Jason Molina died at the age of 39 on Saturday, March 16th.
If you're unfamilar with Molina, here's NPR's Stephen Thompson on his work:
Still, Molina's songs wove that self-pitying sadness — songs of a man cowering under a sky he cursed, or peering into horizons that seemed empty — into expressions of bracing, strangely soothing beauty. His open, aching voice could convey overwhelming emotion with the slightest inflection; if you loved his music, you'd swear you could feel a word or phrase or hook in your blood.
Jason Molina began performing songs under the name Songs: Ohia in 1996
Since 2003, he's made a lot of music under the name Magnolia Electric Co.
He also released a lot of great material under his own name.
Here's the Magnolia Electric Co. blog post announcing Molina's death.
content.magnoliaelectricco.com