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Megafauna Consider Universal Consciousness on Metal-Tinged ‘Panpsychist’

“Can the whole house really hear me as I stroke my hair and these sheets?” Megafauna singer-guitarist Dani Neff asks herself (or maybe her house) on the Austin-based trio’s latest jaunt, “Panpsychist.” Though the track opens with a metal-touched riff, it slowly warps into a psychedelic excursion, more fitting of its theme: Panpsychism, the belief that all material objects have an element of consciousness.

Of the track, Neff tells SPIN, “It’s a mysterious stream of consciousness story about being isolated in your house and discovering that your surroundings are alive, being suddenly able to communicate with them.” The track is a second preview of their upcoming fourth LP Welcome Home, out May 27, produced by The Bright Light Social Hour’s Curtis Roush. Open your own consciousness to “Panpsychist” here and find Megafauna tour dates below.

Megafauna tour dates:

April 29 — San Angelo, TX @ Deadhorse
April 30 — El Paso, TX @ Mesa Music Hall
May 1 — Tucson, AZ @ Flycatcher
May 2 — Phoenix, AZ @ Chopper John’s
May 4 — San Diego, CA @ The Merrow
May 5 — Long Beach, CA @ Prospector
May 6 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Mint
May 7 — San Jose, CA @ Back Bar
May 8 — Sacramento, CA @ Starlite Lounge
May 10 — Oakland, CA @ New Parish
May 11 — Medford, Oregon @ Johnny B’s
May 12 — Portland, Oregon @ Hawthorne Lounge
May 13 — Seattle, WA @ Crocodile
May 14 — Vancouver, BC @ Falconetti’s
May 16 — Spokane, WA @ Palomino
May 17 — Missoula, MT @ Real Lounge – Stage 112
May 18 — Boise, ID @ Tom Grainey’s
May 19 — Ogden, UT @ Funk n’ Dive Bar
May 20 — Albuquerque, NM @ Sister Bar
May 21 — Norman, OK
June 11 — Austin, TX @ Empire Control Room – Album Release Show