Monsters of Folk—Jim James, M. Ward, Conor Oberst, and Mike Mogis—are celebrating the 15th anniversary of their first and only album with a deluxe reissue. Arriving June 14 via ATO Records, the original 15-song project will also include five previously unreleased tracks from a 2012 season featuring Will Johnson—including the song “Disappeared,” which they’re sharing today alongside the news.
“That session was very much kept in the moment,” Johnson shared in a press release. “I remember looking over at Jim playing drums on ‘Disappeared,’ joyfully bashing away, and it harbored that same exuberance of starting your first band: that moment in the garage where things take flight, and the energy and happiness just lead you onward.”
James added: “Making this album brought me back to the same feelings I had when I first started a band, or first started playing music in general—there’s a real simplicity and excitement to playing with folks you don’t normally play with. The spirit of play is alive on this whole thing.”
Check out the visualizer for “Disappeared” below, and pre-order the deluxe edition of Monsters of Folk here.
