Megafaun Set to “Fly” On New LP

July album will be accompanied by a tour.

By Blurt Staff

Hometapes is will be releasing Durham, NC, combo Megafaun's second album Gather, Form & Fly on July 21^st. It's billed as "a monument to a band that hundreds have experienced on stages, under trees, in galleries, on floors, in headphones, and through radios-with-the-windows-down over the past three years....  a record that is an ode to death, love, musical history (from blues to musique-concréte), community, tradition, and experimentation. In all, it's an ode to the listener."

Want a free taste? Check it out: Megafaun -- "The Fade"

Based in Durham, North Carolina, Megafaun was built by brothers Brad and Phil Cook and fellow Eau Claire, Wisconsin native Joe Westerlund. The trio, plus longtime friend Justin Vernon (a.k.a. Bon Iver), made the cross country move together from WI to NC as the band DeYarmond Edison, ultimately splitting in 2006. Megafaun was born from those ashes and proceeded to record the remarkable album Bury the Square in 2007. The band found a home on the road, additionally collaborating with friends (they also joined Akron/Family and Dreyblatt as backing band).

Brad, Phil, and Joe have been playing in bands together since 1997, after meeting at jazz camp in Wisconsin as teenagers. With the end of DeYarmond Edison, says Phil, "Brad and I left our primary instruments behind and picked up secondary ones. We booked a seven day tour without having written any songs." "We've become song writers collectively and individually through the birth of this band," adds Joe, "and Gather, Form & Fly marks a huge growth and change in our thinking about time and song form."

Track List:

1. Bella Marie
2. Kaufman's Ballad
3. The Fade
4. Impressions of the Past

5. Worried Mind

6. The Process

7. Solid Ground

8. Darkest Hour

9. Gather, Form and Fly

10. Columns

11. The Longesty Day

12. Guns

13. Tides

Megafaun will also embark on an extensive tour in support of Gather, Form & Fly with Bowerbirds beginning in July:

07/06/09 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
07/07/09 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
07/10/09 - Providence, RI - Club Hell
07/11/09 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall
07/12/09 - Cambridge, MA - TT The Bear's Place
07/13/09 - Montreal QC, Canada - La Sala Rossa
07/14/09 - Toronto ON, Canada - Sneaky Dees
07/15/09 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern
07/16/09 - Pontiac, MI - The Pike Room at The Crofoot
07/17/09 - Indianapolis, IN - Vollrath Tavern
07/20/09 - Iowa City, IA - The Mill
07/21/09 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry
07/22/09 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown
07/26/09 - Denver, CO - Hi Dive
07/27/09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
07/29/09 - Vancouver BC, Canada - The Biltmore Cabaret
07/30/09 - Seattle, WA - Triple Door
07/31/09 - Anacortes, WA - Department of Safety
08/01/09 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
08/03/09 - San Francisco, CA - Cafe du Nord
08/04/09 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
08/05/09 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
08/06/09 - Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room
08/10/09 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
08/12/09 - Denton, TX - Hailey's
08/13/09 - Austin, TX - The Mohawk
08/14/09 - Houston, TX - Walter's On Washington
08/15/09 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
08/16/09 - Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree
08/17/09 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl