Songs: Ohia
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Jason Molina is an American singer-songwriter, originally from Lorain, Ohio
. He first came to prominence performing and recording as Songs: Ohia, both in solo projects and with a rotating cast of musicians. Since 2003, he has recorded either under his own name or with a stable line-up of band members as the Magnolia Electric Co.
and attended Oberlin College
. After playing bass guitar in various heavy metal
bands in and around Cleveland, Molina made the decision to become a solo artist under an assumed band name, recruiting other musicians for each individual project as needed. He made several home recordings under various names, including Songs: Albian, Songs: Radix, and Songs: Unitas, which he distributed himself at live performances.
Jason Molina as its center and sole stable member. Critics and fans alike have found considerable difficulty in trying to define the band's changing sound, usually settling on more general labels such as indie rock
, lo-fi
, folk
or alt-country. The second part of the name is an allusion to both the Hawaiian tree ‘Ōhi‘a lehua
and Molina's home state of Ohio
.
Molina's first release under the Songs: Ohia moniker came in 1996 as a single on Palace Records, Nor Cease Thou Never Now. This was followed by the 1997 full-length album, Songs: Ohia (known among fans as the Black Album), released on the Bloomington, Indiana
-based label Secretly Canadian
, the label on which Molina has remained since.
In 2000 Molina released three albums: The Lioness which was recorded in Glasgow
by producer Andy Miller
with help from Alasdair Roberts and members of Arab Strap
, Ghost Tropic, recorded by Mike Mogis
, and Protection Spells
, a solo album which was sold at live shows and is now out of print. By 2000, Molina had given his tenor guitar a rest in favor of a regular six-string electric guitar
and put together a full band to back him, including brothers Rob and Dan Sullivan
on bass and guitar, Jeff Panall on drums, and Jim Grabowski on organ. In the same year the touring band also recorded a live album near Modena, Italy, which was released locally in 2001 as Mi Sei Apparso Come Un Fantasma.
In 2002 Molina recorded Didn't It Rain
in Philadelphia with members of bluegrass
band Jim & Jennie & the Pinetops. On the album, named after a Mahalia Jackson
song, the band achieved an almost gospel sound that was a vast departure from the dense feel of Ghost Tropic
. Constantly recording and writing new songs, Songs: Ohia released a handful of singles and EPs in 2002, including a split EP with My Morning Jacket
and a collaborative EP (under the name Amalgamated Sons of Rest
) with Will Oldham
and Alasdair Roberts.
The release 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 driving and straightforward rock album in the Songs: Ohia catalog. Every song was recorded live in the studio with a full touring band plus musicians from Didn't it Rain.
The album's sound draws heavily from the heartland rock
and folk-rock of the 1960s/70s, as well as, to some degree, Molina's heavy metal roots (British metal pioneers Black Sabbath
are often cited as one of Molina's influences). Magnolia Electric Co.
saw Molina relinquishing vocal duties on two of the eight tracks: local country singer Lawrence Peters lends his voice to "The Old Black Hen", while fellow Secretly Canadian
artist Scout Niblett
takes over on "Peoria Lunch Box Blues" (both songs were written by Molina).
Though 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 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. In 2006, Molina released two more records: the sparse solo Let Me Go, Let Me Go, Let Me Go and the more conventional Fading Trails, with Magnolia Electric Co., the latter culled from three separate sessions over the past year.
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 under the new name. The name "Songs: Ohia" appears nowhere on the artwork of album and only a promotional sticker on the cellophane wrapping connects it with the prior 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. Pitchfork Media
later reported that name change would be made official after the Spanish tour in October 2003.
Officially Songs: Ohia no longer records or performs, and projects have been either marketed as Magnolia Electric Co. or as Jason Molina's solo work.
EPs
Singles
EPs
Singles
EPs
Singles
Lorain, Ohio
Lorain is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Black River, about 30 miles west of Cleveland....
. He first came to prominence performing and recording as Songs: Ohia, both in solo projects and with a rotating cast of musicians. Since 2003, he has recorded either under his own name or with a stable line-up of band members as the Magnolia Electric Co.
Biography
Molina was born in Lorain, OhioLorain, Ohio
Lorain is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Black River, about 30 miles west of Cleveland....
and attended Oberlin College
Oberlin College
Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, noteworthy for having been the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit female and black students. Connected to the college is the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the oldest continuously operating...
