Stereogum — Known for his presence in the Southern Americana scene -- in Justin Vernon’s pre-Bon Iver band DeYarmond Edison, as a member of North Carolina’s freak-folk band Megafaun, as a sideman in Hiss Golden Messenger, etc. -- Phil Cook has also carved ou... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Megafaun's Phil Cook and Swedish atmospheric folk singer Daniel Norgren are both touring North America, including some dates and festivals together and others separately. Continue reading… more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Earlier this year, the fine folks at Superior Viaduct reissued renegade composer Arnold Dreyblatt’s 1986 LP Propellers In Love, a work of intonated minimalism performed with his Orchestra of Excited Strings. Seeing William Tyler perform with Meg... more info

Stereogum — When 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

Brooklyn Vegan — Justin Vernon's high school band was not immune to the '90s ska craze. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Megafaun’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

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: 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

Brooklyn Vegan — Sylvan 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

Stereogum — Nick 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

Stereogum — Back 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