{"product_id":"magnolia-electric-co-hard-to-love-a-man-anniversary-reissue-lp","title":"Magnolia Electric Co. - Hard To Love A Man: Anniversary Reissue LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRELEASE DATE: 2\/27\/2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCelebrating twenty years since it's release, Magnolia \u003cspan\u003eElectric Co.'s Hard to Love a Man will be expanded and available \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efor the first time on vinyl in February 2026. This anniversary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erelease of the band's first EP includes three additional tracks: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eremastered demos of \"31 Seasons in the Minor Leagues,\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epreviously titled as \"Tonight I'm So Down,\" and \"Lonesome \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eValley,\" recorded at Echo Park Studios in Indiana during the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHard to Love a Man sessions, as well as \"One Thin Dime,\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erecorded during the Black Ram sessions at Sound of Music \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecording Studios in Richmond, Virginia. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"'Working class rock' is a phrase used frequently to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edescribe The Magnolia Electric Co. Categorically, the band has \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esecured their place amongst like-minded icons such as Bob \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeger, CCR, Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen, but it's not \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emerely an aesthetic description. Magnolia backs it up with their \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ework ethic. Amazingly, The Magnolia Electric Co. Will have been \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eon the road eight months by the end of 2005. This fact is most \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eapparent to the band members themselves having been away \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efrom their homes and their loved ones for such extended \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eperiods of time. Hence the significance of the title track. When \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJason Molina assumes the perspective of the one he left behind \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eon \"Hard To Love A Man\" and sings: \"It was hard to love a man \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elike you \/ Goodbye was half the words you knew \/ While you \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewere waiting for me not to call \/ I sent my love,\" the loneliness \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand guilt of separation is painfully obvious. The wounded \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efeminine voice of Jennie Benford, coupled with Jason Groth's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esweeping guitar and Mike Kapinus' mournful organ dramatically \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereiterate this sentiment. Mark Rice and Pete Schreiner deliver \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etheir signature tight and tasteful rhythm and Nicole Evans adds \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea new and dynamic voice. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile \"Hard To Love A Man\" and live set favorite, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Werewolves Of London\" were recorded with Steve Albini at his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElectrical Audio Studios, the rest of the tracks were recorded \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eduring a brief five day visit home in Indiana at Echo Park Studios \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith Paul Mahern, whose engineering resume includes The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlake Babies, Lisa Germano and John Mellencamp. As we watch \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMagnolia grow, Jason Molina doesn't have to coach us through \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eanother one, letting the inmates run the asylum. The Magnolia \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElectric Co. #cast no doubt by putting their business in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003estreet.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secretly Canadian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51656880128287,"sku":null,"price":22.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1575\/8523\/files\/a2118316165_16.jpg?v=1771435650","url":"https:\/\/www.bullcityrecords.com\/products\/magnolia-electric-co-hard-to-love-a-man-anniversary-reissue-lp","provider":"Chaz's Bull City Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}