Chicago Tribune — Monsters of Folk, 'Monsters of Folk ★★★ (out of 4) When My Morning Jacket's Jim James, Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, and singer-songwriter M. Ward first got together in 2004, they were just beginning to emerge as major voices... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — In 2004, three icons of the indie rock movement (Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, and M. Ward) got together and performed an intimate folk concert. Who knew that 5 years later, the three (four including Mike Mogis) would ... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — My Morning Jacket, Bright Eyes and M. Ward fans will find themselves together, en masse, October 18th at the Greek Theater here in L.A. when Monsters of Folk come through town.  We are giving away a few pairs of tickets to the show. Leave your nam... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: New Music, UKBe afraid. The four-headed beast that is Monsters of Folk unleashes its debut album on Monday. Counting My Morning Jacket's Jim James, Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis and M Ward, the alt-folk supergroup's self title... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Monsters Of Folk are the totally awesome super-group of Jim James (My Morning Jacket), Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes), M. Ward (She & Him) and Mike Mogis (who has played with Bright Eyes & M. Ward) . Their album comes out next week, but here are two stel... more info

Guardian Music — As part of their guardian.co.uk/music takeover, the Cribs hand our regular Label of love feature over to the label they're signed to, WichitaMany of the best labels of the past 30 years, from Factory to Postcard, have had a "label sound", but Wichita... more info

MTV.com News — 'We had to turn it from a pipe dream into a reality,' Jim James says of making a record with Conor Oberst and M. Ward.By James Montgomery, with reporting by Matt Elias Monsters Of Folk's Conor Oberst and Jim James Photo: MTV News In 2004, ... more info

Culture Bully — Far from being a Conor Oberst apologist, I was actually one of the people who was frustrated by his maddeningly inconsistent early work, especially on his third and fourth albums under his Bright Eyes moniker. more info

The Late Greats — Last Friday, The Duchess and I saw The Big Surprise Tour. Justin Townes Earl. The Felice Brothers. David Rawlings Machine (feat. Gillian Welch). Old Crow Medicine Show.It was incredible.The show started with The Felice Bro's (and just about everyone ... more info

411 Mania — Conor Obrest, of Bright Eyes fame joins band-mate (and producer) Mike Mogis, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James and indie darling, singer songwriter M. Ward to form a folk super-group that takes full advantage of the talent behind the name to pro... more info