To be a fan of tony molina s work todate means having a true understanding of short but sweet. Even the yngwie malmsteen solos are out of this new release. Think really lowfi powerpop that could be compared to ozmas rock and roll part 3 or some of rivers cuomos preblue album compositions with classicalinspired guitar solos. Afterwards, tony molina released the hugely beloved album dissed and dismissed which features some of the most popular tracks from the tony molina discography. Nov 20, 2017 though, as he begins to interact with his fellow students from the equally nerdy becca rae gray. I will now forever associate the last two songs on low cultures screens with the recent passing of a good friend. Dissed and dismissed by tony molina, released 26 february 20 melt002 debut lp by tony molina. The songs are still short and sweet the album contains 8 songs and clocks. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Moviestar 2015, fear the walking dead series to jock chris mitchell edwards. Dissed and dismissed by tony molina, released 25 march 2014 1.
Dissed and dismissed, molinas 20 debut, jammed 12 songs onto 11 minutes. Dissed and dismissed was released in early 20 on san franciscos melters label. If youre the kind of person who thinks that guided by voices songs from the early 90s were too long, or that teenage fanclub fannied around too much with things like bridges and dynamics, or that weezer spends too much time these days on cruise ships, then tony molina knows exactly what you are looking for. By then, hed been making music for over a decade in a variety of bandsovens being the longest runningand it seemed like his hardcoreinspired pop songs were finding their audience. Theres nary an electric guitar to be found on confront the truth. View tony milinas profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
Tony molina albums, songs discography album of the year. It was a couple years ago when tony molinas dissed and dismissed garnered him some attention outside of punk and hardcore circles. Almost completely absent from these new songs are the overloaded guitar crunch of dissed and dismissed, or his earlier work with ovens. No one told he, i dont want to know, nothing i can say, been here before, nowhere to go, biography. Find similar albums to dissed and dismissed tony molina on allmusic allmusic. Browse the independent s complete collection of articles and commentary on tony molina. Jul 12, 2018 west coast punk veteran tony molina is a master of the supershort, fuzzedout retro guitarpop song.
Since 2002, molina has played in several bands including dystrophy, ovens. Thats the first thing anyone ever mentions about him. Sr030 tony molina songs from san mateo county out on july 19th, 2019 on vinyl cassette digital via smoking room. Thin lizzy leads, radiohead lyrics, replacements sneer. Constantly juggling hardcore and pop projects, bay area veteran musician, tony molina has won over fans in both camps. Jan 15, 2015 tony molina semipreffesional singer, dj, composer, producer and guitar player, mistery of life deluxe edition, released 15 january 2015. Like a more garage rock weezer playing guided by voices songs. West bay native tony molina has been following a fascinating trajectory on his recent string of releases.
Tony molina refuses to change my ways on dissed and. Dissed and dismissed by tony molina released in 20 via melters, slumberland. Tony molina confront the truth sampler by slumberland. Listen free to tony molina dissed and dismissed nowhere to go, change my ways and more. Tony molinas new album is a lowkey ripper, like the man. While his prior release, dissed and dismissed, made a collective group of weezer nerds cream their jeans, the new album shows that he doesnt care about keeping those folks entertained. Both ovens and tony molina instill in me a deep desire for tasteimposing. Shop official tony molina merch, vinyl records, shirts and more. Tony molina has been a member of an impressive collection of underground san francisco bands like ovens, violent change,caged animal, scalped and dystrophy, displaying what the east bay express called the two sides of tony molina throughhis dual involvement in both hardcore and pop music.
Despite a less than 10 minutelong runtime, tony molina says dissed and dismissed is an album not a minialbum, nor an ep. Weve all been waiting way too long for a new tony molina record, and this here eight song ep delivers in spades. Dissed and dismissed, molina s 20 debut, jammed 12 songs onto 11 minutes. His debut album, dissed and dismissed, runs through 12 songs in 12 minutes, with each. This 12song, 11minute album from 20, now reissued by slumberland records, is a quick blast of powerpop in which brief songs. Tony molina songs from san mateo county, released 19 july 2019 1. Apr 05, 2014 tony molina dissed and dismissed 2014 slumberland records lofi, indie rock, power pop, breakup rock 710 yall know this is just my opinion, right. Maybe a little bit of the rentals thrown in there but actually great. Mar 25, 2014 please note that this album runs just under 12 minutes, the promo page for tony molinas 12song dissed and dismissed warns. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover tonys connections and jobs at similar companies. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. Not the way to be, jaspers theme, wrong town, nothing i can say, top tracks. Molina appropriates unapologetically openly paying tribute to guided by voices with a sterling cover of their wondering boy poet, but distills the past into bursts of reverence less than a minute long. Bay area hardcore veteran well, since 2002 anyway and hes only 28 if that qualifies you as a vet tony molina, frontman for caged animal and formerly the creative heart of powerpop act ovens, has releasedreissued his debut solo album, dissed and dismissed on slumberland records.
