07/26/09
Hi Dive Denver, CO
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Megafaun is a neckbeard, folky band from North Carolina. Pitchfork loves them (recently gave Gather, Form & Fly a 8.1/10) and Stereogum calls the trio, band to watch: "neatly splice together different strands of sounds".
It would seem they've continued their strange mixture of sound on their latest album, Gather, Form & Fly (just released July 21th on cute and awesome handmade Hometapes Records).
Starting with a simple mostly-acoustic instrumental "Bella Marie", it quickly turns into mountain folk banjo-driven "Kaufman's Ballad"- which I quite like. There's old timey pianos on "Impressions of the Past" (the first part of the song is pretty not listenable to me), reflective country folk on "Worried Mind", hoedown/goodtime jam on "The Process".
They also seem to enjoy pitting opposites against each other, like organic sound (the rain and birds on "Darkest Hour") mixed with weird warped computer sounds effects. I could go on, but let's just say that Megafaun's music are all over the place, yet strangely remaining true to their folk roots (possibly due to their banjo and harmonica usage). While I think this will work for most people, I feel the album is too uneven for me.
When the band is at their best, is when they start sounding like early R.E.M., especially on "The Fade". Unfortunately, none of their other songs is like this one.
If you don't mind or enjoy a variety of different genres, check out Megafaun. You can pick up Gather, Form & Fly from Hometapes Records or, alternatively, Amazon and iTunes.
It would seem they've continued their strange mixture of sound on their latest album, Gather, Form & Fly (just released July 21th on cute and awesome handmade Hometapes Records).
Starting with a simple mostly-acoustic instrumental "Bella Marie", it quickly turns into mountain folk banjo-driven "Kaufman's Ballad"- which I quite like. There's old timey pianos on "Impressions of the Past" (the first part of the song is pretty not listenable to me), reflective country folk on "Worried Mind", hoedown/goodtime jam on "The Process".
They also seem to enjoy pitting opposites against each other, like organic sound (the rain and birds on "Darkest Hour") mixed with weird warped computer sounds effects. I could go on, but let's just say that Megafaun's music are all over the place, yet strangely remaining true to their folk roots (possibly due to their banjo and harmonica usage). While I think this will work for most people, I feel the album is too uneven for me.
When the band is at their best, is when they start sounding like early R.E.M., especially on "The Fade". Unfortunately, none of their other songs is like this one.
If you don't mind or enjoy a variety of different genres, check out Megafaun. You can pick up Gather, Form & Fly from Hometapes Records or, alternatively, Amazon and iTunes.
07/25/2009 09:39:06 ♥ vu (
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