i first heard this track by megafaun last week and it immediately made the list of upcoming dailybeatz tracks. but then i read a little about the band and was extremely surprised at what i found out, but it makes a lot of sense when you hear the band. as it turns out, the band is made up of brad and phil cook from durham, nc and joe westerlund from eau claire, wi. but before they were megafaun, they were deyarmond edison, and they had one additional member who was, you guessed it, justin vernon aka bon iver. so while i thought his debut “for emma forever ago” was really his first foray, we’ve now discovered that prior to that release, he was involved in projects with both megafaun AND volcano choir. i wonder what else this guys got up his sleeve.

the track is entitled “the fade” off their second album “gather, form and fly” and it is banjo-laden folk goodness any way you slice it. theres a sort of reverb on the never still banjo that just makes this song feel so full when its layered over the harmonies that are laid over most of the lyrics. and if that wasnt enough folk for you, the slide guitar solo (or is it still a banjo?) near the end of the track will probably do it. theyve still got a few tour dates this fall in the states with bon iver and then with the dodos and then theyll be heading overseas for a bit, so catch them if you can.

megafaun – the fade

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