Frontman Andy Cabic’s affinity for wheezing British folk — see the Incredible String Band, Bert Jansch, Vashti Bunyan — is long established, but on Vetiver’s third LP, Cabic tackles 1960s Americana, covering tracks by Guthrie disciples Michael Hurley, Derroll Adams, Townes Van Zandt, and others. Thing of the Past contains no original songs (although it’s unlikely that anyone without a nasty crate-digging habit will recognize most of these tracks), but Vetiver are awfully well suited to the material, and Cabic’s vocals — sweet, smooth, and golden — shine.
