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Sylvan Esso Announce “Visual EP” Of Songs Re-Recorded With All-Star Backing Band

2690 days ago
StereogumWhen Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn first teamed up as Sylvan Esso -- she of the Appalachian vocal group Mountain Man, he of the weirdo folk-rock project Megafaun -- this was the hook: Here are two indie Americana musicians from North Carolina trying ... more info

watch Justin Vernon & Megafaun's high school band play a battle of the bands in 1998

3073 days ago
Brooklyn VeganJustin Vernon's high school band was not immune to the '90s ska craze. Continue reading… more info

Phil Cook – “1922” Video

3340 days ago
StereogumMegafaun’s Phil Cook recently went solo on the likably ramshackle new roots-music album Southland Mission, and now he’s made a video for his joyous cover of blues musician Charlie Parr’s “1922.” No Depression posted the Remedy-directed clip... more info

Megafaun's Phil Cook played Hopsotch, touring; watch a short documentary about his new album

3366 days ago
Brooklyn Veganphoto: Phil Cook @ Hopscotch 2015 (more by Kenneth Bachor) One of the shows we made sure not to miss at this year's Hopscotch Fest in North Carolina, was the all-local bill that featured Megafaun's Phil Cook and many others... more info

Nick from Sylvan Esso announces new solo project Made of Oak, touring ++ belated Sylvan Esso @ Prospect Park pics

3388 days ago
Brooklyn VeganSylvan Esso photos by Amanda Hatfield Made of Oak (photo by Endless Endless) Nick Sanborn, who you may know as half of Sylvan Esso (and Megafaun before that), has a new solo project called Made of Oak that will release... more info

Sylvan Esso’s Nick Sanborn Announces Debut EP As Made Of Oak

3388 days ago
StereogumNick Sanborn almost definitely eclipsed his participation in Megafaun with the popularity of Sylvan Esso, his collaboration with Amelia Meath. The electronic duo has become a festival staple over the past year since their very good debut album was re... more info

Phil Cook – “Anybody Else”

3394 days ago
StereogumBack in Megafaun’s early days, Phil Cook’s day job was clerking the record store he co-owned. It seems like he wouldn’t have time for that these days; aside from his integral role in groups like Megafaun, the Justin Vernon-affiliated GAYNGS and... more info

Watch Sylvan Esso’s Amelia Meath & Megafaun’s Phil Cook Cover Willis Alan Ramsey’s “Northeast Texas Women” In Durham

3448 days ago
StereogumAmelia Meath is a powerhouse of a woman. Most recently she’s been lauded as half of the electronic-pop duo Sylvan Esso, but Meath is also one of the founding members of the incredible all-female folk trio Mountain Man. This past Wednesday, 6/24, sh... more info

Megafaun's Phil Cook releasing his first solo album, touring

3466 days ago
Brooklyn VeganJustin Vernon associate Phil Cook, who played with him in Gayngs and pre-Bon Iver band DeYarmond Edison, and was a founding member of Megafaun with other DeYarmond Edison members, is releasing his first solo album this year. It's called... more info

Phil Cook – “Great Tide” (Stereogum Premiere)

3467 days ago
StereogumYou may recognize the name Phil Cook from his sideman gigs in Megafaun and Hiss Golden Messenger or his collaborations with Justin Vernon in Gayngs and DeYarmond Edison. Cook’s been lurking on the fringes of the South’s experimental folk-rock ren... more info

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