Strand of Oaks’ Tim Showalter and surviving members of Magnolia Electric Co. form Jason Molina tribute band

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HEAL, the excellent 2014 album from indie rocker Tim Showalter, aka Strand of Oaks, contained a track called “JM”, which served as a tribute to Jason Molina. Now, to further honor the Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. frontman, Showalter is forming a tribute band with the surviving original members of Magnolia Electric Co., as Stereogum points out.

Dubbed Goshen Electric Co., they’ve recorded a 7-inch comprised of two covers from Molina’s extensive catalog. The first is A-side “The Gray Tower”, which was first released as a one-off Songs: Ohia single in 2002. As for the B-side, Showalter and company have done their own version of “Ring the Bell”, taken from Songs: Ohia’s Didn’t It Rain from 2002 and Magnolia Electric Co.’s Trials & Errors from 2005.

“Very honored to introduce you all to Goshen Electric Co,” Showalter tweeted of the project. “Myself and the original members of Magnolia Electric Co. went into the studio this summer and recorded a 7 inch for Secretly Canadian its a heavy responsibility to try and sing Jason’s songs and I hope I did him proud.”

“So many people made this happen and I’d like to thank especially Chris and Ben Swanson for making this a reality,” he added.  “And also to William Schaff for continuing the tradition of such amazing artwork.”

Ahead of the 7-inch’s November 2nd release date, the A-side has been shared, along with a black-and-white video helmed by Colin Kerrigan and Rocco Avallone. Check it out below.

Goshen Electric Co. 7-Inch Artwork:

So many people made this happen and I'd like to thank especially Chris and Ben Swanson for making this a reality. And also to William Schaff for continuing the tradition of such amazing artwork. See you on the road – Goshen Electric Co.
Pre-Order/Stream: https://t.co/ZWFmRVnesr

— Timothy Showalter (@Strandofoaks) September 18, 2018

Later this month, Showalter will head out on the road with Memorial Electric Co., an alternate version of the tribute band.

Memorial Electric Co. 2018 Tour Dates:
09/24 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
09/25 – Dublin, IE @ Tivoli Theatre
09/27 – London, UK @ Bush Hall
09/28 – Antwerp, BE @ De Roma
09/29 – Haarlem, NL @ Patronaat
09/30 – Utrecht, NL @ EKKO
10/02 – Oslo, NO @ John Dee
10/03 – Stockholm, SE @ Sodra Teatern
10/05 – Copenhagen, DK @ Bremen Teater
10/06 – Aarhus, DK @ Voxhall

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