Magnolia Electric Co.

Features

Hospitals and Baseball Games: An Interview with Magnolia Electric Co.

By Suemedha Sood

Jason Molina seems to write more often than he changes recording names, and the result is a recent box set from Magnolia Electric Co. [14 January 2008]

The Best Americana of 2007

By Andrew Gilstrap

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. [18 December 2007]

Reviews

Magnolia Electric Co.: Josephine

By Matthew Fiander

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. [21 July 2009]

Magnolia Electric Co.: Sojourner

By Michael Metivier

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. [2 November 2007]

Magnolia Electric Co.: Fading Trails

By Michael Metivier

Good songs culled from four different sessions for four different albums makes Magnolia's latest scatterbrained and unsatisfying. [19 September 2006]

Magnolia Electric Co.: Hard to Love a Man EP

By Andrew Gilstrap

Jason Molina and company show that they still have energy to spare. [11 October 2005]

Magnolia Electric Co.: What Comes After the Blues

By Michael Metivier

Magnolia Electric Co.'s studio debut is humbler and quieter, but (never fear!) as yearning and high-lonesome as ever. [2 June 2005]

Magnolia Electric Co.: Trials & Errors

By Michael Metivier

Jason Molina & Co. flex their muscles in Brussels on this live set recorded in 2003. To quote a quote: 'Tonight's the night, yes it is'. [15 February 2005]