MEGAFAUN
Megafaun was a trio of the brothers Brad and Phil Cook and Joe Westerlund, all from Wisconsin. With Justin Vernon they had played in DeYarmond Edison, which moved from Eau Claire to Raleigh, North Carolina, and broke up in 2006. Vernon went on to record as Bon Iver, while the other three stayed in North Carolina and formed Megafaun in Durham. Their debut Bury the Square appeared in 2008, followed by Gather, Form & Fly on Hometapes in 2009 and a self-titled album in 2011. In 2012 they recorded Appalachian Excitation with the composer Arnold Dreyblatt, issued by Northern Spy in 2013. An indefinite hiatus was announced in October 2012.
Megafaun was a trio of the brothers Brad and Phil Cook and Joe Westerlund, all from Wisconsin. With Justin Vernon they had played in DeYarmond Edison, which moved from Eau Claire to Raleigh, North Carolina, and broke up in 2006. Vernon went on to record as Bon Iver, while the other three stayed in North Carolina and formed Megafaun in Durham. Their debut Bury the Square appeared in 2008, followed by Gather, Form & Fly on Hometapes in 2009 and a self-titled album in 2011. In 2012 they recorded Appalachian Excitation with the composer Arnold Dreyblatt, issued by Northern Spy in 2013. An indefinite hiatus was announced in October 2012.
