Pocahaunted Explained

Pocahaunted
Origin:	Los Angeles, California
Genre:	Hypnagogic pop
Years Active:	2006–2010
Past Members:	Amanda Brown Diva Dompe Leyna Tilbor Britt Brown Ged Gengras Bethany Cosentino Cameron Stallones Bobb Bruno

Pocahaunted (often shortened by the band to P-haunt) was a hypnagogic pop project^[1] based in Los Angeles, California founded in 2005 by Amanda Brown and Bethany Cosentino.

History

Amanda Brown founded Not Not Fun Records in 2005; she and friend Bethany Cosentino formed the duo Pocahaunted the following year after Brown had a dream about it. Cosentino left the group in 2010 to attend college in New York City, founding the duo Best Coast with Bobb Bruno while there.^[2] This necessitated a lineup overhaul, including the addition of Brown's husband Britt on guitar, as well as Diva Dompe (Blackblack), Leyna Noel Tilbor (Psychic Reality), and M. Geddes Gengras. The group disbanded in August 2010.^[3]

Music

Pocahaunted's sound underwent many stylistic shifts. Their early music was primarily based on improvised drones and filled with disorienting reverb and dub production techniques. During this time, they often called themselves the "Olsen twins of drone", in a tongue-in-cheek manner. After Cosentino left, the new lineup re-emerged with a more upbeat, funk rock-based sound, while retaining dubby bass lines and a tribal overall sound.

Discography

Albums

• Moccasinging – Not Not Fun (2006)
• A Tear for Every Grain of Sand – Fuck It Tapes (2007)
• Pocahaunted – Ruralfaune [France] (2007)
• Split w/ Robedoor – Digitalis Recordings (2007)
• Rough Magic – Blackest Rainbow (2007)
• Chains – Teenage Teardrops (2008)
• Peyote Road – Woodist (2008)
• Beast That You Are – Night People (2008)
• Island Diamonds – Arbor Infinity (LP, 2008) / Not Not Fun (CD w/ 2 bonus tracks, 2008)
• Mirror Mics – Weird Forest (2008)
• Live from the New Age – Not Not Fun (2009)
• Passage – Troubleman Unlimited (2009)
• Make It Real – Not Not Fun (LP/CD/cassette) (2010)

EPs and singles

• What the Spirit Tells Me – Buried Valley (2006)
• Split w/ Mythical Beast – Not Not Fun (2007)
• Emerald Snake On Ruby Velvet – Not Not Fun (2007)
• Water-Born – Not Not Fun (2007)
• Native Seduction – Arbor (2007)
• Split w/ Charalambides – Not Not Fun (2008)
• Bearskin Rug – Not Not Fun (2008)
• Split w/ Orphan Fairytale – Release the Bats [Sweden] (2008)
• Gold Miner's Daughters – Excite Bike Tapes (2009)
• Threshold – Not Not Fun (2010)

External links

• Myspace
• [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p2126123/biography|pure_url=yes}} Biography] at AllMusic Guide
• Discography/reviews at Rate Your Music
• Discography at Discogs
• Interview in L.A. Record (Pocahaunted cover story), March 2008
• Interview in Tiny Mix Tapes, July 2008
• Official music video for "Ashes Is White" (2008; dir. by Luis Naranjo)
• Partial concert history

Notes and References

1. Book: Sheila. Whiteley. Shara. Rambarran. The Oxford Handbook of Music and Virtuality. January 22, 2016. Oxford University Press. 412.
2. News: Jarnow . Jesse . Pocahaunted Biography . . July 31, 2023.
3. News: Cosores . Philip . August 18, 2010 . R.I.P. Pocahaunted . . July 31, 2023.