{"product_id":"songs-ohia-didnt-it-rain-385219","title":"Songs: Ohia – Didn't It Rain (2xLP)","description":"\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRelease details\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTracklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Description tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSongs: Ohia's \u003cem\u003eDidn't It Rain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e arrived in 2002 as a sharp turn from the dense hush of \u003cem\u003eGhost Tropic\u003c\/em\u003e, with Jason Molina reshaping the band around a live, no-overdubs session in South Philadelphia. That method matters here: engineer Edan Cohen captured the full group playing together in one room, with Molina, Jennie Benford and Jim Krewson often sharing microphones, giving the record an unvarnished, close-up feel that suits its working-class imagery and plainspoken emotional weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBenford and Krewson, both from Jim \u0026amp; Jennie \u0026amp; the Pinetops, are central to the album's character, bringing close harmonies and a rootsy pull that several writers have connected to classic Muscle Shoals warmth. The songs are spare, but never slight. Molina's writing is unusually direct, tying together Ohio memories, Chicago streets and a sense of endurance under pressure. Tracks like \u003cem\u003eRing the Bell\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBlue Factory Flame\u003c\/em\u003e show how the record balances fragility with resolve, while the title track stretches that live-room atmosphere into something almost physically present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor many listeners, this is one of the defining Songs: Ohia records: intimate in sound, but expansive in feeling. It captures Molina at a point where his songwriting became more personal without losing its mystery, and the live recording gives every detail, from the harmonies to the room sound, a human scale that makes the album linger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cq\u003eDidn't It Rain convinced me that it was worth paying attention to its own terms.\u003c\/q\u003e - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/7338-didnt-it-rain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n    \n\n    \n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Release tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/songs-ohia-vinyl-records\"\u003eSongs: Ohia\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel: \u003c\/strong\u003e Secretly Canadian\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n          \n          \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003e LP\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnits: \u003c\/strong\u003e 2\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/vinyl-records-store-australia\/country_us\"\u003eUS\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pop-rock-vinyl-records\"\u003ePop \u0026amp; Rock\u003c\/a\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \n            \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/folk-rock\"\u003eFolk Rock\u003c\/a\u003e, \n          \n            \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/indie-rock\"\u003eIndie Rock\u003c\/a\u003e\n          \n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Tracklist tab content --\u003e\n  \n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eA1 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Songs:+Ohia+Didn't+It+Rain\"\u003eDidn'T It Rain\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA2 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Songs:+Ohia+Steve+Albini's+Blues\"\u003eSteve Albini'S Blues\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA3 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Songs:+Ohia+Ring+The+Bell\"\u003eRing The Bell\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA4 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Songs:+Ohia+Cross+The+Road,+Molina\"\u003eCross The Road, Molina\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB1 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Songs:+Ohia+Blue+Factory+Flame\"\u003eBlue Factory Flame\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB2 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Songs:+Ohia+Two+Blue+Lights\"\u003eTwo Blue Lights\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB3 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Songs:+Ohia+Blue+Chicago+Moon\"\u003eBlue Chicago Moon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Secretly Canadian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48928001163329,"sku":"3588479","price":48.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1474\/5258\/files\/656605006512.jpg?v=1789827918","url":"https:\/\/www.dutchvinyl.com.au\/products\/songs-ohia-didnt-it-rain-385219","provider":"Dutch Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}