Pitchfork — None of the Monsters of Folk (Conor Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward, Mike Mogis) actually appear in director Lauri Faggioni's video for their silken philosophy jam "Dear God". Instead, the entire clip consists of a long, leisurely zoom-in, from animated v... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin Moore - Something, Somewhere, Sometime (MP3) Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore are on tour in support of their Jim James produced record, Dear Companion, which came out in February on Sub Pop. Check... more info

My Old Kentucky — Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin MooreDear Companion[Sub Pop Records]Ben Sollee’s Learning to Bend was probably the most refreshing and breathtaking debut of 2008. And Daniel Martin Moore’s Stray Age was one of the most stunning folk debuts o... more info

Rolling Stone — My Morning Jacket has recruited New Orleans’ Preservation Hall Jazz Band for a short trek that begins April 20th in Birmingham, Alabama. MMJ frontman Jim James was inspired to bring the PHJB on the road after collaborating with the group on a pair ... more info

All About Jazz — PRESERVATION HALL AND SONY RED DISTRIBUTION ANNOUNCE PRESERVATION: AN ALBUM TO BENEFIT PRESERVATION HALL and THE PRESERVATION HALL MUSIC OUTREACH PROGRAM A LANDMARK COLLABORATION BRINGING TOGETHER LEGENDARY AND EMERGING ARTISTS INCLUDING PETE SEEG... more info

Rolling Stone — My Morning Jacket may not have logged as many miles on the road as Phish — yet — but given another few decades of touring, Jim James and crew might give the Vermont quartet a run for “most cover songs played live.” The Kentucky rockers have c... more info

Pasta Primavera — An album that has been generating a whole lot of praise lately is Laura Veirs‘ July Flame.  People like Colin Meloy and Jim James are pumping it up as well us yours truly (check my review here).  Stereogum has just premiered the first video f... more info

Guardian Music — (Bella Union)Laura Veirs makes thoughtful, folk-tinged, quietly rapturous albums that inspire effervescent reviews, but tend to sit in a neglected corner of the CD cabinet, rarely touched. July Flame is her seventh, and parts of it are so extravagant... more info

Rollo & Grady — Jim James has announced plans to launch a new record label, Removador Recordings and Solutions, with his cousin and collaborator Johnny Quaid. Removador’s first collection of releases will include Boys by Courtney Tidwell, The Ravenna Colt by ... more info

Stereogum — Yim Yames told BBC 6 Music My Morning Jacket's working on their sixth album ("[W]e're knocking around three or four songs") and that Monsters Of Folk will "likely" follow their self-title debut with another collection. (Thanks for the tip, Brad.) more info