It Was Triumph We Once Proposed...Songs of Jason Molina

Released in 2015, 'It Was Triumph We Once Proposed...Songs of Jason Molina' is a tribute EP by Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard. The project was born out of Hansard's deep respect for Jason Molina (Songs: Ohia, Magnolia Electric Co.), who passed away in 2013. To maintain authenticity, Hansard recorded the tracks with Molina's former bandmates, including Jeff Panall, Jennie Benford, and Dan Sullivan. This collaboration ensures the sonic DNA of Molina's work remains intact while being filtered through Hansard's more robust, weather-beaten vocal style. The EP focuses on five specific tracks that highlight Molina's gift for existential dread and fragile beauty. Critics noted that Hansard avoids the trap of imitation, instead offering a powerful, communal act of mourning that serves as both a perfect entry point for Molina's catalog and a significant, somber chapter in Hansard's own discography.