''Molina and Johnson'' is a collaborative album recorded by American songwriters
Jason Molina
Jason Andrew Molina (December 30, 1973 – March 16, 2013) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. Raised in northern Ohio, he came to prominence performing and recording as Songs: Ohia, both in solo projects and with a rotating cast o ...
and Will Johnson. It was released on 2 November 2009 by
Secretly Canadian
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Secretly Canadian
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: ''Molina and Johnson'' release onesheet. Accessed 25 November 2009 /ref>
The cover art for the album was taken from a photograph by
Jack Delano
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for the
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demonstrating signal with a "
fusee
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" - 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
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It received "generally favorable reviews" according to review aggregator
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, with an aggregate score of 75 as of 25 November 2009.''
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'': Molina And Johnson by Molina And Johnson. Accessed 25 November 2009 /ref> According to the ''
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'' 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."Austine Powell: "Texas Platters: Molina & Johnson",
Austin Chronicle
Austin refers to:
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, 30 October 2009, accessed 25 November 2009 /ref> The ''
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'' 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."Stephen M. Deusner: "Album review: ''Molina and Johnson'' .1,
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4 November 2009, accessed 25 November 2009 /ref>
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"
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