Vetiver - "Wonder Why"

Today, we get another treat from the Vetiverse in the form of "Wonder Why," the second single from Andy Cabic's forthcoming June 14th Sub Pop release, The Errant Charm. In sharp contrast to the hazy electronic loops of previous album leak "Can't You Tell," "Wonder Why" is about as straightforward as a pop song gets, chugging along pounding drums, a bright piano motif, and an easily repeatable chorus. If "Can't You Tell" is a smokey late-night touch of dreamy psychedelia, "Wonder Is Why" is a warm summer afternoon driving around town with the windows down and music blasting. One thing is for certain, for better or worse, Cabic has never sounded so polished.

Vetiver - "Wonder Why" (from The Errant Charm)

Vetiver - "Can't You Tell"

Sub Pop has released the first single from Vetiver's forthcoming fifth album, The Errant Charm, due out on June 14th. "Can't You Tell," the third track off the album, commences with a solo reverb-backed organ and proceeds to open up with a wide spectrum of sounds, some of which come as a surprise to the Vetiverse. While the acoustic guitar is a staple of Andy Cabic's recording, the track's drum loop and swirling backdrop of effected keyboards are unfamiliar additions to the usual acoustic instrument-oriented production. Cabic wrote much of The Errant Charm's songs while walking the streets of San Francisco and the hazy and lightly psychedelic "Can't You Tell" fits nicely into that backstory, operating with a movement both casual and unhurried.