Jason Molina - Eight Gates (Coloured Vinyl)

SE.CA - SCLPC203

Includes Digital Download

Indie Exclusive on Shortcake Splash Vinyl

Sometime in 2006 or 2007, Jason Molina moved from the midwest to London. Separated from his bandmates and friends and never one for idleness, Molina explored his new home with fervor. Sometimes he'd head out on foot, often with no destination in mind. His adoration of The Great American Tall Tales like John Henry and Paul Bunyan's blue ox Babe stretched across the Atlantic, where he created his own personal Tall Tales. And when he learned of the London Wall's seven gates (itself a misconception), Molina went ahead and called it eight, carving out a gate just for himself. The eighth gate was Molina's way into London, a gate only passable in the mind.

Eight Gates is the last collection of solo studio recordings Molina made before he passed from complications related to alcoholism in 2013. Recorded in London around the time of the supposed spider bite and Jimi's supposed parakeets, some of the songs are fully-realized - dark, moody textures that call to mind his earlier work on The Lioness.

Side A:
Whisper Away
Shadow Answers The Wall
The Mission's End
Old Worry
She Says

Side B:
Fire On The Rail
Be Told The Truth
Thistle Blue
The Crossroad + The Emptiness

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