And art it is. On the front sleeve of the forthcoming Monsters Of Folk album is an illustration of the lite-indie superheroes’ beatific mugs, just beckoning you to listen to more NPR. Matthew Hollings rendered the drawing, and also scribbled a portrait of the four bro-ing down with arms on each other’s shoulders for the back cover. (The CD booklet features pictures by Autumn de Wilde as well as a complete set of lyrics.) Album’s out 9/22 via Shangri-La, and there’s a tour, but until then you can download “Say Please” and hear “Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.),” and “The Sandman, The Brakeman, And Me” at your leisure.
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Yikes. This is hideous.
Is this a joke? Cause if it is, that’s pretty funny.
I have no clue who the fourth guy is and I probably still won’t care no matter how good the album is (but probably won’t be.)
hey now, that’s mike mogus, and he deserves some respeck’.
and he’d like his name spelled correkt: Mike Mogis
shut the fuck up, let’s fight.
brian posehn
they look like substitute teachers.
That’s just lame. I actually thought it was going to be something worthy based on the headline.
Wow not sure which is worse, the band name or the album cover?
This album needs to be called “Raditude”
Surely this will be be on Stereogum “Worst CD covers of ’09″ list? And maybe Arctic Monkeys’ “Humbug”? I look forward to seeing who “wins” this year. I also look forward to finding out who’ll finish fourth on the Best CD of ’09 list.
Wow, who pissed in everyone’s coffee this morning? I like it.
Hey, the whole thing is fun and a little tongue-in-cheek. Think the Traveling Wiburys. And lighten up a little!
I bet James’ beard feels totally itchy, eh Mike?
The dude in the right hand lower corner looks like he is reacting to the rest of the artwork!
I Like It!!
the delivery on this whole folk-joke is a catastrophe.
Mogis obviously being the Jeff Lynne of the group
This looks like a piece of art asking for contributions for a homeless shelter. Seriously. They all look like shifty vagrants. I’m even kind of sure the dude in the bottom left will stab you to steal your money for crack.
That, or this is a conservative pundit’s vision of Hell.
I wonder which songs brian posehn sings on?
I guess who ever designed this must like The Vines…
At least they got the Monsters part right.
yea, nasty for shureee.
I’m really upset with the band’s singles so far? get Conor back on vocals!
Actually, just get Conor back in Bright Eyes.
I don’t absolutely love it or anything. But I don’t understand why everyone on this website hates things so much. I think I like this album art.
I’m no hater but I’ll just be honest and say that the album artwork reminds me of the same recycled Four-window Beatles cover concept on Let it Be. Kinda of surprised by this. I would’ve like to see album artiwork that’s closer to what M. Ward did on his Hold Time album. Or something that’s a bit more creatve than this.
I bet if they were all wearing flanel shirts you hipsters would like it or is that fad already out? Jesus, everyone here has to hate everything that gets posted. By the way the music is great which I thought is what mattered.
It’s ugly.
M. Ward is SUCH a douche bag.
Here’s a positive review of the Monsters of Folk album; I can’t wait to hear it for myself
http://www.expressmilwaukee.com/blog-4274-monsters-of-folks-mighty-fine-debut.html
If they were going to be cheeky with the album cover and name of the band, I wish they would have gone full out and literally had pictures of monsters with horns, fangs, fur, tentacles, ect playing banjos, guitars, and some tasteful harmonica.
Fugly.
conor oberst: smeared nosebleed or kool-aid mustache?
Yeah, Conor’s got punch mouth! It looks like he just came from some 8 year old’s birthday party.
…And M. Ward was the clown!!! (at the 8 year old’s birthday party i mentioned)
and Mike Mogus was the creepy pederast neighbor peeping over the fence!
…ok i’m done.
damn, M. Ward looks like such an asshole on this cover. a self-serious asshole.
think oberst is pissed someone stole his look? also, the brian posehn joke was totally worth googling.
I’d be okay if Jim James and M Ward just kept playing together every once in a while and left the other two out of it.