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As far as monsters go, the Monsters of Folk are a pretty tame bunch.
There’s no roaring or mayhem on the group’s superb and spooky self-titled debut, out Sept. 22. Instead there is a lot of finely crafted singer-songwriter fare from three of indie rock’s most vaunted troubadours - M. Ward, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes - and one of the genre’s most respected musician-producers Mike Mogis, who has produced Ward and played in Bright Eyes.
The quartet originally hooked up during a joint outing in 2004. That tour’s road manager bestowed the tongue-in-cheek moniker - a play on the ’80s Monsters of Rock metal tours - and ever since they’ve been trying to find a way in their busy schedules to work together again.
“We haven’t been strangers over the last few years,’’ says Ward, who in addition to his solo career works on the side project She & Him with actress Zooey Deschanel. “We’ve been playing on each other’s projects here and there but, yeah, getting the four of us into a room together required arranging.’’
Monsters of Folk myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/monstersoffolk
For the rest of the story: http://bit.ly/KY6sIAs far as monsters go, the Monsters of Folk are a pretty tame bunch.
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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 band members are Conor Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward and Mike Mogis.
But rather than turning into a clash of the titans, the Monsters of Folk were able to achieve unity, driven by their mutual respect and love for each other's music. Spinner gathered all of them together in a Santa Monica hotel room recently to discuss the making of their self-titled album and, of course, each other.The idea behind Monsters of Folk was actually pretty simple -- it's just a group... more
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The supergroup consisting of Conor Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward, and Mike Mogis are streaming three tracks off their upcoming album on their MySpace page. Fans can now get a better idea of what to expect from their highly-anticipated album, due out September 22nd, this fall.
Check out http://www.myspace.com/monstersoffolkThe supergroup consisting of Conor Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward, and Mike Mogis are... more
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Conor Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward and Mike Mogis' super group have just made available their track "Say Please" on their website. All you have to do is say please!Conor Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward and Mike Mogis' super group have just made... more
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For a while now, all people have really had to go on with regard to this Monsters of Folk collaboration is a release date and an empty website. Now, thanks to NME, Jim James, Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, and M. Ward dish a little about their haunted recording sessions in Malibu.For a while now, all people have really had to go on with regard to this Monsters of... more
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