Both Jason Molina and Centro-matic's Will Johnson have had a bloggable 2009 -- Molina turning out some lovely tracks and playing pool parties with Magnolia Electric Co., Johnson turning up on drums for Monsters Of Folk -- but before it's over they'll have one more project to promote with the Molina & Johnson LP, under the name Molina & Johnson, starring Molina & Johnson. The pair met at a Magnolia show in 2007, made a record in Texas in 2008, and are putting it out now. Their collaborative rollout gets under way with "Twenty Cycles To The Ground": a little organ, drums and acoustic guitar, Jason driving the low-key cut with his reedy vocal, the pair harmonizing like they've known each other for closer to 20 years than two.
Molina & Johnson - "Twenty Cycles To The Ground" (MP3)
(via P4K)
Molina & Johnson is out 11/3 via Secretly Canadian.
On tour:
11/26 - Deventer, Netherlands @ Burgerweeshuis
11/27 - Ottersum, Netherlands @ Roepaen
11/28 - Brussels, Belgium @ Botanique (Toutpartout 15 Years Fest)
11/29 - Utrecht, Netherlands @ Tivoli (Le Guess Who? Festival)
11/30 - Eindhoven, Netherlands @ MC Frits Philips
12/01 - Winchester, England @ Railway Inn
12/02 - London, England @ Relentless Garage
12/03 - Manchester, England @ Deaf Institute
12/10 - Barcelona, Spain @ Sala Be Cool (Primavera Club)
12/11 - Barcelona, Spain @ Auditorio Montjuich (Primavera Club)
12/12 - Madrid, Spain @ Teatro Alcazar (Primavera Club)
12/13 - Lloseta-Mallorca, Spain @ Teatro Lloseta
12/14 - Puerto Real, Spain @ TBA
UPDATE: Here's another...