. After playing bass guitar in various heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
bands in and around Cleveland, Molina made the decision to become a solo artist under an assumed band name, recruiting other musicians for each individual project as needed. He made several home recordings under various names, including Songs: Albian, Songs: Radix, and Songs: Unitas, which he distributed himself at live performances.
Songs: Ohia (1996-2003)
Songs: Ohia was largely a project of revolving musicians with singer-songwriterSinger-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Jason Molina as its center and sole stable member. Critics and fans alike have found considerable difficulty in trying to define the band's changing sound, usually settling on more general labels such as indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
, lo-fi
Lo-fi music
Lo-fi is lower quality of sound recordings than the usual standard for music. The qualities of lo-fi are usually achieved by either degrading the quality of the recorded audio, or using certain equipment. Recent uses of the phrase have led to it becoming a genre, although it still remains as an...
, folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
or alt-country. The second part of the name is an allusion to both the Hawaiian tree ‘Ōhi‘a lehua
Metrosideros polymorpha
The ōhia lehua is a species of flowering evergreen tree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, that is endemic to the six largest islands of Hawaii. It is a highly variable tree, being tall in favorable situations, and much smaller when growing in boggy soils or on basalt...
and Molina's home state of Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
.
Molina's first release under the Songs: Ohia moniker came in 1996 as a single on Palace Records, Nor Cease Thou Never Now. This was followed by the 1997 full-length album, Songs: Ohia (known among fans as the Black Album), released on the Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County in the southern region of the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 80,405 at the 2010 census....
-based label Secretly Canadian
Secretly Canadian
Secretly Canadian is an American independent record label based in Bloomington, Indiana. It was started in 1996 by Chris and Ben Swanson, Eric Weddle, and Jonathan Cargill. Their first release was a re-issue of an album by June Panic...
, the label on which Molina has remained since.
In 2000 Molina released three albums: The Lioness which was recorded in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
by producer Andy Miller
Andy Miller (record producer)
Andy Miller is a record producer based in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Miller is noted for his production on influential albums by Mogwai, Life Without Buildings, Arab Strap, The Delgados, Scout Niblett, Songs: Ohia, Sons And Daughters, De Rosa and Desert Hearts.He is freelance, but has mainly...
with help from Alasdair Roberts and members of Arab Strap
Arab Strap (band)
Arab Strap were an indie rock band from Scotland that consisted of core members Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton. The band were signed to independent record label Chemikal Underground, and split in 2006...
, Ghost Tropic, recorded by Mike Mogis
Mike Mogis
Mike Mogis is a Nebraskan producer/engineer and multi-instrumentalist who, along with his brother A.J. Mogis, founded Presto! Recording Studios ....
, and Protection Spells
Protection Spells
Protection Spells is a tour-only album by Songs: Ohia. It is a collection of 9 improvised pieces recorded by Jason Molina whilst on tour in 1999...
, a solo album which was sold at live shows and is now out of print. By 2000, Molina had given his tenor guitar a rest in favor of a regular six-string electric guitar
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
and put together a full band to back him, including brothers Rob and Dan Sullivan
Dan Sullivan (musician)
Dan Sullivan is an American indie rock musician from Chicago, Illinois. He started his musical career with self titled Folk Rock band Nad Navillus, releasing three albums from March 1999 to November 2002...
on bass and guitar, Jeff Panall on drums, and Jim Grabowski on organ. In the same year the touring band also recorded a live album near Modena, Italy, which was released locally in 2001 as Mi Sei Apparso Come Un Fantasma.
In 2002 Molina recorded Didn't It Rain
Didn't It Rain
Didn't It Rain is the sixth regular album by Songs: Ohia, named after a song popularized by Mahalia Jackson and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. It was recorded by Edan Cohen at Soundgun Studios in Philadelphia and released by Secretly Canadian on March 5, 2002...
in Philadelphia with members of bluegrass
Bluegrass music
Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a sub-genre of country music. It has mixed roots in Scottish, English, Welsh and Irish traditional music...
band Jim & Jennie & the Pinetops. On the album, named after a Mahalia Jackson
Mahalia Jackson
Mahalia Jackson – January 27, 1972) was an African-American gospel singer. Possessing a powerful contralto voice, she was referred to as "The Queen of Gospel"...
song, the band achieved an almost gospel sound that was a vast departure from the dense feel of Ghost Tropic
Ghost Tropic
Ghost Tropic is the fifth regular studio album by Songs: Ohia. It was recorded by Mike Mogis at Dead Space Recording Studio in Lincoln, Nebraska. The album's name refers to two short instrumentals that are surrounded by six vocal tracks of at least five and up to twelve minutes length. The reviews...
