The first time I saw Magnolia Electric Co. was in a basement coffee house that adjoined a church on the University of Wisconsin campus. It was just before the release of their fantastic (and now out of print) live album, Trials & Errors, and I left that night ringing sweat out of my t-shirt about to embark on a backtrack through all things Jason Molina and Songs:Ohia.

On August 7th, Secretly Canadian will unleash the Magnolia Electric Co. five disc (4CD/1DVD) Sojourner Box Set.

It includes all of the projects discussed over the past year and then some. ‘nashville moon’, recorded with steve albini in 2005. ‘the black ram’, recorded by david lowery with all sorts of guest musicians including andrew bird. the ’sun session’ ep, recorded at the legendary memphis studio in one day. and of course, the mysterious ’shohola’, recorded at home by jason molina. but that’s just the stuff you might have heard about. there’s also a dvd including the film ‘the road becomes what you leave’ by todd chandler and tim sutton that follows the band as they trek across the prairie provinces of canada. the amazing set is rounded out by deluxe packaging including a medallion and postcards, all housed in a wooden box.

Jump on this one quick kids because it’s limited to only 5,000 copies. I can already feel my wallet getting lighter!

Myspace: Magnolia Electric Co.
MP3: Magnolia Electric Co – Lonesome Valley
MP3: Jason Molina – Get Out Get Out Get Out
MoB: 5 Questions w/Jason Molina