Supergroups often fall flat, rarely living up to lofty expectations. From time to time, say the Travelling Wilburys for example, great artists can spark something even greater. So how will Monsters of Folk fair? This is an indie rock supergroup if ever there was one. My Morning Jacket's Jim James teams with master songsmith M. Ward and the Bright Eyes tandem of Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis.The
THE ENTIRE MONSTERS OF FOLK ALBUM, SET TO RELEASE ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2009 IS STREAMING NOW ON THE BAND'S MYSPACE PAGE . LISTEN TO IT HERE . They will be playing a show at the Louisville Palace on Halloween this year. Tickets will be $43 / $33. Tickets can be purchased at The Louisville Palace Box Office, Monday - Friday Noon - 5pm, or at www.livenation.com or by phone 877-598-8698. Monsters of Folk - Say Please AN EVENING WITH MONSTERS [...]
The debut LP from Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes), Jim James (My Morning Jacket), M. Ward (She & Him), and Mike Mogis (Saddle Creek VIP) is streaming . Album's out 10/22. I forgot about this album until just now. Call me excited. [ via ]
In the spirit of super groups (see previous post), the weapon brings you Monsters of Folk. The name would be fitting if the band consisted of Will Oldham, Jeff Mangum, and Samuel Beam, but it doesn't. Members Conor Oberst , M. Ward , Jim James, and Mike Mogis are Monsters of Folk - and I'll be honest - they make me remember why I LOVED THE CRAP out of Fevers and Mirrors so hard (yes, I just said I loved something "so hard"....) when I was 16. The reason: BECAUSE ITS REALLY FREAKING GOOD. Period. And [...]
Filed under: News , Video , Exclusive The idea behind Monsters of Folk was actually pretty simple -- it's just a group of four friends who came together to form a band for fun. But those four friends happen to be well-known alpha males, each one a successful singer-songwriter in their own right, each one respected for leadership within their own projects (including Bright Eyes , My Morning Jacket and She and Him ), and each possesses their own distinctive creative vision. After all, the [...]
one album that is definitely near the top of my list of upcoming releases has to be the upcoming album by monsters of folk , the cheekily-titled indie rock supergroup comprised of m. ward, jim james of my morning jacket, conor oberst of bright eyes and producer mike mogis, also of bright eyes. weve only heard a few tracks so far, but from whats been released, the album sounds very promising. the tracks seem to cover a wide range of genres and you can definitely tell that each song sort of plays off the style of one [...]
Monsters of Folk have revealed a series of teaser videos for several tracks off their forthcoming, self-titled debut album. The indie supergroup, which is composed of singer-songwriter M. Ward , Bright Eyes ’ Conor Oberst , My Morning Jacket ’s Jim James , and producer Mike Mogis , have released 6 videos for 6 songs from the new album. The band are featured for a few moments on several of the short video clips. The bands debut album is due out September 22. [...]
mysterious 4th guy is exempt from my needless vitriol Hey, you know what would have been really cool 4 years ago, when each of these guys were making relevant music? A Monsters Of Folk album. You know what reeks of desperation because none of these guys have managed to make anything resembling a memorable song in at least 4 years? A Monsters Of Folk album. Get ready to shrug on 22 September. The Opening Acts
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Nach dem Reunionsfieber greift eine neue Krankheit um sich: Die Supergroupitis. Das Wort Supergroup ist drauf und dran zum Unwort des Jahres zu werden. 78s ist nicht ganz unschuldig an der Inflationären Verwendung des Begriffs, aber irgendwie muss man diese Kollaborationsdinger, bei denen lauter grosse Namen mitmischen, ja schliesslich nennen. Ein kurzes Resümee der aktuellsten Supergroup-Projekte: Them Crooked Vultures Besetzung: Josh Homme, Dave Grohl, John Paul Jones Seit einiger Zeit wird gemunkelt, dass Dave Grohl und Josh Homme mit dem Led Zeppelin-Bassisten John Paul [...]
