Phil cook megafaun full#

What do you listen to on the road?Д¬ook: Lots. RM: You talk about your surroundings as being important to you. RM: What do you think of when you think of Richmond?Д¬ook: D'Angelo, Spacebomb, Butcher Brown, Kuba Kuba.

Do you have a hidden talent?Д¬ook: I'm not ashamed to say that I have a gift at noticing when people change even the slightest thing about their hair. RM: Your obvious talents are music producer, manager and serious musician. We all push each other to improve our craft and skill. Also my friends in Durham (North Carolina) inspire me as well. RM: Where is the inspiration coming from?Д¬ook: Music from the South has always resonated in me - that being all the gospel and country, and anything from New Orleans, of course. I'd also describe it as very slow but worth it. Talk about your songwriting process.Д¬ook: I'd describe it as steeped and simmering, like marinating chicken breasts for a good fortnight. Richmond magazine: You just released your first album in which you wrote the lyrics. Expect low-simmering-energy gospel and folk with some doleful introspection. Cook took a few minutes out of his schedule to offer some insight into the show heвЂ™ll put on as he opens for Shovels and Rope. When he steps onto the Friday Cheers stage tonight (May 13), heвЂ™ll be freshly back from a gig in Ireland opening for the Tallest Man on Earth (Kristian Matsson) with his six-piece band, The Guitarheels.

Phil cook megafaun full#

The Wisconsin native also has just released his debut solo album, вЂњSouthland Mission.вЂќ The album is chock full of collaborations including his former bandmate and Bon IverвЂ™s frontman, Justin Vernon. In addition to those heavy hitters, heвЂ™s been working with the Blind Boys of Alabama as their musical director. Since taking a break from his four-piece psych-rock band Megafaun in 2012, heвЂ™s produced and played side guy for Kathleen Edwards, Amy Ray of The Indigo Girls, Alice Gerrard, The Mountain Goats, Hiss Golden Messenger and Richmonder Matthew E.