Josh Fauver
| Josh Fauver | |
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Fauver performing at an ATP Festival in 2010. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joshua Donald Fauver |
| Born | December 4, 1978 Naperville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | November 2, 2018 (aged 39) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Instrument | Bass guitar |
| Labels | Army of Bad Luck |
| Website | armyofbadluck |
Joshua Donald Fauver (December 4, 1978 – November 2, 2018) was an American musician. He served as the longtime bassist for the band Deerhunter from 2004 to 2012. Fauver replaced second Deerhunter bassist Justin Bosworth in 2004 following Bosworth's death. Fauver played on their debut self-titled album (2004), Cryptograms (2007), the Fluorescent Grey EP (2007), Weird Era Cont. and Microcastle (2008), Rainwater Cassette Exchange EP (2009), and Halcyon Digest (2010).
Fauver was a member of the following Atlanta DIY bands: the Mascara Aesthetic, Titus, Circle 5, Perpetual Sciamachy Theorem, Electrosleep International and S.I.D.S., and had his own solo project, called Diet Cola. 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.
On November 2, 2018, Fauver died unexpectedly in Atlanta, Georgia, aged 39. Deerhunter revealed on social media that Fauver had died; a representative of the band confirmed the death. No cause of death was announced.