Aug 5, 2009, 8:11am »78s
Das Wort Supergroup ist drauf und dran zum Unwort des Jahres zu werden. 78s ist nicht ganz unschuldig an der Inflationären Verwendung des Begriffs, aber irgendwie muss man diese Kollaborationsdinger, bei denen lauter grosse Namen mitmischen, ja schliesslich nennen. Ein kurzes Resümee der aktuellsten Supergroup-Projekte: Them Crooked Vultures Besetzung: Josh Homme, Dave Grohl, John Paul Jones Seit einiger Zeit wird gemunkelt, dass Dave Grohl und Josh Homme mit dem Led Zeppelin-Bassisten John Paul Jones zusammenspannen wollen. Seit dieser Woche ist nun der Name des Projekts bekannt: Das Trio [...]
Have I ever mentioned what's my second favorite super group of the year? Coming before The Dead Weather , and beneath the Josh Homme/Dave Grohl/J.P Jones extravaganza (you can't possibly compete with this. sorry) is the newly confirmed Monsters of Folk , comprised of Jim James (My Morning Jacket), M. Ward (solo/She & Him), Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes). Exactly what I thought too! The first single off the MoF's upcoming self titled is "Say Please," a song that we've had a chance to listen to for quite a while on the [...]
We asked you the other day whether Monsters of Folk were your cup of tea , and the reviews have mostly been positive. Now you'll get to see them up close and in person to decide. Messrs. James , Ward , Oberst and Mogis are bringing their little indie-folk supergroup to Oakland's Fox Theater on October 17th. This is sure to be a hot ticket in indie circles, but we've got the scoop on a pre-sale to help you pick one up. A limited number of tickets [...]
Monsters of Folk (otherwise known as the long-in-the-works collaboration between Conor Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward, and Mike Mogis) have 3 songs up for sale on iTunes from their upcoming self-titled album, due out on September 22nd. In addition to the previously available "Say Please," 2 other songs titled "The Sandman, The Brakeman and Me" and "Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.)" are now available. Hear the latter below: Monsters of Folk - "Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.)" I'm thrilled this stuff is finally being released. Mike Mogis is the lesser known [...]
when their powers combine these boys become ...Monsters of Folk ?
Monsters of Folk - Say Please Varför det inte skrivits något om Monsters of Folk här vet jag inte, men så är det av någon anledning. Därför får de bli en dagens låt(ar) helt enkelt. En mp3 dessutom. Monsters of Folk är Mike Mogis, Conor Oberst, M. Ward och Yim Yames. Gillar ni vad ni hör så kanske ni ska ta och köpa en biljett till deras spelning i Stockholm den 12 november. Biljett kan ni köpa här .
I shared with you all a couple of weeks ago about a new album that I was excited about called Monsters of Folk. For those of you that are interested in this supergroup, made up of Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis of Bright Eyes, and M. Ward, you will be excited to know that they are giving away one of the songs off of their new album for free. And they have announced a series of fall tour dates. Oddly enough I'd say that the song is pretty good mixture of each of their [...]
Enjoy your weekend, fölks. Now, Now Every Children “Everyone You Know” from Cars Black Hat Brigade “Zombie City Shake” from Fathers EP The Octopus Project “Wet Gold" from Golden Beds Lou Barlow “Gravitate” from Goodnight Unknown Monsters of Folk “Say Please” from s/t (M. Ward, Jim James, Mike Mogis, & Conor Oberst) Rock out with the Umlaut every Friday .
You have to be wary of supergroups. From the Traveling Wilburys (George Harrison, Tom Petty, Roy Orbinson, Bob Dylan and Jeff Lynne) to The Highwaymen (Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson) to Velvet Revolver (yikes), you never know what you're going to get. It could either be amazing energy or it could be [...]
So it's looking like our server problem might not get resolved. Subsequently, we're looking for an online server so we can keep sharing the music we love... which brings me to a question: do any of you out there in blog-land have any recommendations? Let us know in the comments or by email and we'll be getting this thing back up and in full-swing again soon! In other news, here's something I'm pretty excited about - M. Ward, Conor Oberst, and Yim Yames (Jim James of My Morning Jacket) are rearing to release their first record together as [...]
Monsters of Folk , the indie supergroup comprised of Jim James , Conor Oberst , Mike Mogis , and M. Ward , will release its self-titled debut album on September 22 via Shangri-La Music . To accompany this epic event, the group is setting out on a tour of the world, touching down all over the place to blow people's minds with their epic ways. As if such a possibility weren't enticing enough, the band is partnering with Air Traffic Control , a organization focusing on musicians' philanthropic and social change work, and will [...]
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