The Lioness (album)
The Lioness is the fourth studio album by Songs: Ohia.[7] It was released by Secretly Canadian on January 17, 2000. A reissue of the album, Love & Work: The Lioness Sessions, was released on November 23, 2018.[8]
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Released | January 17, 2000 | |||
Recorded | 1999 | |||
Genre | Indie rock, alt-country | |||
Length | 39:36 | |||
Label | Secretly Canadian | |||
Producer | Andrew Miller | |||
Songs: Ohia chronology | ||||
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Pitchfork Media | (7.6/10)[4] (8.7/10)[5] |
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Production
The album was recorded by Andy Miller at Chem 19 Studios in Glasgow, Scotland, with Alasdair Roberts, Geof Comings, Jonathan Cargill, and members of Arab Strap.
Critical reception
Exclaim! thought that "the transatlantic recording session inspired Molina to produce what is both his darkest and cheerful record to date."[9] The Austin Chronicle called the album "quiet and reflective, numbing and resolute, with writing as simple and straightforward as an ice pick under the ribs."[10] The Sunday Times wrote that "Songs: Ohia's slug- paced folk-blues owe an obvious debt to the spectral yowling of Will Oldham's Palace Brothers, but The Lioness still has the power to turn the most brightly lit room a delicate shade of blue."[11]
Track listing
All songs written by Jason Molina.
- "The Black Crow" — 7:16
- "Tigress" — 3:20
- "Nervous Bride" — 2:43
- "Being in Love" — 5:41
- "Lioness" — 6:37
- "Coxcomb Red" — 4:05
- "Back on Top" — 4:22
- "Baby Take a Look" — 3:06
- "Just a Spark" — 2:19
- On My Way Home (Lioness Sessions Outtake) — 03:01
- Never Fake It (Lioness Sessions Outtake) — 03:10
- From The Heart (Lioness Sessions Outtake) — 04:28
- It Gets Harder Over Time (Lioness Sessions Outtake) — 02:12
- I Promise Not To Quit (Lioness Sessions Outtake) — 05:44
- Neighbors Of Our Age (Lioness Sessions Outtake) — 02:43
- Pyrate II (Even Now) (Lioness Sessions Outtake) — 04:08
- Velvet Marching Band (Lissy’s Sessions) — 03:00
- Raw (Lissy’s Sessions) — 03:46
- Already Through (Lissy’s Sessions) — 04:00
- Wonderous Love (Lissy’s Sessions) — 02:20
Tracks 10-20 are previously unreleased tracks, released as a part of Love & Work: The Lioness Sessions.
Recording information
- Jason Molina
- Jonathan Cargill
- Geof Comings
- David Gow
- Aidan Moffat
- Alasdair Roberts
- Engineered by Andy Miller
References
- "The Lioness - Songs: Ohia | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. pp. 604–605.
- "The Lioness". September 12, 2005.
- "Songs: Ohia: The Lioness". Pitchfork.
- "Songs: Ohia: Love & Work: The Lioness Sessions". Pitchfork.
- Earnest, Mark (3 Mar 2000). "CD Rack". Reno Gazette-Journal: G21.
- "Songs: Ohia | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- "New Songs: Ohia Reissue Features Disc of Unheard Recordings". Spin. October 12, 2018.
- "Songs: Ohia The Lioness". exclaim.ca.
- "Songs: OHIAThe Lioness (Secretly Canadian)". www.austinchronicle.com.
- Lee, Stewart (30 Jan 2000). "Songs: Ohia". The Sunday Times: 20.
External links
- Love & Work: The Lioness Sessions, by Songs: Ohia (Love & Work: The Lioness Sessions on Bandcamp)