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.

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Ashona223 wrote:
9 hours ago

love Magnolia Electric Co.

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chhase wrote:
9 days ago

HAHA, WTF AT LAST SHOUT

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theyshootmusic wrote:
14 days ago

http://theyshootmusic.at/posts/Magnolia_Electric_Co - Acoustic offstage video with MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO. performing "Down The Wrong Road Both Ways" at some wasteland in Berlin

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darographix wrote:
December 2009

their daytrotter session is superb, and the music is full of genius.

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eternalcowboy2 wrote:
December 2009

kewl new album

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ibsenvila wrote:
November 2009

Jason Molina is a God Damn Genious.

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GoodCatGoneBad wrote:
October 2009

Daytrotter session is up: http://www.daytrotter.com/dt/magnolia-electric-co-concert/20030931-37382065.html

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FrankFeranna wrote:
October 2009

Anybody seen them live? I remember they toured with the Avett Brothers. What a great show. If you haven't heard the Avett's, they are great too --> http://www.last.fm/music/The+Avett+Brothers

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StormandStatic wrote:
September 2009

Oh Shiloh, is it only the temple that falls?

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negativeffect wrote:
September 2009

i support bands by being at the concert, my ticket the t shirt i buy and the experience i share with the crowd and the band.

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ZimmeM03 wrote:
September 2009

Very nice, grabbed them for being staff picks. Really great music!

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oompaloompa1 wrote:
September 2009

1st listen and i like it

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Joepas wrote:
August 2009

yeah! Gonna see them tonight!!!

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MyHeartsBeat wrote:
August 2009

every single time I listen to this year's album I fall in love with it again.

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danilofloydiano wrote:
August 2009

lindão. =)

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citizendickorg wrote:
August 2009

http://citizendick.org/2009/07/22/magnolia-electric-co-josephine-album-review/

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zzxasd43and wrote:
August 2009

ehh it's okay. not my cup o tea.

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losmoviedork wrote:
August 2009

intopines - I guess the hope is that if somebody regrets their post to the point that they delete it, they've reconsidered? Let's all stay optimistic and inclusive!

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intopines wrote:
August 2009

I read that review too before he took away the link. I didn't even think it was worth giving a comment.

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losmoviedork wrote:
July 2009

While I'll agree that it's hilarious to hear a guy describe Lambchop and Bill Callahan as lucky blind squirrels after listening to both of them more than I've listened to anyone but my absolute artist of all time - let's ignore the sensory deprivation chamber in which TheUniversalMan must live to talk like this. Magnolia Electric Co as an uninspired bar band? I guess I just have to ask - why? Nothing I hear on this album is anywhere close to that take.

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