Bon Iver. Oh yeah that guy. Is it a guy? It sounds like a name... Actually, is it a band? Well, whoever it is, it created two of 2008's best songs by way of "Re:Stacks" and "Skinny Love", and an album to treasure: "For Emma, Forever Ago".
That's about as much as most people know about BI.
They are, in fact, a group, led by Justin Vernon (also leader and founder of Gayngs).
So.... then, who's Megafaun? Vernon's first group, that's who. Now Vernon-less, you would have thought there might be something missing in their sound. But no.... they are creating some of the best Country music in the world right now. Just like Mumford and Sons brought bluegrass to the masses, sounding like a trendy Punch Brothers, Megafaun could do the same for Americana, possibly becoming a Wilco for the skinny jeans generation. Their swooning country rock n roll emanates nostalgia, yet it still feels refreshing. The melancholy lyrics are painfully clear and painfully meaningful. Here's their song "Volunteers", a song which encompasses Band of Horses' and Turin Brakes' best, most "Country" moments:
