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  • Summary: Jason Molina's follow-up to Axxess and Ace was recorded with members of Arab Strap and Appendix Out.
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  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
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  1. Nov 19, 2019
    90
    The album has a conceptual and sonic unity that goes a long way to explaining its greatness: The Lioness isn’t a collection of songs, it’s a state of mind, or a state of the soul.
  2. Nov 19, 2019
    76
    Molina's songwriting here is much stronger than on last year's Axxess and Ace, but he's abandoned some of the guests who helped make the album so affecting when he opted to record in Scotland, rather than the U.S. ... making The Lioness a decidedly more resigned and less passionate affair.
  3. Nov 19, 2019
    70
    Both his darkest and cheerful record to date.
  4. Nov 19, 2019
    60
    The mood here is much bleaker than the previous album, and there's more of a feeling a desperation in Jason Molina's vocals.