Raleigh-via-Eau Clair BTW Megafaun debuted impressively earlier this year with Bury The Square. The trio nip-and-tuck experimental tendencies (tape splicing, white noise colliding with banjo, junkyard-laced spring reverb, screeching feedback at the tail end of a quiet back porch lament)... CONTINUE READING QUIT YOUR DAY JOB: MEGAFAUN»
Posted on August 27, 2008 in MP3, Quit Your Day Job, Tour Dates (5 comments)
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You don't need us to tell you that if you want to see R.E.M. tonight you should have started lining up at Stubb's two days ago. Also you know how big these SXSW crowds are getting every year. The best... CONTINUE READING SXSW: WEDNESDAY FEATURED SHOWCASES»
Posted on March 12, 2008 in MP3 (2 comments)
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On their debut Bury The Square, Raleigh-via-Eau Clair trio Megafaun neatly splice together different strands of sounds, whether it's tape manipulated hoedowns ("Tired And Troubled") mournful, slow-blooming banjo-and-white-noise-laced epics ("Where We Belong"), or the rural barbershop doo wop of "Find... CONTINUE READING BAND TO WATCH: MEGAFAUN»
Posted on February 14, 2008 in Band To Watch, MP3 (14 comments)
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