Dirty Impound

To say a band is capable of anything is usually either a vague threat or bald hyperbole. But sometimes it’s the only shorthand that will do when trying to capture the vast proportions of a truly open-minded, highly skilled group. It’s one of those descriptors that should be used sparingly like “genius” or “brilliant,” but if the phrase fits, well, you know. North Carolina’s Megafaun is capable of anything, and the hearty proof of that resides in their new mini-album Heretofore (released September 14 on Hometapes). Slice into this six-pack and one finds ring upon multicolored ring, thickly hued creative concentric circles within a tall, rooted structure, branches reaching outwards and upwards, foliage dense with shadows and snared sunlight. There’s something ancestrally rich yet newly grown about Megafaun, especially on Heretofore, where one can pick up on the minerals in their soil but can only guess at what will spring from their seed.
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