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What the cathartic Fading Trails might lack in foot-tapping motivation, it makes up for in passion and honesty and is highly recommended for those who like to dig a little deeper for albums that get better each time they are played.
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Fading Trails shows he's capable of being a striking indie-rock personality.
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UncutMolina's at the top of his lonesome game throughout. [Oct 2006, p.117]
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MagnetOne of Molina's strongest, most interesting records yet. [#73, p.96]
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I'd say Fading Trails is the best Magnolia's done, unless you count the nominally Songs:Ohia-made Magnolia Electric Co., which I do, and which is still the best Molina product out.
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The full-band songs rarely manage the sort of charismatic country-rock crunchiness that made What Comes After the Blues so endearing on repeated listen. On the other hand, the solo tracks can’t really match up to the almost uniformly excellent offerings on Let Me Go.
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Despite the relatively heavy guitars and relatively dense production, you’ll notice a similarity to the smart, earnest, complex material Molina played as Songs: Ohia.
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MattHOct 1, 2006
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AlexFSep 20, 2006