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A Folk Rock Dream Team, The Tallest Man On Earth, A Tribute To George Harrison, More

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July 20, 2009 - They call themselves The Monsters Of Folk: Jim James, frontman for the band My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes, and singer-guitarist M. Ward have joined together to form a kind of folk-rock dream team. The three have put together a new album of original work, with producer Mike Mogis at the helm. We've got a cut for you this week. Also on the show: Jim James has recorded a solo tribute album to George Harrison, under the name Yim Yames; Swedish singer Kristian Matsson, a.k.a. The Tallest Man On Earth; John Davis, formerly of the band Georgie James, has a new project called Title Tracks; Phil Elverum of The Microphones returns with a new band he's calling Mount Eerie; guitarist Bill Frisell composes new music for a series of rural photographs from the 1920s; and the sprawling, neo-psychedelic group Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.

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A Folk Rock Dream Team, The Tallest Man On Earth, A Tribute To George Harrison, More

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Monsters of Folk

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Song: Say Please

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The Tallest Man on Earth

Album: Shallow Grave
Song: The Gardener

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Yim Yames

Album: Tribute To [EP]
Song: All Things Must Pass
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    • "All Things Must Pass"
    • CD: Tribute To [EP]
    • Artist: Yim Yames
    • Label: ATO
    • Released: 2009
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Title Tracks

Album: Every Little Bit Hurts
Song: Every Little Bit Hurts

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Mount Eerie

Album: Wind's Poem
Song: Ancient Questions
 
 
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Bill Frisell

Album: Disfarmer
Song: Disfarmer Theme
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    • Artist: Bill Frisell
    • Label: Nonesuch
    • Released: 2009
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Edward Sharpe

Album: Up from Below
Song: Home
 
 

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