Of all the recent "supergroups" to have formed in recent months, Monsters of Folk is easily the biggest... and as we learned today, most likely to live up to the hype. On September 22nd, Conor Oberst, M. Ward, Jim "Yim" James "Yames", and Mike Mogis will finally put their five-year collaboration to record when they unveil Monsters of Folk . Today, the group gave its first official taste of what is to come with the release of a song entitled "Say Please". As you'll hear, Oberst and Ward handle most of [...]
It has finally been confirmed that the one time tour mates that called themselves the "Monsters of Folk" have recorded an album. This indie-rock supergroup is made up of M. Ward, Jim James (My Morning Jacket), Conor Oberst, and Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes producer). Talk of this album has been floating around the blogosphere ever since they first went on tour together in '04. It is great to finally receive news that this record is actually complete. The self-titled debut is set to be released 9/22 via Shangri-La. According to the press release, these four guys will be playing all [...]
As a lead-up to the long-awaited self-titled album release (Sept. 22nd) from Monsters of Folk , Jim James's supergroup that also features Conor Oberst, M. Ward, and Mike Mogis, his new alter-ego Yim Yames will release a six song tribute to George Harrison. The album will feature two Harrison-penned Beatles tracks and four solo works. Apparently "Yim" recorded the album a few days after Harrison died in 2001. A portion of the album's proceeds will benefit Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary [...]
Expecting to see My Morning Jacket sometime soon? Don't count on it. After spending the last year releasing Evil Urges and then touring the globe in support of it, the Louisville rockers have reportedly decided to take a break. Drummer Patrick Hallahan shared the obvious with Spinner.com backstage at Bonnaroo earlier this month: "Right now, honestly, we've just taken a big hiatus," Hallahan notes. "We've been touring for eight years straight. We all have other things going on right now." We say obvious because it's not like the [...]
Filed under: News , Exclusive My Morning Jacket has a history of performing career-defining shows at Bonnaroo, but they weren't on this year's lineup. That didn't stop drummer Patrick Hallahan from going anyway, as a fan. It's not that My Morning Jacket decided to just skip Bonnaroo - they're not playing anywhere, any time soon. "Right now, honestly, we've just taken a big hiatus," Hallahan admitted to Spinner while enjoying a beer backstage. "We've been touring for eight years straight. We all have other things going on right now." [...]
Back in 2004, the formidable trio of Conor Oberst, Jim James and M. Ward teamed up for a tour they dubbed Monsters Of Folk . Each artist delivered a solo set, where they often interpreted each others material, that often culminated with all three on stage at the end for some spirited covers and a mixed bag of the artists' tunes. Earlier this year news surfaced that trio had plans to collaborate and record an album together. Well, the band's debut effort now has a release date and will hit store shelves on September 22. [...]
When I think of a supergroup entitled Monsters of Folk , I can't help but picture a skinny white guy strapped into an acoustic guitar yelling to an arena full of beatniks, "For those about to folk, we saluuuuute you!" Well, I got the skinny-white-guy part right. For in the vein of Velvet Revolver and Tinted Windows, Monsters of Folk - which will be releasing a self-titled album September 22 - consists of Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, My Morning Jacket's Jim James and M. Ward's (also She & Him's) M. Ward. So, [...]
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Back in 2004, indie folk/rock troubadours M. Ward, Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes, and Jim James of My Morning Jacket caught lightning in a bottle when they shared a stage for the aptly-dubbed "Monsters of Folk" tour. The tour led to a series of collaborations. James, with his unworldly falsetto, provided backup vocals for Ward on Transistor Radio 's "Fuel For Fire" and Post-War 's "Magic Trick" and on Oberst's "At The Bottom of Everything"—the pinnacle of the Bright Eyes masterpiece I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning . Ward and Oberst then sung together on the Traveling Wilbury's cover "Handle With Care" orchestrated [...]
So because I REALLY don't want to be at work today, I am procrastinating and writing up a little note for y'all. Moving sucks. Just going to throw that out there. But there is some pretty sweet music that's about to drop, has dropped, and has been getting buzz lately that has been keeping my spirits up as I try to unpack and reorganize my life. But before I start on that, I just want to let you know that I've caught the Twitter bug. Follow me on there and you'll get random musings and notices about new posts. [...]
