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Magnolia Electric Co.

Magnolia Electric Co. is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Sarah Jaffe, Mahalia Jackson, Will Oldham, Townes Van Zandt and Black Sabbath. Those roots explain a lot about how Magnolia Electric Co. arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Songs: Ohia, Palace Music, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Uncle Tupelo and Vic Chesnutt, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into MJ Lenderman, Hiss Golden Messenger, Wild Pink, Sparky Deathcap and Squirrel Flower, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Magnolia Electric Co., reaching back through Sarah Jaffe and forward to MJ Lenderman. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Jason Andrew Molina was an American musician, singer and songwriter. Raised in northern Ohio, he came to prominence performing and recording as Songs: Ohia, both in solo projects and with a rotating cast of musicians in the late 1990s. Beginning in 2003, he garnered a further indie following for his releases with the band Magnolia Electric Co.

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Magnolia Electric Co.Sarah JaffeMahalia JacksonWill OldhamTownes Van ZandtBlack SabbathMJ LendermanHiss Golden MessengerWild PinkSparky DeathcapSquirrel FlowerHorse Jumper of LoveKevin MorbyWaxahatcheeSongs: OhiaPalace MusicBonnie 'Prince' BillyUncle TupeloVic ChesnuttGreg FreemanBill CallahanRyan Adams & The Car…

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Magnolia Electric Co. connections

Magnolia Electric Co. grew out of Sarah Jaffe, Mahalia Jackson, Will Oldham and Townes Van Zandt, shares an orbit with Songs: Ohia, Palace Music, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and Uncle Tupelo, went on to shape MJ Lenderman, Hiss Golden Messenger, Wild Pink and Sparky Deathcap. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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