just be the thinking man's Jack Johnson: Cabic's clean playing and Cali vibe are pure mellow.
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A connoisseur of contemporary folk may find something to love in Andy Cabic’s latest offering. For the rest of us, Tight Knit will likely serve as little more than a relaxing soundtrack to our mid-afternoon siesta.
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There is such a thing as too much understatement, and Tight Knit features a veritable abundance of scarcities.
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Vetiver’s 2006 To Find Me Gone found that nice place for campfire listening, but tracks like Everyday and More Of This sound more like background tunes released for the purpose of selling a digital camera or a cellphone with really good reception.
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California dreaming, diminishing returns.