R.I.P. Jason Molina of Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co.

Jason Molina, frontman of Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co., has died. Molina, almost totally absent from the public eye since 2009, had been in poor health in recent years. According to Chunklet, he died Saturday as a result of organ failure related to alcoholism.
Molina was born in Lorain, Ohio and played in various heavy-metal groups in Cleveland before striking out on his own. He made several lo-fi home recordings under various names, including Songs: Albian, Songs: Radix, and Songs: Unitas, before settling on Songs: Ohia in 1996. The alt-country-tinged and self-titled Songs: Ohia, which fans refer to as The Black Album, was released in 1997 on Secretly Canadian, the label he stayed with his entire career.
Molina was noted for his prolificacy. He constantly released singles, full-lengths, and EPs right up until his last record, 2012’s Autumn Bird Songs. He released three full-length records in 2000 alone, and dabbled in multiple genres, including bluegrass, gospel, and more straightforward rock.