What Comes After the Blues

What Comes After the Blues is the first full-length recording by what became the Magnolia Electric Co. touring line-up, and the second album released by Jason Molina under that name. It was recorded in November 2003 by Steve Albini at his Electrical Audio studio in Chicago.

What Comes After the Blues
Studio album by Magnolia Electric Co.
Released	2005
Recorded	2003
Genre	alternative country, Folk rock, indie rock
Length	36:03
Label	Secretly Canadian[1]
Producer	Steve Albini
Magnolia Electric Co. chronology
Trials & Errors (2005) What Comes After the Blues (2005) Fading Trails (2006)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Pitchfork Media	6.4/10[4]
Stylus Magazine	B−[5]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Dark Don't Hide It"	Jason Molina	4:15
2.	"The Night Shift Lullaby"	Jennie Benford	4:33
3.	"Leave the City"	Jason Molina	4:28
4.	"Hard to Love a Man"	Jason Molina	4:18
5.	"Give Something Else Away Every Day"	Jason Molina	4:57
6.	"Northstar Blues"	Jason Molina	5:08
7.	"Hammer Down"	Jason Molina	2:41
8.	"I Can Not Have Seen the Light"	Jason Molina	5:43

Personnel

• Jason Molina - electric and acoustic guitar, vocals
• Jennie Benford - acoustic guitar, vocals
• Mike Brenner - steel guitar
• Jim Grabowski - piano, mellotron
• Jason Groth - electric and acoustic guitar, vocals
• Michael Kapinus - Wurlitzer, piano, trumpet, vocals
• Dan MacAdam - violin
• Mark Rice - drums
• Pete Schreiner - bass guitar