. Constantly recording and writing new songs, Songs: Ohia released a handful of singles and EPs in 2002, including a split EP with My Morning Jacket
My Morning Jacket
My Morning Jacket is an American rock band from Louisville, Kentucky.The band consists of Jim James , Tom 'Two-Tone Tommy' Blankenship , Patrick Hallahan , Carl Broemel , and Bo Koster .-History:My Morning Jacket was...
and a collaborative EP (under the name Amalgamated Sons of Rest
Amalgamated Sons of Rest
Amalgamated Sons of Rest is the name of a one-off project by American songwriters Will Oldham and Jason Molina, along with Scottish colleague Alasdair Roberts. The collaboration yielded one eponymous EP, released in 2002 on Galaxia Records, and a song, "Translation", released by Jade Tree Records...
) with Will Oldham
Will Oldham
Will Oldham , better known by the stage name Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded under variations of the Palace name, including the Palace Brothers, Palace Songs, and Palace Music...
and Alasdair Roberts.
The release 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
Steve Albini
Steven Frank Albini is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, audio engineer and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman, and Flour, and is currently a member of Shellac...
, is the most driving and straightforward rock album in the Songs: Ohia catalog. Every song was recorded live in the studio with a full touring band plus musicians from Didn't it Rain.
The album's sound draws heavily from the heartland rock
Heartland rock
Heartland rock is a genre of rock music that developed in the 1970s and reached its commercial peak in the 1980s, when it became one of the best-selling genres in the United States. It was characterized by a straightforward musical style, a concern with the average, blue collar American life, and a...
and folk-rock of the 1960s/70s, as well as, to some degree, Molina's heavy metal roots (British metal pioneers Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
are often cited as one of Molina's influences). Magnolia Electric Co.
Magnolia Electric Co. (album)
Magnolia Electric Co. is the seventh regular and final album by Songs: Ohia. It was recorded by Steve Albini at Electrical Audio in Chicago and released by Secretly Canadian on March 4, 2003. It received critical acclaim according to Metacritic...
saw Molina relinquishing vocal duties on two of the eight tracks: local country singer Lawrence Peters lends his voice to "The Old Black Hen", while fellow Secretly Canadian
Secretly Canadian
Secretly Canadian is an American independent record label based in Bloomington, Indiana. It was started in 1996 by Chris and Ben Swanson, Eric Weddle, and Jonathan Cargill. Their first release was a re-issue of an album by June Panic...
artist Scout Niblett
Scout Niblett
Emma Louise Niblett , better known by the stage name Scout Niblett, is an English singer and songwriter. Her music is frequently minimal in style, many of her songs consisting merely of vocals accompanied by either drums or guitar, which she mostly plays herself. She is known for her intimate live...
takes over on "Peoria Lunch Box Blues" (both songs were written by Molina).
Magnolia Electric Co. (since 2003)
In March 2003, while on tour, Molina announced that he would rename the band as Magnolia Electric Co., retaining many of the original players and the stylistic direction of the album of the same name. Molina would also continue to release solo work, but this time under his own name. The first such release came in January 2004, as the full-length vinyl release Pyramid Electric Co..Though 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 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. In 2006, Molina released two more records: the sparse solo Let Me Go, Let Me Go, Let Me Go and the more conventional Fading Trails, with Magnolia Electric Co., the latter culled from three separate sessions over the past year.
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 under the new name. The name "Songs: Ohia" appears nowhere on the artwork of album and only a promotional sticker on the cellophane wrapping connects it with the prior name. Nevertheless, Secretly Canadian
Secretly Canadian
Secretly Canadian is an American independent record label based in Bloomington, Indiana. It was started in 1996 by Chris and Ben Swanson, Eric Weddle, and Jonathan Cargill. Their first release was a re-issue of an album by June Panic...
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
Ancienne Belgique
The Ancienne Belgique is a concert hall for contemporary music in Brussels, Belgium. Located in the historic heart of Brussels, it is one the leading concert venues in Belgium, hosting a wide variety of international and local acts.-The venue:...
club in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, at a time when the band was still touring under the Songs: Ohia name. Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
later reported that name change would be made official after the Spanish tour in October 2003.
