Thing of the Past
Thing of the Past is the third studio album by the American folk band Vetiver, released in 2008 by Gnomonsong in the U.S. and FatCat Records in the UK.
The album consists of cover songs originally performed by songwriters that frontman Andy Cabic considers influential in his music and life. Several of the original authors appear as guests on their respective songs, including Michael [Hurley (musician)|Michael Hurley]. Recorded in spring 2007 in Sacramento and Los Angeles, the basic tracks, including all the guitars, drums, bass and some of the vocals, were recorded live in the studio. Cabic considered it his best album up to that point, calling it an "experiment" which offered him both "restraint and freedom".
Rhapsody praised the album, calling it one of their favorite covers albums.
Track listing
- "Houses" – 3:43
- "Roll on Babe" – 4:27
- "Sleep a Million Years" – 2:54
- "Hook & Ladder" – 3:10
- "To Baby" – 4:26
- "The Road to Ronderlin" – 2:24
- "Lon Chaney" – 4:21
- "Hurry on Sundown" – 6:29
- "The Swimming Song" – 2:41
- "Blue Driver" – 3:55
- "Standin'" – 3:39
- "I Must Be in a Good Place Now" – 4:30
Personnel
Musicians- Andy Cabic – vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, guitar
- Kevin Barker – acoustic guitar, guitar, banjo, vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar
- Sanders Trippe – guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals, harmonica, 12-string acoustic guitar
- Brent Dunn – bass, double bass, vocals
- Otto Hauser – drums, organ, vocals, piano
- Abigail Chapin – vocals
- Lily Chapin – vocals
- "Farmer" Dave Scher – keyboard, pedal steel, melodica
- Vashti Bunyan – vocals
- Jason Quever – piano, keyboard
- Michael Hurley – mock trumpet, vocals
- Meara O'Reilly – vocals
- Emma Smith – violin
- Ben Kunin – sarod
- Jonathan [Wilson (musician)|Jonathan Wilson] – acoustic guitar
- Thom Monahan – producer, engineer, mixing
- Andy Cabic – producer, art direction
- JJ Golden – mastering
- Adem Ilhan – additional recording
- Alissa Anderson – photography
- Nathaniel Russell – design, lettering