Songs: Ohia

Songs: Ohia was one man -- Jason Molina -- a tenor guitar-wielding songwriter from the shores of Lake Erie. Critics often compared Songs: Ohia to Palace/Will Oldham, and while sonically the comparison is valid (especially in Molina's voice), Molina's ardent, soul-searching lyrics were more aptly compared to Neil Young or Leonard Cohen. Molina's early work as Songs: Ohia was often spare and skeletal, in particular on 1999's Axxess & Ace and 2000's The Lioness, where the music reflected the dark themes of the lyrics. Later work under the group's banner, such as 2002's Didn't It ...