Officially Songs: Ohia no longer records or performs, and projects have been either marketed as Magnolia Electric Co. or as Jason Molina's solo work.
Songs: Ohia
Albums- 1997 Songs: OhiaSongs: Ohia (album)Songs: Ohia is the first album by Songs: Ohia. It was released by Secretly Canadian on April 1, 1997.-Track listing:All songs written by Jason Molina...
(also known as The Black Album) - 1998 ImpalaImpala (album)Impala is the second album by Songs: Ohia. It was released on CD by Happy-Go-Lucky, and on LP by Secretly Canadian on April 1, 1998.-Track listing:All songs written by Jason Molina.#"An Ace Unable to Change"#"Easts Heart Divided"...
(originally released on Happy Go Lucky) - 1999 Axxess & AceAxxess & AceAxxess & Ace is the third regular album by Songs: Ohia. It was recorded by Michael Krassner at Truckstop Studios in Chicago, Illinois, USA, and released by Secretly Canadian on March 15, 1999.-Track listing:All songs written by Jason Molina....
- 1999 The GhostThe Ghost (album)The Ghost is a tour-only album by Songs: Ohia. It was recorded by Jason Molina on a boombox at his home in Chicago, Illinois, USA, and released by Secretly Canadian on March 1, 1999...
(tour-only release) - 2000 The Lioness
- 2000 Protection SpellsProtection SpellsProtection Spells is a tour-only album by Songs: Ohia. It is a collection of 9 improvised pieces recorded by Jason Molina whilst on tour in 1999...
(tour-only release) - 2000 Ghost TropicGhost TropicGhost Tropic is the fifth regular studio album by Songs: Ohia. It was recorded by Mike Mogis at Dead Space Recording Studio in Lincoln, Nebraska. The album's name refers to two short instrumentals that are surrounded by six vocal tracks of at least five and up to twelve minutes length. The reviews...
- 2001 Mi Sei Apparso Come Un FantasmaMi Sei Apparso Come Un FantasmaMi Sei Apparso Come Un Fantasma is a live album by Songs: Ohia. It was recorded at Barchessone Vecchio in Modena, Italy on September 27, 2000. The album received mixed reviews, with a Metacritic score of 60....
(live album, Paper Cut Records) - 2002 Didn't It RainDidn't It RainDidn't It Rain is the sixth regular album by Songs: Ohia, named after a song popularized by Mahalia Jackson and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. It was recorded by Edan Cohen at Soundgun Studios in Philadelphia and released by Secretly Canadian on March 5, 2002...
- 2003 Magnolia Electric Co.Magnolia Electric Co. (album)Magnolia Electric Co. is the seventh regular and final album by Songs: Ohia. It was recorded by Steve Albini at Electrical Audio in Chicago and released by Secretly Canadian on March 4, 2003. It received critical acclaim according to Metacritic...
EPs
- 1997 Hecla & Griper
- 1998 Our Golden Ratio (Acuarela)
- 2001 Howler (Absalom)
- 2001 Travels in Constants (Temporary Residence)
Singles
- 1996 "Nor Cease Thou Never Now" (Palace Records)
- 1996 "One Pronunciation of Glory"
- 1999 "Untitled" (Western Vinyl)
- 2002 "The Gray Tower"/"Black Link to Fire Link"
- 2002 "Keep It Steady"/"United or Lost Alone"
- 2004 "No Moon on the Water"/"In the Human World" (Chunklet)
Jason Molina
Albums- 2004 Pyramid Electric Co.Pyramid Electric Co.Pyramid Electric Co. is the first full-length solo album by Jason Molina, released in 2004 on Secretly Canadian Records. It was recorded by Mike Mogis and received universal critical acclaim according to Metacritic...
- 2006 Let Me Go, Let Me Go, Let Me GoLet Me Go, Let Me Go, Let Me GoLet Me Go, Let Me Go, Let Me Go is the second full length solo album released by Jason Molina under his own name. It was recorded in Bloomington, Indiana at The Projects by Jim Zespy during July 2004...
Magnolia Electric Co.
Albums- 2005 Trials & ErrorsTrials & ErrorsTrials & Errors is a live album released by the Magnolia Electric Co. on Secretly Canadian in 2005, recorded on April 16, 2003 at Club Ancienne Belgique in Brussels....
(live album) - 2005 What Comes After the BluesWhat Comes After the Blues-Personnel:* Jason Molina - electric and acoustic guitar, vocals* Jennie Benford - acoustic guitar, vocals* Mike Brenner - steel guitar* Jim Grabowski - piano, mellotron* Jason Groth - electric and acoustic guitar, vocals...
