A decade ago, alone in his Indianapolis apartment, Jason Molina died, his body no longer able to keep up with what it kept calling for. Seven years prior to his death he was a man on fire. His creative process was fueled by a recognition of darkness, resulting in incredibly confessional and stark albums.
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Jason Molina :: Eight Gates
It’s been a little over seven years since the untimely death of Jason Molina, and despite his relatively prolific output with Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co., his story still feels like one with missing parts, especially towards the end. Enter: Eight Gates.
Jason Molina :: Riding With The Ghost
In her new book, Riding With the Ghost, writer Erin Osmon accomplishes a tricky feat regarding the late Jason Molina, the songwriter and leader of Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. She […]
Jason Molina :: North Star Blues Session – Belgium, 2003
Jason Molina (Songs: Ohia / Magnolia Electric Co) died March 16th, 2013. It’s impossible to overstate the depth and virtue of his songs or the way he poetically expressed the […]
Songs: Ohia :: Didn’t It Rain (Expanded Reissue)
You know, the dark didn’t hide it. But it came damn close. Didn’t It Rain , Jason Molina’s final release under the Songs: Ohia moniker, is seven tracks and forty-five minutes of long, […]
Molina/Johnson :: Twenty Cycles To The Ground
Will Johnson on the collaboration with Jason Molina : “For ten days we wrote, co-wrote, workshopped, complimented, scrutinized, drank, invited friends to come play music, smoked, made lots of notes and drawings, drank a […]