LargeHeartedBoy — Monsters of Folk's debut album is out tomorrow on CD, and the collaborative project of Conor Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward and Mike Mogis is one of the year's most pleasant musical surprises. Crayon Angel: A Tribute to the... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Forming a supergroup seems an unlikely way to relax, but that's how indie darlings Conor Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward and Mike Mogis do it. They come to the Greek Theatre Oct. 18. ... 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

Rock Sellout — It's never too early to start shopping for the music lover on your Christmas list! Merge Records are releasing a visual discography of their first twent years of releasing incredible music. The Merge Records Companion is a cd-sized book featuring ph... more info

Stereogum — The debut LP from Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes), Jim James (My Morning Jacket), M. Ward (She & Him), and Mike Mogis (Saddle Creek VIP) is streaming. Album's out 10/22 and they play Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit with No Doubt, Chris Martin, and Sher... 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

I Guess I'm Floating — It was way back in 2006 when I first heard Sea Wolf and subsequently fell in love with his sound. Since then, Alex Church and his penchant for crafting achingly beautiful songs have gained significant notoriety. With 2009 being the incredible music... more info

Stereogum — Some 30,000 people over two days crammed into the six-block area in San Diego's East Village that hosted the 25th annual Street Scene this past weekend. That's a strong number, albeit down from last year when people weren't scrambling for money to... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Ollin s Scott Rodarte revealed in the midafternoon Saturday sun that there are continued benefits to being a local, although it helps if you have a guitar. Ol... more info