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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

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

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

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

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14. Kreps, Daniel (November 4, 2018). "Josh Fauver, Former Deerhunter Bassist, Dead at 39". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 27, 2018.

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