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

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

• Song: Say Please
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The Tallest Man on Earth

• Song: The Gardener
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Yim Yames

• Song: All Things Must Pass
• from Tribute To [EP]

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Title Tracks

• Song: Every Little Bit Hurts
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Mount Eerie

• Song: Ancient Questions
• from Wind's Poem

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Bill Frisell

• Song: Disfarmer Theme
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Edward Sharpe

• Song: Home
• from Up from Below