Monsters Of Folk

Monsters of Folk was an American supergroup, consisting of Jim James from My Morning Jacket; Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis from Bright Eyes; and M. Ward, solo artist and half of She & Him. Will Johnson, solo artist and member of Centro-matic, played drums for the group during live performances, and, during their appearance on Austin City Limits, James called him "the fifth Monster". Ward stated in 2012 that their 2009 debut studio album is "definitely not a one-time thing", and was followed up by bonus material for the reissue by ATO Records in 2024. The group was formed in 2004, when the members were on tour with their respective bands and solo projects. After playing together both on-stage and backstage, they started working on various material, but, due to the members' main projects, Monsters of Folk did not produce an album until 2009. They recorded the self-titled effort in Omaha, Nebraska, and Malibu, California, and embarked on a tour to support it. Released on September 22, 2009, on Rough Trade Records, Monsters of Folk debuted at No. 143 on the Billboard 200 and peaked at No. 15. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)