The Lioness (album)

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The Lioness
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
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
NME[3]
Pitchfork7.6/10 (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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

All songs written by Jason Molina.

Original release[edit]

  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[edit]

  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[edit]

References[edit]

  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 (17 January 2000). "Songs: Ohia: The Lioness Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  5. ^ Sodomsky, Sam (23 November 2018). "Songs: Ohia: Love & Work: The Lioness Sessions Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  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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