Songs: Ohia

...of Magnolia Electric Co. in 2003 marked a shift in direction for Songs: Ohia. Several major differences set this album apart from previous Songs: Ohia releases. First, the album, recorded with renowned engineer Steve Albini, is the most...

In this article: Jason Molina, Magnolia Electric Co., Didn't It Rain, EP, Ghost Tropic, Mike Mogis, Alasdair Roberts, Secretly Canadian, and Trials and Errors

...Quartet "The Rite of Spring" G4CD7701 (released 4/04) Dave LaCrone and the Mistletones "The New Old-Fashioned Way" (12/03) Songs: Ohia "The Magnolia Electric Company" SC76 (released 02/03) Parker Paul "Wingfoot" Jag28 (released...

In this article: Nad Navillus, Pringles, The Rite of Spring, Chicago, Jagjaguwar, and Show Your Face

...new band, also named Magnolia Electric Co. In fact the artwork for the album does not contain the name Songs: Ohia anywhere. On the other hand, the album was recorded with different musicians than the current members of Magnolia Electric...

In this article: Magnolia Electric Co., Jason Molina, Bringing It All Back Home, Metacritic, Bob Dylan, Secretly Canadian, Steve Albini, Didn't It Rain, and Chicago

...and potent set we've seen from Magnolia Electric Co. The spacious and forlorn breadbasket rock we've heard from the band, and from Songs: Ohia before them, takes a backseat here to a more stripped-down country feel. This sound, built more on...

In this article: Jason Molina and Magnolia Electric Co.

...is ruled by indie-rock. The leader of Magnolia Electric Co. got his start at Oberlin College in the mid-'90s and hit the scene as Songs: Ohia before changing the name to one of the band's album titles in 2003. Whatever you call it,...

In this article: Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Levon Helm, Black Crowes, Jason Molina, Black Francis, New York Post, Frank Black, Rich Robinson, and Pixies

..."The Rite of Spring" G4CD7701 (released April 2004) Dave LaCrone and the Mistletones "The New Old-Fashioned Way" (December 2003) Songs: Ohia "The Magnolia Electric Company" SC76 (released February 2003) Parker Paul "Wingfoot" Jag28...

In this article: Dan Sullivan, Nad Navillus, Pringles, Post Rock, and The Rite of Spring

...his band's first album in three years. It's out this July. Which is such good news. This morning Pitchfork posted a lengthy Q&A with the Songs: Ohia/Magnolia great, discussing details and touch points for the forthcoming Secretly Canadian...

In this article: Jason Molina, Magnolia Electric Co., Los Angeles, Pitchfork, Jens Lekman, and Bruce Springsteen

...Electric Co. album released under that name, even though at the time of recording the band still toured under the Songs: Ohia moniker. The album received generally favorable reviews according to Metacritic, with multiple reviewers...

In this article: Trials & Errors, Crazy Horse, Neil Young, Magnolia Electric Co., Jason Molina, Tonight's the Night, Metacritic, Mojo, and Itunes

...a new record out," he says. That qualifies as a joke, probably inadvertently. After all, since the 1996 release (under the name Songs: Ohia) of the seven-inch single "Nor Cease Thou Never Now" on Will Oldham's Palace Records, Molina has...

In this article: Jason Molina, Magnolia Electric Co., Sojourner, Fading Trails, Chicago, DVD, and Stroke

...musicians is ever started -- call it Lunchpail Rocker Quarterly -- Jason Molina deserves to be on the cover of the first issue. With Songs: Ohia, Magnolia Electric Co. and as a solo artist, he's credited with 33 releases in the last decade,...

In this article: Magnolia Electric Co., Jason Molina, Neil Young, Son Volt, and Will Oldham