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The Roots ask Jim James (My Morning Jacket, Monsters of Folk) for help in bumming us out.
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Today on Current Music:
+I may now die in peace because this is what I have been waiting for all summer! Monsters of Folk (Jim James, M.Ward, Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis= SUPERGROUP) reveal one track for us folk-indie-obsessed minds to drool over. All you have to do is say please (literally)!
+Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys (Akron, OH) plans North American solo tour. Some possible irony because he was practically solo before but nonetheless sure to continue melting music brains.
+And Q-Tip is coming out with a book? Maybe he will answer the question I spent many restless nights trying to answer: who IS Bonita Applebum?
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Monsters of Folk have premiered the official music video for “Dear God“. The video is for the second single off the band’s debut self-titled album released last year. The video was directed by Lauri Faggioni. Watch the video by following the link.Monsters of Folk have premiered the official music video for “Dear God“.... more
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Monsters of Folk have premiered the music video for “Say Please“. The track is off the band’s debut self-titled album which was released on September 22. The video features the entire band, which composes Jim James, Conor Oberst, M. Ward, and Mike Mogis.Monsters of Folk have premiered the music video for “Say Please“. The... more
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New Monsters of Folk Video: “Say Please”
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Monsters Of Folk are currently streaming their forthcoming album online.
The band’s self-titled debut album is now available to listen, in full, on the band’s Myspace page. The indie supergroup set to release the debut album September 22.Monsters Of Folk are currently streaming their forthcoming album online.
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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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Monsters of Folk have unveiled the album art for their forthcoming self-titled debut album. The album art, which was created by Matthew Hollings, features drawings of all four members of the band. The indie-super group consist of My Morning Jacket’s Yim Yames, Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis from Bright Eyes and M. Ward.Monsters of Folk have unveiled the album art for their forthcoming self-titled debut... more
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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.Monsters of Folk have revealed a series of teaser videos for several tracks off their... 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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Monsters Of Folk, the new sideproject band featuring Bright Eyes‘ Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, and M. Ward, have announced dates for a forthcoming North American tour. The jaunt is set to kick off October 13 in Vancouver, BC and will run through several major cities including Seattle, Los Angeles, and New York.Monsters Of Folk, the new sideproject band featuring Bright Eyes‘ Conor Oberst... more
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The Omaha World-Herald reports that Conor Oberst will release one more album as Bright Eyes and then retire the name. The album will come out on Saddle Creek Records in 2010, and it's the president of Saddle Creek, Robb Nansel, who spoke with the World-Herald. "My guess, based on what he's expressed to me, is that there will be one more Bright Eyes record and that will be it," Nansel told the paper.
Either way, Conor Oberst will continue to record and perform, but this might be the end for Bright Eyes. Currently Oberst is knee-deep in the Monsters of Folk project.The Omaha World-Herald reports that Conor Oberst will release one more album as Bright... more
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Monsters of Folk, the new sideproject band featuring Bright Eyes‘ Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, and M. Ward, are set to release their debut self-titled album on September 22. The album was self-recorded in Malibu, CA and Omaha, NE, and was produced by Mogis.Monsters of Folk, the new sideproject band featuring Bright Eyes‘ Conor Oberst... more
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Monsters of Folk, the new sideproject band featuring Bright Eyes‘ Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, and M. Ward, are giving away the first single off the band’s forthcoming self-titled album. Fans can headover to the band’s website, Monstersoffolk.com, and download the new single by simply entering the word “please”.Monsters of Folk, the new sideproject band featuring Bright Eyes‘ Conor Oberst... 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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