Magnolia Electric Co.

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In March 2003, while on tour, Jason Molina announced that he would rename his band (Songs: Ohia) Magnolia Electric Co. This new incarnation would retain many of the original players and the stylistic direction of the album of the same name. Jason Molina would also continue to release solo work, but this time under his own name. The first such release came in January of 2004, as the full length vinyl release Pyramid Electric Co. While Magnolia Electric Co. and Pyramid Electric Co. were originally intended as a double album, the latter seems to be the stylistic polar opposite of the former. Engineered by Mike Mogis, who also engineered Ghost Tropic, Pyramid finds Jason Molina alone at the microphone with only his voice, a piano or a guitar. Magnolia Electric Co.’s first official release was a live album called Trials and Errors, followed by a studio album titled What Comes After The Blues and an EP, Hard To Love a Man, all three released in 2005.

It is not entirely clear when Songs: Ohia became Magnolia Electric Co. In interviews, Jason Molina has claimed that he considered the tenure of Songs: Ohia over after Didn’t It Rain, which would make Magnolia Electric Co. the eponymous debut album of the new band. In fact the name Songs: Ohia appears nowhere on the artwork of the album and only a promotional sticker on the cellophane wrapping connects it with the prior band name. Nevertheless, Secretly Canadian still promotes the album under the Songs: Ohia moniker. On the other hand, the Magnolia Electric Co. live album Trials and Errors was recorded on April 16, 2003 at the Ancienne Belgique club in Brussels, at a time when the band was still touring under the Songs: Ohia name.

1	The Dark Don't Hide It	150
2	Lonesome Valley	140
3	Leave the City	135
4	Don't Fade On Me	127
5	Hammer Down	120
6	Hard To Love A Man	115
7	Montgomery	110
8	Talk To Me Devil, Again	91
9	Memphis Moon	82
9	A Little At A Time	82
11	Don't This Look Like the Dark	81
12	The Night Shift Lullaby	80
13	Spanish Moon Fall and Rise	79
14	Steady Now	74
15	The Old Horizon	73

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aerke wrote:
18 days ago

Love this voice!

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elsimondark wrote:
19 days ago

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ForSatori1919 wrote:
last month

I'm kind of new to magnolia/songs ohia and i noticed magnolia is comming. Does anyone know if they still play the songs ohia material live or is it all new stuff? thanks!

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grampish wrote:
June 2008

can't believe the big beast couldnt find a place on a studio album. it has such an amazing energy !

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rioli wrote:
June 2008

Got Sojourner for my birthday. It's absolutely wonderful!

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fabioluizk wrote:
June 2008

I can't stop listening. Sad music makes me happy.

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irregularity wrote:
May 2008

You might be holding the last light I see.

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dvdjon wrote:
May 2008

I thought I was a sad camper, but Mr. Molina, you really paint everything blue. You should sell 100 000 000 records..at least

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loustaloon wrote:
April 2008

This is a mighty band. No doubt about it, great great Amercan songwriting...

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Olejakobe wrote:
February 2008

Finally got hold of Sojourner. It's riveting.

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foolonahill235 wrote:
January 2008

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Windy72 wrote:
January 2008

Sojourner is an amazing works

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checkthebeat wrote:
November 2007

FINALLY got Sojourner. amazing

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loudQUIETloud_ wrote:
November 2007

http://www.last.fm/group/PostSecret

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yeby wrote:
November 2007

If you're concerned about the switch being a good thing, I would guess you haven't heard the Sojourner box? It's worth every penny and and will surely put your fears to rest.

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brainwash79 wrote:
October 2007

jason molina has been there in the hardest of times with Songs:Ohia.. i hope Magnolia Electric Co. is indeed a step forward and i expect a lot from the band.. what comes after the blues is really good.. i havent heard fading trails.. is it good?

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dustcakeboy wrote:
October 2007

From what i've read i think Jason counts the album as a Magnolia album, but it was released under the S:O moniker by Secretly Canadian mainly for marketing purposes. If you look at the CD there isn't mention of the Songs: Ohia name anywhere on the inlay.

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UdaPruda wrote:
October 2007

Yeah, the one with the owl. Yeah, I thought so too - but then i visited Magnolias website, and that particular album was listed under The Magnolia Electric Co...

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yeby wrote:
October 2007

The album with the own on the front? I'm pretty sure that that was under the Songs: Ohia name, and was just the album title.

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UdaPruda wrote:
October 2007

How do you tag the album entitled The Magnolia Electric Co.? As Songs: Ohia or Magnolia?

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