This is the fourth in my series of posts about Tribute Songs.  Today’s song, JM, by Strand Of Oaks (Timothy Showalter) hit me like a punch in the gut when I first heard it last week.  Let’s listen and then I will provide you with more details about the song and who it’s a tribute for…..

JM will be featured on the Strand of Oaks album Heal that is scheduled to be released on June 24.  The JM in the song is Jason Molina and I have to confess that he was not on music radar when he died last year.  When I heard Timothy Showalter’s awesome tribute to his hero I knew that I had to learn more about Jason and his music.

I’ve spent the last week or so listening to the the catalog of music that Jason left behind when he died and I’m blown away.  Be looking for a post about Jason in the near future.  In the meantime, you won’t go wrong checking out Jason’s music for yourself.  FYI – Jason recorded under his own name,  under Magnolia Electric Company, and under Songs: Ohia.

Did anyone else notice the similarity of JM to Cortez the Killer by Neil Young?  Here’s a great live performance of Cortez so you can see what I mean.