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The remaining members of Magnolia Electric Co. joined forces with Will Johnson to record their two songs from the 2009 collaborative album Molina and Johnson. Also includes the previously-released Magnolia Electric Co. cover "The Big Beast."

Will Johnson is the Texas songwriter in Centromatic, South San Gabriel, and a current member of the 400 Unit with Jason Isbell. Johnson released his 10th solo album Diamond City in April 2025, and was part of the 2009 collaborative album Molina and Johnson, a record for which a tour was canceled due to Molina’s struggles with alcohol.

Magnolia and Johnson Electric Co. (featuring Will Johnson along with original Magnolia Electric Co. members Mike Brenner, Jason Evans Groth, Michael Kapinus, Mark Rice, and Pete Schreiner) convened in Texas earlier this year to record new studio versions of both Molina’s and Johnson’s songs, much in the vein of the 2018 Goshen Electric Company collaboration between Magnolia and Oaks.

The sessions were recorded and mixed by Johnson's longtime collaborator Britton Beisenherz and mastered by Magnolia mastering engineer Matthew Barnhart. Iconic artwork by Will Schaff graces the cover, whose artwork has now been inextricably linked to Jason Molina's songwriting.

TRACK LISTING

1.Wooden Heart (3:20)
2.Twenty Cycles To The Ground (3:01)