Megafauna stream full album via Brooklyn Vegan, North American tour starts this month

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“Austin’s Megafauna have stolen all the gnarly riffs in the world and slammed them together with singer/guitarist Dani Neff’s off-kilter vocals, delivered together with a raw punk energy to create three minutes of taut, muscular, yet zingily melodic rock.” — Noisey Austin trio Megafauna stream their entire forthcoming album starting today via Brooklyn Vegan. The album, Maximalist is available to listen/share HERE. Megafauna take to the road this month for extensive tour dates throughout North America in support of the album. Please see complete dates below. The driving anthem "Time To Go" recently premiered at Consequence of Sound, available to stream/share HERE. And, the band previously shared the first song from the album via Noisey.com. The track "Haunted Factory" is available to listen/share HERE. As the title to Austin trio Megafauna's sophomore album Maximalist might suggest, it's optimistic, expansive and unabashedly over-the-top; an endeavor to take music to its utmost potential. The band's supercharged mixture of sounds ranging from prog-rock flash to alt-rock iconoclasm to pithy power-pop and garage rock energy is as infectious as it is inclusive. Megafauna paves their own hook-laden path -- much like the Pixies and Queen, who taught the world that even the most unusual pairings of styles can result in unforgettable and eternal classics. Megafauna singer/guitarist Dani Neff was named Austin's Best Electric Guitarist by the Austin Chronicle. Although she's frequently referred to as a "shredder," one should never mistake her tasteful and clever virtuosity for flagrant flashiness. She's a woman of many talents: a dancer, musician, painter, feminist, lawyer, reiki practitioner, psychonaut -- clearly someone who embodies the maximalist philosophy. Maximalist was mixed by legendary engineer Tim Palmer (U2, Pearl Jam, David Bowie; recently featured in Tape Op Magazine) and recorded with Dwight Baker (Blue October, Bob Schneider) in Austin. Maximalist will be available on LP, CD and download on April 15th, 2014 via Danimal Kingdom. MEGAFAUNA LIVE: 04/24  Atlanta, GA @ Mammal Gallery 04/25  Athens, GA @ Go Bar 04/26  Raleigh, NC @ Slim's 04/27  Durham, NC @ Motorco 04/30  Philadelphia, PA @ North Star Bar 05/01  New York, NY @ Knitting Factory 05/02  Boston, MA @ Bill’s Bar 05/03  Providence, RI @ Columbus Theatre 05/04  Malta, NY @ Nanola 05/07  Toronto, ON, Canada Music Week @ Hard Luck Bar 05/08  Toronto, ON, Canada Music Week @ Bovine Sex Club 05/11  Ferndale, MI @ The New Way  05/13  Chicago, IL @ The Burlington 05/14  Indianapolis, IN @ Melody Inn  05/15  St. Louis, MO @ The Demo 05/16  Hot Springs, AR @ Maxine's Live 05/17  Denton, TX @ Dan's Silverleaf 05/28  El Paso, TX @ Low Brow 05/29  Tuscon, AZ  @ Flycatcher 05/30  Los Angeles, CA @ Casey's Irish Pub  06/04  Riverside, CA  @ Mission Tobacco Lounge  06/06  Los Angeles, CA  @ Los Globos  06/08  Long Beach, CA  @ Alex's Bar 06/11  San Francisco, CA @ Brick and Mortar  06/13  Portland, OR @ PALS CLubhouse 06/14  Seattle, WA  @ The Sunset 06/18  Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court 06/19  Denver, CO @ Lost Lake 06/20  Boulder, CO @ Illegal Pete's  06/21  Albuquerque, NM @ Sister Bar  Artist: Megafauna Album: Maximalist Label: Danimal Kingdom Release Date: April 15th, 2014 01) Eggs 02) Hug from a Robot 03) Touch The Lion 04) Time To Go (STREAM) 05) Two Headed Girl 06) Precious Blood 07) Haunted Factory (MP3) 08) This Town 09) Monsters Sleeping 10) Carnie Girl 11) Chromatic Fantasy On The Web: www.facebook.com/mymegafauna megafaunamusic.com megafaunamusic.bandcamp.com