Album Info

Molina and Johnson

By Jason Molina & Will Johnson

Alternative - 2009

It’s only in retrospect that we know this was among the last recordings that Jason Molina (of Songs: Ohia and... more

Tracklist

1

Twenty Cycles to the Ground

3:07 min
2

All Falls Together

2:21 min
3

All Gone, All Gone

3:53 min
4

Almost Let You In

3:25 min
5

In the Avalon / Little Killer

3:22 min
6

Don't Take My Night from Me

1:49 min
7

Each Star Marks a Day

3:41 min
8

Lenore's Lullaby

5:23 min
9

The Lily and the Brakeman

2:35 min
10

Now, Divide

2:53 min
11

What You Reckon, What You Breathe

5:49 min
12

For As Long As It Will Matter

2:58 min
13

34 Blues

2:52 min
14

Wooden Heart

3:33 min

About Molina and Johnson

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.