Josephine (album)

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Josephine
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 21, 2009 [1]
Recorded2008 [2]
Genre Indie rock
Length46:44
Label Secretly Canadian
Producer Steve Albini, Magnolia Electric Co.
Magnolia Electric Co. chronology
Sojourner
(2007)
Josephine
(2009)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 78/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Drowned In Sound 8/10 [4]
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Metro Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Pitchfork 5.6/10 [7]
Planet Sound 8/10 [8]

Josephine is the third and final studio album by Magnolia Electric Co. For the recording of the album, the band teamed up with frequent collaborator Steve Albini at his Electrical Audio Studios in Chicago. [9] The record was conceived as a tribute to late Magnolia Electric Co. bassist Evan Farrell, [4] [7] and took two weeks to write and record. [9] Josephine would also be the penultimate album released during frontman Jason Molina's lifetime – the last being a collaboration with Will Johnson – before his death in 2013.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jason Molina [10]

No.TitleLength
1."O! Grace"3:27
2."The Rock of Ages"2:42
3."Josephine"3:22
4."Shenandoah"4:36
5."Whip-poor-will"4:12
6."Song for Willie"2:20
7."Hope Dies Last"3:15
8."The Handing Down"3:32
9."Map of the Falling Sky"3:41
10."Little Sad Eyes"4:13
11."Heartbreak at Ten Paces"2:02
12."Knoxville Girl"3:50
13."Shiloh"4:10
14."An Arrow in the Gale"1:20

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Josephine.

Magnolia Electric Co.

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

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