M. Ward, MMJ's James and Bright Eyes form Monsters Of Folk
Indie supergroup had been in the works for monsters of years
Mike Mogis, M. Ward, Jim James and Conor Oberst
In the seemingly endless parade of "supergroups," comes a folk entry. At least they have a sense of humor about it. The Monsters of Folk-Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, My Morning Jacket's lead singer Jim James, and singer/songwriter M.Ward-will release their first album on Sept. 22.
Although this is the group's first recording, they first played together in 2004 under the billing of "An Evening With: Bright Eyes, Jim James and M. Ward." Along the way, it got dubbed the Monsters of Folk tour (a fun play on the now-defunct Monsters of Rock music festival in England), and the good-natured nickname stuck. The self-titled album was recorded over a two-year period in Malibu, Calif. and Omaha.
Instead of signing a worldwide deal, the CD will be released by different labels in each territory. In North America, the album will come out on Shangri-La Music, in U.K. and Europe, it will be released on Rough Trade.
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