Features
Monday, January 14 2008
Hospitals and Baseball Games: An Interview with Magnolia Electric Co.
Jason Molina seems to write more often than he changes recording names, and the result is a recent box set from Magnolia Electric Co.
Tuesday, December 18 2007
The Best Americana of 2007
If 2007 didn't invite any gripping controversies, it was certainly filled with competitive comparisons -- between young and old, past and present, and among splintered factions -- and both surprising hits and disappointing misses. All in all, a dynamic and at times resurgent year for the broad scope of Americana.
Reviews
Tuesday, July 21 2009
Magnolia Electric Co.: Josephine
Years from now, we should look back at Magnolia Electric Co. and say that, at the height of their powers -- as they are on Josephine -- they were one of the finest bands going.
Friday, November 2 2007
Magnolia Electric Co.: Sojourner
Four discs of lost and found material from the workingman's workingman, Jason Molina, constitute a celebration of his band's work better than any best-of retrospective could hope to.
Tuesday, September 19 2006
Magnolia Electric Co.: Fading Trails
Good songs culled from four different sessions for four different albums makes Magnolia's latest scatterbrained and unsatisfying.
Tuesday, October 11 2005
Magnolia Electric Co.: Hard to Love a Man EP
Jason Molina and company show that they still have energy to spare.
Thursday, June 2 2005
Magnolia Electric Co.: What Comes After the Blues
Magnolia Electric Co.'s studio debut is humbler and quieter, but (never fear!) as yearning and high-lonesome as ever.
