Magnolia Electric Co.

“Lonesome Valley” by Magnolia Electric Co., from Fading Trails (Secretly Canadian):

Bands as road-tested as Magnolia Electric Co. have little use for studio chicanery, preferring live takes and the occasional flub to endless overdubs. Such an approach has allowed Jason Molina and Co. to become one of the most prolific acts in modern indie-rock circles, culminating in a new four-disc set dubbed Sojourner. The 34-song collection encompasses the stark Dust Bowl folk that characterized Molina’s early work as Songs: Ohia, the rocked-up Americana of 2006’s Fading Trails, the poetic wanderlust of Bruce Springsteen and more Crazy Horse guitar jams than a damn decade’s worth of Crazy Horse.