Song of the Day - July 3, 2006

Vetiver is a type of grass that essential oils are extracted from for aromatherapy. It also goes by the alias Oil of Tranquility. Vetiver, the San Francisco based band, produces music of a tranquil nature, though they do have rare transgressions of a more agitated state. Their latest opus To Find Me Gone spends the majority of its time floating in the Sea of Tranquility. However, the track "Lost & Found" straddles the line between outright calmness and agitation. Their psych-folk tendencies are in full evidence as the song begins with soothing acoustic guitar and Andy Cabic's vocals, before launching into a galloping beat augmented with a wailing electric guitar. Click here to listen.

Note, Rhapsody has since removed "Lost & Found." As a result I have substituted the fine track "You May Be Blue" for song of the day honors. Click here to listen.