Monsters Of Folk - S/T Album NEW CD M Ward Conor Oberst

Monsters Of Folk  - Monsters Of Folk - CD Album
Rough Trade (RTRADCD545)

Although these critically acclaimed artists have shared the stage before, this
album marks their first recorded output as a band. Monsters Of Folk
began as folklore of sorts, when Jim James, Conor Oberst, M. Ward and
Mike Mogis did their first run of shows together in 2004. Like the musical
revue shows that went town to town when rock ‘n’ roll was newly born, the
tour was called ‘An Evening With: Bright Eyes, Jim James & M. Ward’,
although amongst friends and crew it became affectionately known as the
‘Monsters Of Folk Tour’. While entertaining audiences coast to coast with
gorgeous acoustic melodies and world weary tales, the foursome vowed to
make their way to a studio at some point after the tour’s completion.
Instead, the songsmiths went on to individually release some of rock music’s
most exciting and essential albums of the last five years – Bright Eyes’ ‘I’m
Wide Awake, It’s Morning’ and ‘Cassadaga’; My Morning Jacket’s ‘Z’
and ‘Evil Urges’; M. Ward’s ‘Post War’ and ‘Hold Time’. Never ones to
forget their promise, when downtime presented itself, they convened in the
studio multiple times over two years, with Mike Mogis at the helm of their
first recorded effort. The result is as stunning and storied as you would
expect it to be.