Stream: Monsters of Folk’s Entire Album
- story Julianne Escobedo Shepherd
- photo Gabrile Stabile (F63)
As we wrote in FADER #63, Monsters of Folk are more than a monster, they’re the definition of it—that is, a true-blue supergroup whose songs are so major they could swallow your whole life. The dreamy collective vision of Jim James, Mike Mogis, Conor Oberst and M. Ward is classic cornfields-and-AM radio road trip music, the kind of Americana that soundtracks your escape—from a city, from a stifling situation, from a relationship. The kind of wide open road music that inspires you to break out the El Camino (a custom Hybrid, of course) and go on a camping trip by yourself. The Monster bosses drop their record on September 22 but are streaming the entire album on their MySpace. For maximum effect it is recommended you arm yourself with a sleeping bag and a can of baked beans and curl up next to your computer whilst streaming. If you live in a metropolis, maybe open the window or something? They’re on tour for all of October and November, so check the dates, too.
Stream: Monsters of Folk, Monsters of Folk
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posted on Sep 15, 2009 in MP3 / STREAMS tags Conor Oberst, folk, M Ward, Mike Mogis, Monsters of Folk, rock
Monsters of Folk, “Say Please” MP3
- story Matthew Schnipper
When you are a stadium playing, wizard beard sporting, gentle serenading famous folk star your desires turn simple, just wanting your girl to be polite. Monsters of Folk—the M. Ward, Jim James, Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis four-headed superbeast— are kind enough to give away “Say Please,” the first single from their upcoming album of megawatt collaborations. Just go to their site and type “please.” “Say Please” sounds like Cheap Trick Unplugged. Or maybe modern Wings. These are good things.
Download: Monsters of Folk, “Say Please”
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posted on Jul 20, 2009 in MP3 / STREAMS, MUSIC tags Conor Oberst, Jim James, M Ward, Mike Mogis, Monsters of Folk, psych/folk, rock
