New Monsters Of Folk - "Say Please"
Finally some sounds to round out the months of vague news reports and website launches for Monsters Of Folk, the project that brings Yim Yames + M. Ward + Conor Oberst + Mike Mogis to one set of liner notes. On the back of just this one track, Monsters Of Folk are more like Monsters Of Misleading Band Names; there's little folk at play in "Say Please," the project's lead MP3. Instead they're trading more in a vintage, feel-good throwback rock shuffle. Off to a good start. It's nice of them to partake in our digital games by giving up this free file as a sample, but knowing their nostalgic tendencies (and the decades-old vibe they're throwing out here), snatching this one up on vinyl will probably put everyone in the right frame of mind.
Monsters Of Folk - "Say Please" (MP3)
Thanks for the tip, Chris. Monsters Of Folk is out 9/22. Keep up at monstersoffolk.com.
Posted at 2:14 PM by amrit in MP3
Tags: Bright Eyes | Conor Oberst | Jim James | M. Ward | Mike Mogis | Monsters Of Folk | My Morning Jacket
cool track... sounds promising
Score = 1
creepy how their voices bleed one into the other. i wouldnta thought that possible with these 3...
Score = 3
Is it just me, or does this sound like The Traveling Wilburys, v. 2.0? All this needs is a Jeff Lynnesque string part.
Score = 4
Jeff Lynne : The Traveling Wilburys :: Mike Mogis : Monsters of Folk
Score = 5
This surpasses all of my expectations for this project.. Absolutely amazing.
Score = 6
This is the best song that any of these guys have done in 3 or 4 years.
Score = 0
The song is great. However, Oberst's singing is, as expected, the worst part. But Ward and "Yames" are so awesome, you just have to take the good with the bad.
By the way, Stereogum, this song is not a shuffle.
Score = -3
This song has totally grown on me. The only thing I can't stand (besides there ridiculously arrogant band name) is the fact that it's not even CLOSE to a folk song.
Still a well written tune. I expected more though...
Score = 0