You’d be hard-pressed to find a band right now making more casually penetrating, haunting American roots music than Megafaun. The Carolina-via-Wisconsin outfit is preparing to release their Heretofore, a full-length effort that would be even harder-pressed to eclipse the beauty of Gather, Form & Fly, last year’s criminally slept-on LP of theirs. But judging by the sweet, banjo-fied breeze of “Volunteers”, they’ve done it. It’s a song that’ll knock you down quietly, whether your brace yourself or not. (via MBV)

Megafaun, “Volunteers”

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Heretofore is out September 14 via Hometapes.

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