Back in Print!: Magnolia Electric Co.’s ‘Sojourner’ Boxset and ‘Trials & Errors’ LP

We are so very pleased to announce that two classic, rare Magnolia Electric Co. releases are finally back in print and available for order through SC Distribution now.

MEC’s Sojourner boxset includes sessions at Memphis’ famous Sun Studios; Jason Molina’s collaboration with Camper Van Beethoven’s David Lowery; Molina’s infamous Shonola solo session EP; and more of MEC’s incredible work with producer Steve Albini. Also includes tour DVD as wide-open as the desert landscape, as well as postcards, a poster and special medallion. In many ways the boxset represents much of the Molina oeuvre. The opposite of The Hydra. One head, many bodies.

Trials & Errors is a European live recording dating just a few months after the formation of Magnolia Electric Co. It’s one magical night in Brussels. The tension between freewheeling and controlled never lets up. Molina’s tenor is soaring. So are the guitars. We once called this a “an existential response to Neil Young’s Tonight’s the Night,” and well, that’s about as apropos as we get.

Both of these timeless releases are also available in a few bundle deals. Please do visit SC Distribution at the link below.

ORDER MEC’S SOJOURNER BOXSET AND TRIALS AND ERRORS LP HERE

Molina & Johnson Fight The Good Fight

We know the open-country Texas recording session for Jason Molina and Will Johnson’s collaboration album included some the hallmarks of male bonding, i.e. BB guns, beer and smokes. But new footage found on the internets has revealed just how intense the writing session for Molina and Johnson got from time to time. This is how art gets made, folks: throwing haymakers.

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