Premiere: Shimmering Stars – “Hold on Magnolia (Songs: Ohia)”.
February 3, 2012, 0 comments
If saying something like this makes any sense at all, Jason Molina’s Songs: Ohia is easily one of the very most important bands of my life, ever since accidentally stumbling across “Nervous Bride” on a compilation given out by the German Rolling Stone in the spring of 2000. To my delight, apparently this is something I and Shimmering Stars frontman Rory McClure have in common: “Jason Molina’s music has been a constant source of inspiration for me and for countless others. His songs tap into something dark, beautiful, and eternal. He is a musician in the truest sense of the word – someone who puts their entire heart and soul into their craft.”
As reported by Pitchfork early last week, French boutique imprint Almost Musique and the Vancouver-based band have decided to put out a cover of “Hold on Magnolia”, the last song from the last-ever Songs: Ohia album Magnolia Electric Co. from 2003. It will the b-side of Shimmering Stars’ forthcoming three-track 7 inch Ghosts Past EP, and the band and label will donate 10% of the proceeds of the record to the Jason Molina Medical Fund, which was set up last year to help Molina with his financial troubles following stays at a number of rehab facilities over the course of two years, while lacking medical insurance (a fate he shares with many artists in the US).
The Ghosts Past EP will be out March 5. Pre-order it now over here.
Also check out a-side track “When I See You Again” below:
Shimmering Stars – When I See You Again
If you want to donate to the fund yourself, you find more information on how to do that via Secretly Canadian. You may also show your support by sending letters or postcards to:
Jason Molina
c/o Ashley Lawson
4632 Quincy Adams
Ct. Lorain, OH 44053
USA
