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Exclusive – ExploreMusic sits down with M.Ward and Mike Mogis of Monsters of Folk

Posted by: Andrew Dick | Nov 3 2009 3:30PM

It took Monsters Of Folk about five years to get their first album ready for release, which isn’t surprising considering that the band members are pretty busy with other projects. The supergroup’s members (with select credits) are Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis of Bright Eyes, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, and M. Ward of She & Him.

ExploreMusic’s Ira Haberman caught up with Mike Mogis and M. Ward, and you can check out the interview below.

Below the Interview are two songs from Monsters of Folk, Map of the World and Sandman.

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Exclusive – ExploreMusic sits down with M.Ward and Mike Mogis of Monsters of Folk

Lion On A Leash

Into The Grey

Zed Is For Zombie

Burnin' Up

Disappear