What Comes After the Blues

What Comes After the Blues is the first full-length recording by what became the Magnolia Electric Co. touring line-up, and the second album released by Jason Molina under that name. It was recorded in November 2003 by Steve Albini at his Electrical Audio studio in Chicago.

What Comes After the Blues
Studio album by
Released2005
Recorded2003
Genrealternative country, Folk rock, indie rock
Length36:03
LabelSecretly Canadian[1]
ProducerSteve Albini
Magnolia Electric Co. chronology
Trials & Errors
(2005)
What Comes After the Blues
(2005)
Fading Trails
(2006)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Pitchfork Media6.4/10[4]
Stylus MagazineB−[5]
Tiny Mix Tapes[6]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Dark Don't Hide It"Jason Molina4:15
2."The Night Shift Lullaby"Jennie Benford4:33
3."Leave the City"Jason Molina4:28
4."Hard to Love a Man"Jason Molina4:18
5."Give Something Else Away Every Day"Jason Molina4:57
6."Northstar Blues"Jason Molina5:08
7."Hammer Down"Jason Molina2:41
8."I Can Not Have Seen the Light"Jason Molina5:43

Personnel

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  • Jason Molina - electric and acoustic guitar, vocals
  • Jennie Benford - acoustic guitar, vocals
  • Mike Brenner - steel guitar
  • Jim Grabowski - piano, mellotron
  • Jason Groth - electric and acoustic guitar, vocals
  • Michael Kapinus - Wurlitzer, piano, trumpet, vocals
  • Dan MacAdam - violin
  • Mark Rice - drums
  • Pete Schreiner - bass guitar

References

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  1. ^ "What Comes After The Blues".
  2. ^ "What Comes After The Blues by Magnolia Electric Co" – via www.metacritic.com.
  3. ^ "What Comes After the Blues - Magnolia Electric Co. | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  4. ^ "Magnolia Electric Co.: What Comes After the Blues?". Pitchfork.
  5. ^ "Magnolia Electric Co. - What Comes After the Blues - Stylus Magazine". stylusmagazine.com.
  6. ^ "Music Review: Magnolia Electric Co. - What Comes After The Blues". Tiny Mix Tapes.