Next month sees the debut of Justin Vernon’s (Bon Iver) collaboration with his Wisconsin brethren Collections of Colonies of Bees on their upcoming joint side-project Volcano Choir (out September 22 via Jagjaguwar).  We’ll be discussing the fruits of their labor, the LP Unmap, later this month.
Vernon, who seemingly appeared out of nowhere in late ‘07 [...]

(Diversions, a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing.)
Megafaun released their sophomore LP, Gather, Form & Fly,  this week on the rising Home Tapes label.  I’ve gushed about this band numerous times on AD in the past, and their performance at [...]

Today, North Carolina’s Megafaun released an mp3 for the “The Fade” — the fist single from their forthcoming LP Gather, Form & Fly that is slated to drop July 21st via Hometapes. More backwoods, experimental, weirdness ensues.  Can’t wait.
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Hearing Megafaun on record is one thing; seeing them live is another. Brad Cook, Phil Cook and Joe Westerlund whip up some of the most intriguing music nightly on stage that you could ask for in a live performance. They’ll be playing plenty at SXSW including Thursday at AD and MOKB’s  Vaya Con [...]

Alright, I can almost guarantee that regular AD readers will be into the following tunes; and hey, now that we’ve installed the streaming media player, you may as well stream a track…you know, save yourself that 20 seconds of downloading, and get your preview on.
Megafaun, which I misread as Mega”fun” several times last week (and [...]