My Morning Jacket 's Jim James, Bright Eyes ' Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis , and M Ward have teamed up and started a new band. The band called Monsters Of Folk , are set to release their debut self-titled album on September 22nd. The forthcoming album was recorded earlier this year in Malibu and will feature all four band members vocals on varying tracks. All four also swap instruments throughout the album. [...]
Ya tenía bastante tiempo el rumor de que algunos de los máximos representantes norteamericanos del folk independiente actual: Conor Oberst, M. Ward y Jim James, harían un álbum en conjunto; lo comentamos hace casi un año . Afortunadamente ya es oficial, el lanzamiento de esta histórica colaboración será el 22 de septiembre. Hay que señalar que no son solamente ellos tres, de hecho la banda es un cuarteto que lo complementa Mike Mogis, productor de los discos de Bright Eyes, e inevitablemente también de éste. El proyecto se llama Monsters of Folk [...]
Do you like Bright Eyes ? Love M. Ward ? Are you a fan of My Morning Jacket ? Soon you'll be able to get all three in one package. Prepare yourself for The Monsters of Folk . The band is a collaboration between Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, and M. Ward . They are indeed the monsters of folk; between the three of them they have released brilliant, genuine albums that range from freak-folk to straight-up-country. It'll [...]
My apologies for having been MIA for the last week. My job in real life is taking more energy than I'd anticipated. Nonetheless, I'm working on some album reviews, and I offer this pre-weekend news roundup for your perusal: Drowned in Sound reports that Conor Oberst, M. Ward, Mike Mogis and Jim James have recorded a [...]
Talk about a supergroup! Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes), Mike Mogis (also from Bright Eyes), M. Ward, and Jim James (My Morning Jacket) are teaming up for a new project called Monster of Folk. That seems like a powerhouse collaboration if I've ever heard one. The band's self-titled debut album will be released on September 22. The tracklisting for the record is below. Considering this whole thing started because of these guys touring together back in 2004, is a Monster of Folk tour too far off? Tracklisting for Monsters of Folk : 1. Dear God (sincerely [...]
And just as if by magic, Connor Oberst, M. Ward and Jim James are releasing an album entitled, conveniently, Monsters of Folk (via @Pitchforkmedia ), which has been in the recording process for over two years betwen those dudes' other projects. Find the tracklist after the jump. 01 Dear God (sincerely M.O.F.) 02 Say Please 03 Whole Lotta Losin' 04 Temazcal 05 The Right Place 06 Baby Boomer 07 Man Named Truth 08 Goodway 09 Ahead of the Curve 10 Slow Down Jo [...]
Photo courtesy of Exclaim! Worst band name ever? Maybe, but damn this is gonna be good. Three of indie-folks superstars have teamed up with producer/Bright Eyes member Mike Mogis under the moniker Monsters of Folk to release a self-titled album on September 22nd. They've collaborated many times over the past few years, including a show I saw at Warsaw in Brooklyn when James sat in with M. Ward. In 2004, the original Monsters of [...]
Monsters of Folk (Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, Jim James, M Ward) self titled debut Sept 22 Monsters of Folk – comprised of Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis , My Morning Jacket's Jim James and singer/songwriter M.Ward – will be releasing their first collaborative album on September 22nd. The self-titled effort was recorded in Malibu, CA and Omaha, NE, and produced by Mike Mogis. 1. Dear God (sincerely M.O.F.) 2. [...]
What great news to send everybody into the weekend! Monsters of Folk – comprised of Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis , My Morning Jacket's Jim James and singer/songwriter M.Ward – will be releasing their first collaborative album on September 22nd . I can remember seeing this collection (sans Mogis) on Austin City Limits years ago. During that performance they demonstrated what their collaborative songwriting would sound like. According the the press release, "The songs – some road-worn fables, [...]
Monsters Of Folk will see daylight on 9/22. It features: 1. Dear God (sincerely M.O.F.) 2. Say Please 3. Whole Lotta Losin' 4. Temazcal 5. The Right Place 6. Baby Boomer 7. Man Named Truth 8. Goodway 9. [...]
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