Songs: Ohia - Impala

Label: Rough Trade

Reissued 8/15/2025, Originally released 1998

Impala, the fabled second Songs: Ohia full-length, originally released in 1998 and long out-of-print, will enjoy a vinyl reissue by Secretly Canadian this August. This release includes the addition of a remastered demo of ‘Tess’ originally captured during recording sessions for Impala. Impala offers further testament to the songwriting talents of Jason Molina. The tracks contained herein offer a glimpse into the soul of a man burdened with trying to exorcise the demons of life, loss, and subsistence. This isn't something one can fake. It comes from growing up with the knowledge that the factories your parents worked in are not an option for you and that your only real option is to try and get out (easier said than done).

Track Listing:

1. An Ace Unable to Change  
   
2. Easts Heart Divided  
   
3. This Time Anything Finite at All  
   
4. Hearts Newly Arrived  
   
5. Till Morning Reputations  
   
6. One of Those Uncertain Hands  
   
7. A Humble Cause Again  
   
8. The Rules of Absence  
   
9. Just What Can Last  
   
10. Program: The Mask  
    
11. Structuring: Necessity  
    
12. Separations: Reminder  
    
13. Program and Disjunction