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monsters of folk conor johnson oberst jim james mike mogis m. ward will -lsb- http://www.monstersoffolk.com/ www.monstersoffolk.com -rsb- bright him centro-matic south san gabriel eyes my morning jacket m. ward she & 2004 -- present rough trade shangri-la music monsters of folk
 group_or_band folk , folk rock , indie folk monsters-of-folk . jpg united states monsters of folk
monsters of folk

monsters of folk is an american supergroup , consisting of jim james from my morning jacket , conor oberst and mike mogis from bright eyes , and m. ward , solo artist and half of she & him .
the band was formed in 2004 when the members were on tour with their respective bands and solo projects .
after playing together both on-stage and backstage , they started working together on various material .
due to the members ' main projects , monsters of folk did not wrap up their first album until 2009 , and it was released on september 22 on rough trade .
it debuted at 143 on the billboard top 200 and peaked at 15 .
it also reached no. 3 on top independent albums , no. 8 on top rock albums , no. 7 on top digital albums , and no. 6 on top alternative albums .
their song `` baby boomer '' was chosen as the starbucks itunes pick of the week for october 27 , 2009 .
on october 23 & 24 2009 , they performed at neil young 's 23rd annual bridge school benefit held in mountain view , california at the shoreline amphitheater .
during live performances , will johnson is the performing drummer .
in the band 's appearance on austin city limits , james declared him as `` the fifth monster '' .
m. ward has stated that there is more to come after monsters of folk 's first album .
