We are sorry to announce that this gig is cancelled, message from the artists:
“Unfortunately, due to the current ongoing Covid 19 situations and the complications this causes for international travel, Vetiver and Josh Rouse have had to cancel their February 2022 tour as it is not possible to reschedule this co-headline run. Both artists look forward to returning to EU/UK next time. All tickets will be refunded at their point of purchase.”
Melting Vinyl are delighted to announce a new Spring 2022 date at Lewes Con Club for its twin-billing of American folk/roots singer-songwriters. Please be reassured that all purchased tickets remain valid for the new date and venue. Tickets HERE
‘Vetiver’s music is subtle and slow-burning, destined for a more discerning alternative following’ – Folk Radio Vetiver is an American folk band formed in San Francisco in the early noughties headed by songwriter Andy Cabic.
Cabic’s music is nuanced and sensitive, with no glitz or grandstanding needed in order for it to be heard.
A longtime collaborator of Devendra Banhart, with whom he launched the the independent label Gnomonsong Recordings, he was also a member of the experimental electronic band Tussle, and as Vetiver, has toured with Vashti Bunyan, Joanna Newson, Fleet Foxes, Wilco, Banhart and many others.
In 2011, Cabic appeared on former Cardinals guitarist Neal Casal’s studio album, Sweeten the Distance and co-produced Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion album Bright Examples with Thom Monahan
Vetiver released their self-titled debut album in 2004 on indie folk label DiChristina, with follow up ‘To Find Me Gone’ in 2006. They released a covers album ‘A Thing of the Past’ on Gnomonsong. Subpop(US) and Bella Union(UK) have released Vetiver’s ‘Tight Knit’ (2009), ‘The Errant Charm’ (2011) and Complete Strangers (2015)
Josh Rouse “Like a baseball player who quietly hits 30 home runs every year or a golfer who regularly finishes in the Top Ten, Josh Rouse’s continued streak of excellence is easy to ignore and maybe even downplay a little” — Tim Sendra, Allmusic.com
Rouse’s songs present themselves to you with an open heart, an innate intelligence and an absolute lack of pretension. They are clear-eyed, empathetic and penetrating. Without pandering, they seek to satisfy both your ear and your understanding.
Rouse’s songs present themselves to you with an open heart, an innate intelligence and an absolute lack of pretension. They are clear-eyed, empathetic and penetrating. Without pandering, they seek to satisfy both your ear and your understanding.
Josh Rouse was born in Nebraska, and following an itinerant upbringing he eventually landed in Nashville where he recorded his debut Dressed Like Nebraska (1998). The album’s acclaim led to tours with Aimee Mann, Mark Eitzel and the late Vic Chestnut. The follow up- Home (2000)—yielded the song “Directions” which Cameron Crowe used in his film Vanilla Sky.
“Every time I’ve made a record, I’ve tried to make it different from the last one,” says Rouse. “I always became fascinated by a different style of music. But at the end of the day, no matter how eclectic I try to make it, it’s my voice and melodic sensibility that tie things together.”For his breakthrough album, 1972 (2003), Rouse decided to cheer up a bit. Noting that he’d earned a reputation for melancholy, he says, with a laugh, “I figured this is my career, I might as well try to enjoy it.” While the Seventies are often identified with singer-songwriters, Rouse was primarily attracted to the warmer sound of albums back then, as well as the more communal feel of the soul music of that time. The follow up, Nashville (2005) continued the hot streak and expanded his audience further.
After relocating to Valencia, Spain with his wife Paz, Rouse has released a steady stream of high quality songs and albums. Subtitulo (2006) contained the international indie folk hit “Quiet Town”. On El Turista (2010) he even experimented with writing and singing some songs in Spanish. In 2014, he won a Goya Award (the Spanish equivalent of an Oscar) for best song for “Do You Really Want To Be In Love,” from the film ‘La Gran Familia Española.’
The Embers of Time, was one of his strongest—self-described as “my surreal, ex-pat, therapy record.” He followed that up with Love In the Modern Age, which took its musical inspiration from the thinking man’s pop of the eighties: The Blue Nile, Prefab Sprout and the Style Council. And in 2019 he tackled the Christmas album on The Holiday Sounds of Josh Rouse but instead of well-worn carols or classics, he wrote an entire record of original holiday themed pop songs. www.joshrouse.com
