The Lioness (album)
The Lioness | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
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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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
NME | |
Pitchfork | 7.6/10 (2000)[4] 8.7/10 (2018)[5] |
Reno Gazette-Journal |
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]
Production
[edit]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.[citation needed]
Critical reception
[edit]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
[edit]All songs written by Jason Molina.
Original release
[edit]- "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
Love & Work: The Lioness Sessions
[edit]- "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) – 3:01
- "Never Fake It" (Lioness sessions outtake) – 3:10
- "From the Heart" (Lioness sessions outtake) – 4:28
- "It Gets Harder Over Time" (Lioness sessions outtake) – 2:12
- "I Promise Not to Quit" (Lioness sessions outtake) – 5:44
- "Neighbors of Our Age" (Lioness sessions outtake) – 2:43
- "Pyrate II (Even Now)" (Lioness sessions outtake) – 4:08
- "Velvet Marching Band" (Lissy's sessions) – 3:00
- "Raw" (Lissy's sessions) – 3:46
- "Already Through" (Lissy's sessions) – 4:00
- "Wonderous Love" (Lissy's sessions) – 2:20
Personnel
[edit]- Jason Molina
- Jonathan Cargill
- Geof Comings
- David Gow
- Aidan Moffat
- Alasdair Roberts
- Engineered by Andy Miller
References
[edit]- ^ "The Lioness - Songs: Ohia | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. pp. 604–605.
- ^ "The Lioness". NME. September 12, 2005.
- ^ Zamula, Meg (17 January 2000). "Songs: Ohia: The Lioness Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ Sodomsky, Sam (23 November 2018). "Songs: Ohia: Love & Work: The Lioness Sessions Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ 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.