Monsters of Folk Make Me Remember Why I Loved Fevers and Mirrors

In the spirit of super groups (see previous post), the weapon brings you Monsters of Folk. The name would be fitting if the band consisted of Will Oldham, Jeff Mangum, and Samuel Beam, but it doesn’t. Members Conor Oberst, M. Ward, Jim James, and Mike Mogis are Monsters of Folk – and I’ll be honest – they make me remember why I LOVED THE CRAP out of Fevers and Mirrors so hard (yes, I just said I loved something “so hard”….) when I was 16. The reason: BECAUSE ITS REALLY FREAKING GOOD. Period. And I’m really surprised that I think that, too. I mean because as a solo artist, Conor Oberst is a little whiney and really melodramatic, and all these stupid girls with bad taste in music really like him because he’s cute. And M. Ward has always struck me as a little too self-assured for my tastes. He’s good, but not something I’ve taken much time to get into. Together, though, they are juuuuuuuuuuuuuust a scoche shy of perfection. And I can live with that. Hey Justin are you smiling yet?

With less than 2 weeks left until the release of their self-titled collaborative debut (due out September 22nd), Monsters of Folk reveal the album’s cover art and 3 full songs (“Say Please,” “Dear God (Sincerely MOF),” and “The Sandman, The Brakeman, and Me”). You can stream ‘em via Monsters of Folk on myspace (IM SORRY! I WISH I COULD LET YOU HAVE ‘EM HERE BUT I DON’T WANT TO RUIN IT.) Go listen though, seriously. Cause all you’re gonna get from me now are my favorite tracks from a couple artists I mentioned a few lines above. Click here to pre-order Monsters of Folk from iTunes If you listen and you like, catch Monsters of Folk on tour this fall. Tour dates below.

TOUR DATES

October
13 Vancouver, BC- Orpheum
14 Portland, OR- Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
15 Seattle, WA- Paramount Theatre
17 Oakland, CA- Fox Theater
18 Los Angeles, CA- The Greek Theater
20 San Diego, CA- Spreckels Theatre
21 Phoenix, AZ- Orpheum Theater
22 Santa Barbara, CA- Santa Barbara Bowl
28 Omaha, NE- Holland Center
29 Minneapolis, MN- Orpheum Theatre
30 Chicago, IL- Auditorium Theatre
31 Louisville, KY- Louisville Palace Theatre

November
02 Toronto, ON- Massey Hall
03 Boston, MA- The Orpheum
06 New York, NY- United Palace
08 New York, NY- Beacon Theater
09 Philadelphia, PA- Academy of Music

DOWNLOADS

Bright Eyes – Something Vague
Palace Music – Work Hard/Play Hard
Iron & Wine – Muddy Hymnal <---- justin: if you still feel like beating up a cop, listen to this one.
Jeff Mangum – My Dreamgirl Don’t Exist

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