Stereogum — When premiering Small Black's "Bad Lover," we accompanied the MP3 with the catchy J&MC-echoing pop tune "Despicable Dogs," its Washed Out remix, and plenty of background information on the duo of ex-Slowlander Josh Kolenik and Ryan Heyner and their s... more info

Chicago Tribune — Monsters of Folk sounds like the name of a Halloween float. The quartet of Jim James, M. Ward, Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis -- taking a collective busmen's holiday from their better-known bands (My Morning Jacket, Bright Eyes) -- clearly didn't sp... more info

Chicago Tribune — Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, M. Ward and Jim James strip down and rock When three songwriters used to calling their own shots get in a room and decide to play in ... more info

Live Daily — Midway through Monster of Folk’s sprawling two-hour-and-45-minute set Sunday (10/18) at the Greek Theatre, singer/guitarist Jim James thanked the crowd for being so respectful during the band’s performance. “Folk... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - Monsters of Folk’s self-titled debut is out now on Shangri-La Music and this collaborative effort of the group’s acclaimed members - Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James and ... more info

Stereogum — Conor Oberst, M. Ward, Jim James, Mike Mogis, and Centro-matic's Will Johnson donned their best late-night suits and played Seattle's Paramount Theatre last night. Photographer Laura Musselman was on hand and delivers this set of shots. ... more info

Rolling Stone — By now, we’re hoping you’ve heard the debut album from the supergroup Monsters of Folk, because the LP, which earned a four-star review in the upcoming issue of Rolling Stone, has been in nonstop rotation in our office. The band #&8212; which fea... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Here's part 2 to the show...Make sure you go out and buy the indie supergroup's new album...Monsters of Folk. for this week only...$4 on my store.And if you're not...follow us on Twitter.Here is part 2 of An Evening with Conor Oberst, Jim James and ... more info

Rolling Stone — On new supergroup Monsters of Folk’s debut album, Jim James, M. Ward, Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis deliver 15 songs that touch on straight-up country and bluegrass, but they also veer into atmospheric ballads, like opener “Dear God.” The best pa... more info

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