Jason Andrew Molina, born December 30, 1973, in Oberlin, Ohio, was an American
singer-songwriter whose tenor voice blended indie rock, blues, and alternative
country. He began playing guitar at age 10 and released his first single, "Nor
Cease Thou Never Now", on Palace Records in 1995 before founding Songs: Ohia,
whose 1997 self-titled album—often called The Black Album—established his lo-fi,
Americana sound on Secretly Canadian. A prolific period followed, yielding three
2000 releases, The Lioness, Ghost Tropic, and Protection Spells, alongside the
critically praised Didn't It R...