Brian McMahan (born January 26, 1969) is an American musician from Louisville, Kentucky.

He was a guitarist and vocalist in the seminal rock bands Squirrel Bait[2] and Slint.

[3] After the breakup of the latter in November 1990, he went on to play with Will Oldham on his project Palace Brothers.

In 1994, McMahan formed The For Carnation[4] which acted as a creative outlet; he remains the only permanent member of the band.

He was also part of King Kong, a band formed by original Slint bassist Ethan Buckler.