The indie supergroup Mosnters of Folk have released a new video for the track 'Say Please. The band seems to radiate an old time feel. They perform very formally in suits looking dapper. Their video forcus of them in studio. Now this new video shows the guys coming together...Click the link to read more
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Over the past few days, Monsters of Folk have been putting out a slew of live videos from a recent studio session they did. Here's the latest one for the Oberst penned track "Temazcal". To be honest, I was a little bit put off when I saw M. Ward taking over vocal duties [...]
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The Monsters Of Folk are in town this week to play a few shows, so they decided to swing by Late Night With Jimmy Fallon to perform with The Roots. Fallon and Co are taking full advantage of having a great late night band and putting them to use whenever possible for these team-ups. The [...]
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The supposed one-off show from monsters of folk, err, Monsters of Folk has morphed into a two-off with the addition of a show in Wales. For those who don't know already, Monsters of Folk is a collaborative venture featuring Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis of Bright Eyes, M.
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Monsters of Folk’s self-titled debut, out now on Shangri-La Music, has hit #15 on the Top 200 chart, selling nearly 35,000 albums in its first week of release. The Top 20 album is the first recorded collaborative effort of the group’s acclaimed members - Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis,My Morning Jacket’s Jim James and singer/songwriter M.Ward.read more
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Monsters of Folk just finished up their US and Europe tour dates. If you were like me, and didn't live anywhere near any of the scheduled dates, here's a bootleg of the show in Philadelphia, PA. Featuring 31 songs, the band not only played songs off of their self-titled debut, but did an [...]
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A few days after Halloween, Monsters finally arrived in Boston at the Orpheum Theatre. Only this group of Monsters were toting musical instruments instead of pillow cases or paper bags and instead of costumes were donning suits [at least for most of the night, Mr. Oberst]. And those in attendance were the ones receiving the treat.Jim James (aka Yim Yames), Conor Oberst, M. Ward and Mike Mogis...
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I had a friend named Prick Lachey who used to leave me voicemail messages from late night bars where he’d scream into the phone, “MmmmmmBEST DAY OF MY LIFE!” Those words pretty much sum up my Monsters of Folk experience.Pretty strong words considering Ticketmaster took a metaphoric dump on my head with close to $30 [...]
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The super group Monsters of Folk are made up of actual "monsters of folk" Jim James (My Morning Jacket), Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes), M Ward (of late, the "him" of She and Him) and producer Mike Mogis (Jenny Lewis, Rilo Kiley, Sea Wolf, Cursive, etc).As a result of a 2004 one-off gig in Chicago, they first formed as the group "An Evening with Bright Eyes, Jim James and M Ward." Conor Oberst late...
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If the word “supergroup” makes you uncomfortable, you’re not alone—that term has all too often created false hope for bands that should by definition be excellent but almost never fulfill those high expectations. But as jaded as you may be, it’s impossible not to be intrigued by the idea of folk superstars Jim James, Conor Oberst and M. Ward, together with Bright Eyes member and producer
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During an interview with BBC6 Music, Jim James discussed what the future looks like for My Morning Jacket and Monsters of Folk. Spoiler Alert: MMJ is slowly working a few tracks but minus any real pressure and MoF will probably do another album someday. You can read the interview blurbs below:On My Morning Jacket:We toured so much over the last couple of years and really have run ourselves ragg...
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Monsters of Folk consists of Jim James from My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis from Bright Eyes and M. Ward from She & Him. Though the band was formed in 2004 when the members were on tour with their respective bands, they did not wrap up their first album until this year, and it was released on September 22 ."The opening and closing tracks are two of the worst bookends for an albu...
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The Monsters of Folk tour kicked off last week and has been receiving rave reviews at every stop. Mike Mogis, M. Ward, Jim James and Conor Oberst have been performing a mix of material from the MOF debut as well as each of their repertoires. Here’s Monsters of Folk tackling MMJ’s Golden…Monsters of Folk - Golden
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Is there a better way to celebrate Guy Fawkes day than to catch up on your late night performances? No, no there isn't. Last night was a vast improvement over the snoozefest that was Monday, so let's get to it. Jimmy Fallon continued to make amazing use of the Roots last night, this time letting them add some extra flavor to supergroup Monsters of Folk. Meanwhile, Ghostface Killah once agai...
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A few days after Halloween, Monsters finally arrived in Boston at the Orpheum Theatre. Only this group of Monsters were toting musical instruments instead of pillow cases or paper bags and instead of costumes were donning suits [at least for most of the night, Mr. Oberst]. And those in attendance were the ones receiving the treat.Jim James (aka Yim Yames), Conor Oberst, M. Ward and Mike Mogis...
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| 1 Dear God ( Sincerely M.O.F.) |
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| 2 Say Please |
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| 3 Whole Lotta Losin' |
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| 4 Temazcal |
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| 5 The Right Place |
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