- 2006 Fading TrailsFading TrailsFading Trails is Magnolia Electric Co.'s second studio album. It is a compilation of tracks from four different recording sessions, including recordings at Electrical Audio in Chicago, engineered by Steve Albini, Sound of Music Studio in Richmond, Virginia, produced by David Lowery, and Sun Studios...
- 2007 SojournerSojourner (album)Sojourner is Magnolia Electric Co.'s 2007 box-set release, comprising: three full-length albums, one four-song EP, one documentary movie on DVD, The Road Becomes What You Leave; a celestial map and a medallion; all within a wooden box...
(boxset) - 2009 JosephineJosephine (album)Josephine is Magnolia Electric Co.'s third studio album, and the first after Fading Trails in 2006. For the album, the band teamed up once again with engineer Steve Albini at his Electrical Audio Studios in Chicago. The record was conceived as a tribute to late Magnolia Electric Co...
EPs
- 2005 Hard to Love a Man
- 2009 It's Made Me Cry
Singles
- 2009 Rider.Shadow.Wolf
Collaborations
Albums- 2009 Molina & Johnson
EPs
- 2002 "Translation" on Split: My Morning Jacket / Songs: OhiaMy Morning Jacket/Songs: Ohia Split EP-Notes:My Morning Jacket / Songs: Ohia is a split EP issued by Jade Tree in 2002.-Track Listing:Tracks 1, 2, 3, and 4 by My Morning Jacket. Track 5 by Songs: Ohia.#"O is the One That is Real" - 3:39#"How Do You Know" - 4:48...
(Jade TreeJade Tree RecordsJade Tree International, Inc. was an independent record label formed by Darren Walters and Tim Owen in August 1991, out of Wilmington, Delaware....
) - 2002 Amalgamated Sons of RestAmalgamated Sons of RestAmalgamated Sons of Rest is the name of a one-off project by American songwriters Will Oldham and Jason Molina, along with Scottish colleague Alasdair Roberts. The collaboration yielded one eponymous EP, released in 2002 on Galaxia Records, and a song, "Translation", released by Jade Tree Records...
with Will OldhamWill OldhamWill Oldham , better known by the stage name Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded under variations of the Palace name, including the Palace Brothers, Palace Songs, and Palace Music...
and Alasdair Roberts (Galaxia)
Singles
- 1998 "Nay, Tis Not Death" (Alternate) on split 7" with Appendix Out (Liquefaction Empire)
- 1999 "Journey On" on split 7" with OneidaOneida (band)Oneida is a rock band from Brooklyn, New York. Their influences include psychedelic rock, krautrock, electronic, noise rock, and minimalism, but the overall structure and intent of their music cannot be easily traced to any of these styles...
(JagjaguwarJagjaguwarJagjaguwar is an indie rock record label based in Bloomington, Indiana.-History:In 1996, in Charlottesville, Virginia, friends of Darius Van Arman who performed in a band under the moniker The Curious Digit had just recorded a new album, but they were signed to no label...
) - 1999 "How to Be Perfect Men" on split 7" with RexRex (band)Rex was an American Indie rock band formed in 1994 . Rex was considered one of the most important and influential slowcore bands and released three albums and one EP on Southern Records, as well as a collaboration with Red Red Meat on Perishable Records...
(Temporary Residence) - 2000 7" single with Alasdair Roberts
- 2000 "Fade St." on split 7" with Glen HansardGlen HansardGlen Hansard is the Academy Award–winning principal songwriter and vocalist/guitarist for Irish group The Frames and one half of folk rock duo, The Swell Season...
(Road Relish) - 2001 "Lioness" (Version) on split 7" with Scout NiblettScout NiblettEmma Louise Niblett , better known by the stage name Scout Niblett, is an English singer and songwriter. Her music is frequently minimal in style, many of her songs consisting merely of vocals accompanied by either drums or guitar, which she mostly plays herself. She is known for her intimate live...
External links
- Official Magnolia Electric Co. website
- Secretly Canadian official artist page for Songs: Ohia
- Secretly Canadian official artist page for Magnolia Electric Co.
- Secretly Canadian official artist page for Jason Molina
- Songs: Ohia Tabs - Fan Site with Guitar Tablature, Discography, Tour Dates, Lyrics, and Online Forum