The Lioness (album)

This article is about the Songs Ohia album. For the Lioness EP, see Lioness (EP).

The Lioness
Studio album by Songs: Ohia
Released	January 17, 2000 (2000-01-17)
Recorded	1999
Genre	Indie rock, alt-country
Length	39:36
Label	Secretly Canadian
Producer	Andrew Miller
Songs: Ohia chronology
Protection Spells (2000) The Lioness (2000) Ghost Tropic (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
NME	[3]
Pitchfork	7.6/10 (2000) [4] 8.7/10 (2018) [5]
Reno Gazette-Journal	[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 Hamilton, near 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.

Original release

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

Love & Work: The Lioness Sessions

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) – 3:01
11. "Never Fake It" (Lioness sessions outtake) – 3:10
12. "From the Heart" (Lioness sessions outtake) – 4:28
13. "It Gets Harder Over Time" (Lioness sessions outtake) – 2:12
14. "I Promise Not to Quit" (Lioness sessions outtake) – 5:44
15. "Neighbors of Our Age" (Lioness sessions outtake) – 2:43
16. "Pyrate II (Even Now)" (Lioness sessions outtake) – 4:08
17. "Velvet Marching Band" (Lissy's sessions) – 3:00
18. "Raw" (Lissy's sessions) – 3:46
19. "Already Through" (Lissy's sessions) – 4:00
20. "Wonderous Love" (Lissy's sessions) – 2:20

Personnel

• Jason Molina
• Jonathan Cargill
• Geof Comings
• David Gow
• Aidan Moffat
• Alasdair Roberts
• Engineered by Andy Miller

References

1. "The Lioness - Songs: Ohia | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
2. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. pp. 604–605.
3. "The Lioness". NME . September 12, 2005.
4. Zamula, Meg (January 17, 2000). "Songs: Ohia: The Lioness Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved September 27, 2022.
5. Sodomsky, Sam (November 23, 2018). "Songs: Ohia: Love & Work: The Lioness Sessions Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved September 27, 2022.
6. Earnest, Mark (March 3, 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 (January 30, 2000). "Songs: Ohia". The Sunday Times: 20.