The Lioness (album)

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The Lioness
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Studio album by
Songs: Ohia
ReleasedJanuary 17, 2000 (2000-01-17)
Recorded1999
GenreIndie rock, alt-country
Length39:36
LabelSecretly Canadian
ProducerAndrew Miller
Songs: Ohia chronology
Protection Spells
(2000) 		The Lioness
(2000) 		Ghost Tropic
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[2]
NME2.5/5 stars[3]
Pitchfork Media(7.6/10)[4]
(8.7/10)[5]
Reno Gazette-Journal4/4 stars[6]

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[]

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[]

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[]

All songs written by Jason Molina.

  1. "The Black Crow" — 7:16
  2. "Tigress" — 3:20
  3. "Nervous Bride" — 2:43
  4. "Being in Love" — 5:41
  5. "Lioness" — 6:37
  6. "Coxcomb Red" — 4:05
  7. "Back on Top" — 4:22
  8. "Baby Take a Look" — 3:06
  9. "Just a Spark" — 2:19
  10. On My Way Home (Lioness Sessions Outtake) — 03:01
  11. Never Fake It (Lioness Sessions Outtake) — 03:10
  12. From The Heart (Lioness Sessions Outtake) — 04:28
  13. It Gets Harder Over Time (Lioness Sessions Outtake) — 02:12
  14. I Promise Not To Quit (Lioness Sessions Outtake) — 05:44
  15. Neighbors Of Our Age (Lioness Sessions Outtake) — 02:43
  16. Pyrate II (Even Now) (Lioness Sessions Outtake) — 04:08
  17. Velvet Marching Band (Lissy’s Sessions) — 03:00
  18. Raw (Lissy’s Sessions) — 03:46
  19. Already Through (Lissy’s Sessions) — 04:00
  20. Wonderous Love (Lissy’s Sessions) — 02:20

Tracks 10-20 are previously unreleased tracks, released as a part of Love & Work: The Lioness Sessions.

Recording information[]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Lioness - Songs: Ohia | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 7: MUZE. pp. 604–605.CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. ^ "The Lioness". September 12, 2005.
  4. ^ "Songs: Ohia: The Lioness". Pitchfork.
  5. ^ "Songs: Ohia: Love & Work: The Lioness Sessions". Pitchfork.
  6. ^ Earnest, Mark (3 Mar 2000). "CD Rack". Reno Gazette-Journal: G21.
  7. ^ "Songs: Ohia | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. ^ "New Songs: Ohia Reissue Features Disc of Unheard Recordings". Spin. October 12, 2018.
  9. ^ "Songs: Ohia The Lioness". exclaim.ca.
  10. ^ "Songs: OHIAThe Lioness (Secretly Canadian)". www.austinchronicle.com.
  11. ^ Lee, Stewart (30 Jan 2000). "Songs: Ohia". The Sunday Times: 20.

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