Album: Gather, Form And Fly
Song: Impressions Of The Past
The Southern US neo-folk movement has contributed a hell of a lot to my recent listening habits. Sam Beam is the freaking man. Bon Iver is in heavy rotation. Fleet Foxes? Mighty fine. And to that list I must add -- for the genre obsessed -- the country-rockish-folky-bluegrass-jazzy-inflected stylings of the righteously awesome, Megafaun.
This isn't their best song. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a decent video of their brilliant acid-tinged tune, "Kaufman's Ballad"* which re-tells the infamous events surrounding Phil Kaufman and the death of his friend Gram Parsons. (If you're unfamiliar with the story, it's pure comedic badass in the best rock'n'roll tradition. Well worth the read.) Nevertheless, "Impressions of the Past" does a pretty good job of encapsulating the band's diverse output. Enjoy!
Oh yeah, one last thing. Megafaun doesn't have its own Wikipedia entry. We're really digging at the bottom of the barrel.
* Actually, I just watched the live performance of "Kaufman's Ballad" provided in the link...and it's pretty good. But I didn't want to go back and rewrite this post. So you're stuck with the other tune.
Suck it, Trebek.
I actually love the album Gather, Form And Fly. And I do prefer Kaufman's Ballad myself. Also, please categorize all of the bands you mentioned in this post under "beard rock". That is the genre, and there is no arguing with it.
ReplyDeleteI hear ya, li'l dawg. How right you are.
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