Album
Molina And Johnson
2009 · Rock, Blues
Rare pressing on Gatefold
Molina And Johnson is a Rock album by Jason Molina And Will Johnson, originally released in 2009. On Gatefold: 6 pressings tracked.
About
It’s only in retrospect that we know this was among the last recordings that Jason Molina (of Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co.) would release in his lifetime. Molina abruptly cancelled a tour with Will Johnson (of Centro-Matic, South San Gabriel, Monsters of Folk, and New Multitudes) and began a multi-year slide into hospitals and rehab, eventually losing his battle in March 2013. Before that, there'd been talk of the duo working together again. Upon this album’s release in 2009, it was greeted with generally positive reviews, with critics likely encouraged by how the two songwriters balanced one another out. Molina had a tendency to obsess on the same few chords, while Johnson was always more eclectic. Together, they created a relatively quick-moving album with arrangements that veer from the cryptic to the sublime. They try to discipline a theremin on “All Gone, All Gone,” while the harmonies of “Almost Let You In” contribute a sense of order to their deliberately loose and free performances.
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Tracklist
- 1Twenty Cycles to the Ground3:07
- 2All Falls Together2:21
- 3All Gone, All Gone3:53
- 4Almost Let You In3:25
- 5In the Avalon / Little Killer3:22
- 6Don't Take My Night from Me1:49
- 7Each Star Marks a Day3:41
- 8Lenore's Lullaby5:23
- 9The Lily and the Brakeman2:35
- 10Now, Divide2:53
- 11What You Reckon, What You Breathe5:49
- 12For As Long As It Will Matter2:58
- 1334 Blues2:52
- 14Wooden Heart3:33
Sound DNA
- Rock
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Engineered at the Echolab, Argyle, Texas
Mastered at Chicago Mastering
Packaged in a gatefold cardboard sleeve.
Sticker on shrink wrap with following text:
Molina and Johnson
Jason Molina (Songs: Ohia, Magnolia Electric Co.) & Will Johnson (Centro-Matic, South San Gabriel)
Two kindred songwriters cross paths unexpectedly one winter, gather a few friends, and commit the moment to tape.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bryan VanDivier
- Howard Draper
- Jason Molina
- Michael Kapinus
- Sarah Jaffe
- Scott Danbom
- Will Johnson
Production & Engineering
- Matt PenceENGINEER
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 6 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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