# Megafaun > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Megafaun > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Megafaun.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megafaun > Source revision: 1345531784 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American psychedelic folk band Megafaun Megafaun logo designed by Aaron Draplin Background information Origin Durham, North Carolina Genres Psychedelic folk Years active 2008 (2008)–2012 (2012) Past members Brad Cook Phil Cook Joe Westerlund **Megafaun** is an American [psychedelic folk](/source/Psychedelic_folk) band based in [Durham](/source/Durham%2C_North_Carolina), [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina).[1] ## History Brothers Brad Cook (bass, guitar) and [Phil Cook](/source/Phil_Cook_(musician)) (keyboards) are from [Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin](/source/Chippewa_Falls%2C_Wisconsin), and Joe Westerlund (percussion) is from [Eau Claire, Wisconsin](/source/Eau_Claire%2C_Wisconsin). They first met at the [H.O.R.D.E.](/source/H.O.R.D.E.) festival in 1997, and played together in various combinations, including in [DeYarmond Edison](/source/DeYarmond_Edison) with [Justin Vernon](/source/Justin_Vernon).[2] After that band broke up in 2006, Vernon went on to record a solo project *[For Emma, Forever Ago](/source/For_Emma%2C_Forever_Ago)* as [Bon Iver](/source/Bon_Iver), and Westerlund and Brad and Phil Cook formed Megafaun. Megafaun's first release was *Bury the Square* in 2008, on which the band were described as "[doing] away with Edison's polite experimentation in favor of full-bore concrète music, harsh noise salvos, and wild free-jazz interventions".[3] The group's second album, *Gather, Form & Fly*, was released in 2009 on the Hometapes label. It was described by [Pitchfork Media](/source/Pitchfork_Media) as "a headily absorbing, occasionally unsettling listen",[4] and by [Drowned in Sound](/source/Drowned_in_Sound) as "a tapestry of sound collages and a freedom with form which creates a richly textured whole".[5] A third album, *Heretofore*, was released in 2010.[6] The self-titled *Megafaun* was released in 2011. Producer [Nick Sanborn](/source/Nick_Sanborn) played bass with Megafaun. Megafaun has toured with [The Mountain Goats](/source/The_Mountain_Goats), [Bowerbirds](/source/Bowerbirds_(band)),[2] [Akron/Family](/source/Akron%2FFamily), and in April 2012, The Drive-by Truckers, Damien Jurado (August 2012), among others. The band released its first music video, produced by the art collective Sirocco Research Labs, to promote the single "Carolina Days" on [Pitchfork.tv](/source/Pitchfork.tv) during the spring of 2011.[7] They played with [Arnold Dreyblatt](/source/Arnold_Dreyblatt) at the third annual [Hopscotch Music Festival](/source/Hopscotch_Music_Festival) in [Raleigh, North Carolina](/source/Raleigh%2C_North_Carolina), which took place September 6–8, 2012.[8] In October 2012, Megafaun announced on their website that they were going on indefinite hiatus "to re-tool the shed, so to speak."[9] ## Discography **Albums** - *Bury the Square* (2008), Table of the Elements - *Gather, Form & Fly* (2009), Hometapes - *Heretofore* (2010), Hometapes - *Megafaun* (2011), Hometapes ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-AAS_1-0)** Mongillo, Peter (2010) "Megafaun relaxes into headlining slot", *[Austin American-Statesman](/source/Austin_American-Statesman)*, April 27, 2010, p. D02 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Jarnow_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Jarnow_2-1) Jarnow, Jesse (2009) "[Megafaun's *Gather, Form & Fly*](http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/megafauns-gather-form-and-fly/Content?oid=1216628)", *[Independent Weekly](/source/Independent_Weekly)*, July 15, 2009, retrieved 2011-05-27 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Howe_3-0)** Howe, Brian (2008) "[Megafaun *Bury the Square*](http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12169-bury-the-square/)", [Pitchfork Media](/source/Pitchfork_Media), September 9, 2008, retrieved 2011-05-27 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Deusner_4-0)** Deusner, Stephen M. (2009) "[Megafaun *Gather, Form & Fly*](http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13223-gather-form-fly/)", [Pitchfork Media](/source/Pitchfork_Media), July 24, 2009, retrieved 2011-05-27 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Perry_5-0)** Perry, Kevin E.G. (2009) "[Megafaun *Gather, Form and Fly*](http://drownedinsound.com/releases/14761/reviews/4138185) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100615024448/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/14761/reviews/4138185) 2010-06-15 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)", [Drowned in Sound](/source/Drowned_in_Sound), October 19, 2009, retrieved 2011-05-27 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Thurston_6-0)** Thurston, Jason "[Megafaun Biography](http://www.allmusic.com/artist/megafaun-p1020348/biography)", [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic), retrieved 2011-05-27 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Megafaun Music Video Launched on Pitchfork « Sirocco Research Labs"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120306162954/http://siroccoresearchlabs.com/2011/04/megafaun-music-video-launched-on-pitchfork/). Archived from [the original](http://siroccoresearchlabs.com/2011/04/megafaun-music-video-launched-on-pitchfork/) on March 6, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Hopscotch Music Festival Lineup"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120421185835/http://hopscotchmusicfest.com/band/arnold-dreyblatt-and-megafaun/). Archived from [the original](http://hopscotchmusicfest.com/band/arnold-dreyblatt-and-megafaun/) on April 21, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Megafaun"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130724074511/http://megafaun.com/post/32668510618/see-yall-in-the-spring). Archived from [the original](http://megafaun.com/post/32668510618/see-yall-in-the-spring) on July 24, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2013. ## External links - [Megafaun](https://www.facebook.com/megafaun/) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF National United States Artists MusicBrainz --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Megafaun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megafaun) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megafaun?action=history)). 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