Monsters of Folk Announce 15th Anniversary Reissue, Share Unreleased Song 'Disappeared'
Conor Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward and Mike Mogis Super Group with Will Johnson
May 14, 2024
Photo by Kyle Johnson
Monsters of Folk was a supergroup that released a self-titled album in 2009. The group featured Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis of Bright Eyes, Jim James of My Morning Jacket and M. Ward. Now they've announced a 15th anniversary reissue of the album featuring five bonus tracks recorded with a fifth member, Centro-matic's Will Johnson. They've shared one of those songs, “Disappeared.” The reissue is expected to be released on June 14 via ATO. Check out the new song below, followed by the reissue's tracklist.
The five unreleased songs come from a 2012 session that never developed into a second album.
“This session was held up a lot right now,” Johnson says in a press release. “I remember watching Jim play drums on 'Disappeared', and he was happy to break out and have the same joy when you start your first band: that moment in the garage where things are flying and the energy and happiness just drives you forward . “
Ward says: “Debut records have a freedom that can't be matched, because there's no story to work with. I just hear the four of us following where the songs seem to lead us.”
Oberst says, “It was amazing to have a ringside seat to the way Jim and M make records. Jim's out-of-the-box knack for soul and harmony and M's sense of space and songwriting were so inspiring and invaluable to me then and continue to be to this day.”
James says: “I feel like it really broadened the way I think about music and my thinking in general. It's been so special to create with artists I respect so much—coming into the project from a place where I already love so much of their songs and their view of the world, and then feeling the whole experience open me up to life in such a fresh and beautiful way.”
Read the 2009 cover story for Monsters of Folk.
Monsters of Folk (15th Anniversary Reissue) Track List:
1. Dear God (Regards MOF)
2. Say Please
3. Whole Lotta Losin'
4. Temazcal
5. The right place
6. Baby Boomers
7. A man named Truth
8. Goodway
9. Ahead Of The Curve
10. Slow Down Jo
11. Losin Yo Head
12. Magic marker
13. Map of the World
14. The Sandman, The Brakeman And Me
15. The Voice of his Lord
16. Dear to the Assassin *
17. Sweet Silence *
18. The Living Thing *
19. Museum guard *
20. Disappeared *
* Previously unreleased bonus tracks
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