Monsters Of Folk [Deluxe Edition] [Clear 2 LP]

Monsters Of Folk [Deluxe Edition] [Clear 2 LP]

by Monsters of Folk
Monsters Of Folk [Deluxe Edition] [Clear 2 LP]

Monsters Of Folk [Deluxe Edition] [Clear 2 LP]

by Monsters of Folk

Vinyl LP(Long Playing Record - Special Edition)

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Overview

When M. Ward, Mike Mogis, Jim James, and Conor Oberst announced plans to record an album together, fans were quick to link the supergroup to the Traveling Wilburys, who blazed a similar path 20 years earlier. Truth be told, Monsters of Folk's emphasis on harmony vocals and atmospheric arrangements has just as much in common with the work of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, even if the political concerns that grounded that group are mostly absent here. Instead, the self-titled Monsters of Folk tackles topics like religion, nature, love, and lust, with all four songwriters sharing vocals and songwriting credits. Mogis, who rose to prominence by playing a central but somewhat surreptitious role in Bright Eyes, receives less screen time than the others, preferring instead to stay behind the scenes as producer and sideman. Even so, his guitar solo during "Say Please" is one of the album's loudest moments, and his production helps draw the album together. That's important, because there are multiple genres at work here, from trip-hop to rootsy rock to homely, homespun pop. Spread over 15 tracks, the combination wears thin at several points, and a few of the songs feel like solo material as opposed to a composite product. Monsters of Folk has moments on flat-out beauty, though, and when the musicians pitch their voices together -- as they do on the gorgeous "Slow Down Jo" -- the teamwork really shines through. ~ Andrew Leahey

Product Details

Release Date: 06/14/2024
Label: Ato Records
UPC: 0880882621919
Rank: 20905

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. Dear God (Sincerely M. O. F. )
  2. Say Please
  3. Whole Lotta Losin
  4. Termazcal
  5. The Right Place
  6. Baby Boomer
  7. Man Named Truth
  8. Goodway
  9. Ahead Of The Curve
  10. Slow Down Jo

Disc 2

  1. Losin Yo Head
  2. Magic Marker
  3. Map Of The World
  4. Sandman The Brakeman And Me
  5. His Master's Voice
  6. Dear to the Assassin
  7. Sweet Silence
  8. The Living Thing
  9. Museum Guard
  10. Disappeared

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Monsters of Folk   Primary Artist
Conor Oberst   Primary Artist
M. Ward   Primary Artist
Jim James   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Butch Hogan   Photography
Jenice Heo   Art Direction,Design
Monsters of Folk   Producer,Composer
Conor Oberst   Composer,Group Member
Gary Burden   Art Direction,Design
Mike Mogis   Mixing Engineer,Group Member,Recording,Engineer,Mixing
A.J. Mogis   Engineer
Adam Selzer   Engineer
Jim James   Group Member,Composer
M. Ward   Composer,Group Member
Bob Ludwig   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
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