Josh Fauver
American musician (1978–2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joshua Donald Fauver (December 4, 1978 – November 2, 2018)[1] was an American musician. He served as the longtime bassist for the Atlanta, Georgia band Deerhunter from 2004 to 2012.[2] Fauver replaced second Deerhunter bassist Justin Bosworth in 2004 following Bosworth's death.[3] Fauver played on their debut self-titled album (2004), Cryptograms (2007), the Fluorescent Grey EP (2007), Weird Era and Microcastle (2008), Rainwater Cassette Exchange EP (2009), and Halcyon Digest (2010).[4]
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Birth name | Joshua Donald Fauver |
Born | (1978-12-04)December 4, 1978 Naperville, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | November 2, 2018(2018-11-02) (aged 39) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Genres | Indie rock |
Instrument(s) | Bass guitar |
Labels | Army of Bad Luck |
Website | armyofbadluck |
Fauver was a member of the following Atlanta DIY bands: the Mascara Aesthetic, Titus, Circle 5, Perpetual Sciamachy Theorem,[5] Electrosleep International[6] and S.I.D.S.,[7][8] and had his own solo project, called Diet Cola.[9] His independent label "Army Of Bad Luck", released albums for several Atlanta bands, such as Pleasure Cruise, Facehugger, and Battlecat, as well as Austin's Finally Punk and Portland's Hurry Up.[10]
On November 2, 2018, Fauver died unexpectedly in Atlanta, Georgia, aged 39.[10][11] Deerhunter revealed on social media that Fauver had died; a representative of the band confirmed the death. No cause of death was announced.[12][13]