Join facebook to connect with tony molina and others you may know. Tony molinas new album is a lowkey ripper, like the man himself. Breathless, lightningquick powerpop songs that feature some of the best tunes weve heard in ages. Bay area hardcore veteran unfurls decadent guitar pop hear walk away, from the former ovens frontmans excellent february fulllength, dissed and dismissed. Early entries like the 6 songs ep and dissed and dismissed lp combined the best bits of weezerteenage fanclubstyle powerpop with tony s smart, touching songs, shredding guitar pyrotechnics and ironclad diy hc roots. Tony molina band profile and upcoming new york city. What were you favorite audiophilelevelquality albums of 2014. Songs from san mateo county, kill the lights, confront the truth, dissed and dismissed, singles. Tony milina vice president of sales westrow food group. Since 2002, molina has played in several bands including dystrophy, ovens, lifetime problems, caged animal, violent change and his current solo work. All songs by tony molina except wondering boy poet. Dissed and dismissed licensed to youtube by merlin redeye distribution on behalf of slumberland records. Posted on mar 24, 2014 2 comments tony molina dissed and dismissed meltersslumberland records 202014 fire note says. Molinas related in the past that even though he has torrents of his music.
As music critic sam lefebre wrote, on dissed and dismissed, molina intensifies the slacker cliches and selfdeprecation of 90s indie rock into absurdist hyperbole. Dissed and dismissed dissed and dismissed slumberland records, 2014, a solo effort by tony molina of caged animal, comes with a gentle warning on the labels website. Molina doesnt really like that dissed and dismissed got interpreted as a. Tony molina dissed and dismissed album of the year. Tony molina will once again be dissed and dismissed. The record combines molinas hardcore punk background with jangling indiegaragepop melody perfectly at times. Dissed and dismissed hosts the song nowhere to go which has made itself the most soughtafter for fans to.
Constantly juggling hardcore and pop projects, veteran bay area musician tony molina has won over fans in both camps. Tony has been in the real estate business for 9 years. The powerpopsmiths solo debut album, which sold out of its initial pressing after a february 20 release through melters, will be reissued. Taking his cues from thin lizzy, teenage fanclub, big. Confront the truth is certainly a departure from molinas previous work, but a welcome one. Molina is flexing his inner lennon and it makes for a soft, gorgeous contemplative album without a wasted second. I guess theyve had some complaints about it being so short. He expresses vulnerability and melodrama through bizarre truisms while referencing his forebears. Hes releasing his latest album kill the lights, the followup to 2016s excellent confront. Stream tony molina confront the truth sampler, a playlist by slumberland records from desktop or your mobile device. Molinas debut record, dissed and dismissed, is short, sweet, and chock full of guitar riffs that should leave rivers cuomo feeling very jealous. To be a fan of tony molinas work todate means having a true understanding of short but sweet. Tony molina tony molina, ovens, caged animal riffs.
Dig its indelible tunes and shredding leads while we wait for the new tony molina fulllength, to be released on slumberland sometime in 2016. Tony molina dissed and dismissed 2014 slumberland records lofi, indie rock, power pop, breakup rock 710 yall know this is just my opinion, right. Dissed and dismissed, an album by tony molina on spotify. View latest articles, news and information about what happened to tony molina jr. Northern california native tony molina has a split musical personality. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Join songkick to track tony molina and get concert alerts when they play near you. Tony molina band profile and upcoming new york city concerts oh my rockness tony molina san franciscos tony molina plays and played in a bunch of hardcore bands caged animals, ovens, lifetime problems and some more, i suppose. The 12th and last song off of dissed and dismissed released in 2014. Veteran bay area musician tony molina released a limited run record last year that i guarantee not enough people heard. Tony molina dissed and dismissed 20, vinyl discogs.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from tony molina at the discogs marketplace. Twelve songs, 12 minutes, cd or lp, with no bonus tracks. So here you have it, a lot of questions about the history of tony molina and whats next after dissed and dismissed. The 5th song off of dissed and dismissed released in 2014. Tony molina sounds like weezer if weezer hadnt started sucking after pinkerton. Dissed and dismissed was released earlier this year on san franciscos melters label. Tony molina latest news, breaking stories and comment the.
Leaving the guitar crunch behind, tony spotlights his formidable songwriting with spare, mostly acoustic arrangements that owe as much to early bee gees and teenage fanclubs mellower moments as they do to georges harrison and martin. Babe, i was glad youre the girl i found but it seems you dont want me around you build me up to tear me down why did you have to hurt me then i only tried to be your. Tony molina confront the truth slumberland records on confront the truth, tony molina delivers a surprising new sound. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Tony molina dissed and dismissed lp out now 12 songs recorded by jack shirley at atomic garden in palo alto in june 2012. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from tony molina. Were used to the kind of powerpop that san franicsco songwriter tony molina makes by abiding certain rules and forms, but the songs on. Apr 11, 2014 dissed and dismissed licensed to youtube by merlin redeye distribution on behalf of slumberland records. Albums include dissed and dismissed, kill the lights, and confront the truth.
Please note that this album runs just under 12 minutes, the promo page for tony molinas 12song dissed and dismissed warns. Mar 25, 2014 tony molina songs from san mateo county. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Dissed and dismissed by tony molina album, power pop. All songs by tony molina except wondering boy poet written by robert pollard needmore songs, bmi. Find similar albums to dissed and dismissed tony molina on allmusic. This 12song, 11minute album from 20, now reissued by slumberland records, is a. Before san franciscos tony molina recorded as tony molina, he was the frontman of a band called ovens, who sounded pretty much the same as dissed and dismissed, his debut album. His twelve minute album, dissed and dismissed, came out on the. Smiley face 2007, bad teacher 2011 there is an intensity and pomposity about this new transfer that does not bode well with some. Its got twelve songs and last around twelve minutes. Tony molina dissed and dismissed lyrics and tracklist genius.