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Molina and Johnson 
Studio album by Jason Molina and Will Johnson Released 2 November 2009 Recorded February 2008 Genre Alternative country Label Secretly Canadian Molina and Johnson is a collaborative album recorded by American songwriters Jason Molina and Will Johnson. It was released on 2 November 2009 by Secretly Canadian.[1] It received "generally favorable reviews" according to review aggregator Metacritic, with an aggregate score of 75 as of 25 November 2009.[2] According to the Austin Chronicle reviewer, "this debut collaboration is a testament to just how deeply these two songwriters sympathize with each other's work, revealing a shared penchant for evocatively detailed images that blossom into visceral narratives."[3] The Pitchfork Media reviewer was less sanguine: "The 14 tracks on Molina and Johnson comprise an especially slow drive through somber countryside, windows up and speed limit carefully maintained."[4]. The cover art for the album was taken from a photograph by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information: Indiana Harbor Belt RR, switchman demonstrating signal with a "fusee" - used at twilight and dawn - when visibility is poor. This signal means "stop." Calumet City, Ill. from 1943.
"All Gone, All Gone" features back-up vocals by Sarah Jaffe.
Track listing
- Twenty Cycles to the Ground
- All Falls Together
- All Gone, All Gone
- Almost Let You In
- In the Avalon/Little Killer
- Don't Take My Night From Me
- Each Star Marks a Day
- Lenore's Lullaby
- The Lily and the Brakeman
- Now, Divide
- What You Reckon, What You Breathe
- For as Long as It Will Matter
- 34 Blues
- Wooden Heart
References
- ^ Secretly Canadian: Molina and Johnson release onesheet. Accessed 25 November 2009. <link>
- ^ Metacritic: Molina And Johnson by Molina And Johnson. Accessed 25 November 2009. <link>
- ^ Austine Powell: "Texas Platters: Molina & Johnson", Austin Chronicle, 30 October 2009, accessed 25 November 2009. <link>
- ^ Stephen M. Deusner: "Album review: Molina and Johnson [5.1]", Pitchork Media 4 November 2009, accessed 25 November 2009. <link>
Categories:- 2009 albums
- Jason Molina albums
- Secretly Canadian albums
- 2000s country album stubs
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