Josh Fauver

Joshua Donald Fauver (December 4, 1978 – November 2, 2018)^[1] was an American musician. He served as the longtime bassist for the band Deerhunter from 2004 to 2012.^[2] Fauver replaced second Deerhunter bassist Justin Bosworth in 2004 following Bosworth's death.^[3] 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).^[4]

Josh Fauver
Fauver performing at an ATP Festival in 2010.
Background information
Birth name	Joshua Donald Fauver
Born	(1978-12-04)December 4, 1978 Naperville, Illinois, U.S.
Died	November 2, 2018(2018-11-02) (aged 39) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres	Indie rock
Instrument	Bass guitar
Labels	Army of Bad Luck
Website	armyofbadluck.com

Fauver was a member of the following Atlanta DIY bands: the Mascara Aesthetic, Titus, Circle 5, Perpetual Sciamachy Theorem,^[5] Electrosleep International^[6] and S.I.D.S.,^[7][8] and had his own solo project, called Diet Cola.^[9] 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.^[10]

On November 2, 2018, Fauver died unexpectedly in Atlanta, Georgia, aged 39.^[10][11] Deerhunter revealed on social media that Fauver had died; a representative of the band confirmed the death. No cause of death was announced.^[12][13]