| Birth Name: | Joshua Donald Fauver |
| Birth Date: | 4 December 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Naperville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Genre: | Indie rock |
| Instrument: | Bass guitar |
| Label: | Army of Bad Luck |
| Associated Acts: | Deerhunter, Vera Fang, Diet Cola, Bushwalking,[1] Electrosleep International, S.I.D.S., Stickfigure Records, Goodnight Records, Circle 5 |
Joshua Donald Fauver (December 4, 1978 – November 2, 2018)[2] was an American musician. He served as the longtime bassist for the Atlanta, Georgia band Deerhunter from 2004 to 2012.[3] Fauver replaced second Deerhunter bassist Justin Bosworth in 2004 following Bosworth's death.[4] 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).[5]
Fauver was a member of the following Atlanta DIY bands: the Mascara Aesthetic, Titus, Circle 5, Perpetual Sciamachy Theorem,[6] Electrosleep International[7] and S.I.D.S.,[8] [9] and had his own solo project, called Diet Cola.[10] 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.[11]
On November 2, 2018, Fauver died unexpectedly in Atlanta, Georgia, aged 39.[11] [12] Deerhunter revealed on social media that Fauver had died; a representative of the band confirmed the death. No cause of death was announced.[13] [14]
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