Josh Fauver

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]}