Songs from San Mateo County

Songs from San Mateo County
Compilation album by
Tony Molina
ReleasedJuly 19, 2019 (2019-07-19)
Recorded2009–2015
GenresPower pop, lo-fi, indie rock, hardcore punk
Length14:56
LabelSmoking Room (SR030)
Tony Molina chronology
Kill the Lights
(2018)		 Songs from San Mateo County
(2019)		 In the Fade
(2022)

Songs from San Mateo County is a compilation album by Bay Area musician Tony Molina, released on July 19, 2019, on the Smoking Room label.[1] The album collects 14 previously unreleased and unfinished recordings made between 2009 and 2015, drawing on material from Molina's solo work and his earlier bands Ovens and Violent Change.[2][3]

Background

Molina assembled the album from recordings spanning the years before and during his solo career. The material predates his breakthrough debut Dissed and Dismissed (2013) and was recorded across a period during which Molina was active in the Bay Area underground punk and power pop scenes.[2] The album was released on vinyl, cassette, and digitally through Smoking Room, an independent label that had also issued Molina's live cassette West Bay Grease (2017).[1] It includes several songs previously released on West Bay Grease and Embarrassing Times.[4]

Scott Russell of Paste called the album "his best yet," praising its economy and replay value: "14 minutes and 56 seconds… one of the most fun and re-listenable records so far in 2019."[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About JazzPositive[6]
The Fire NotePositive[3]
Northern TransmissionsPositive[7]
PastePositive[5]
Post-TrashPositive[2]
Punknews.orgPositive[8]

Songs from San Mateo County received positive reviews. All About Jazz called it "a cohesive, thrilling power pop record," while Post-Trash described it as delivering "fifteen more minutes of quality Tony Molina shreddery."[6][2] The Fire Note awarded the album its "Headphone Approved" designation.[3]

The album received an aggregate critic score of 78 on Album of the Year based on five reviews.[9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:13
2."#1 Riff"0:28
3."Not the Way to Be"1:14
4."Can't Find My Way"0:48
5."Don't See the Point"0:54
6."I'm Not Down"1:58
7."Fallin'"1:15
8."Been Here Before"0:57
9."Word Around Town"1:13
10."Hard to Know"0:43
11."Where'd You Go"0:51
12."Separate Ways"1:57
13."Don't See Me Now"1:02
14."Outro"1:10
Total length:14:56

References

  1. 1 2 Tony Molina. "Songs from San Mateo County". Bandcamp. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Tony Molina – "Songs From San Mateo County"". Post-Trash. July 24, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Anthony, Christopher. "Tony Molina: Songs From San Mateo County". The Fire Note. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
  4. ↑ Brownholtz, Mandy (July 2019). "The Heartfelt Nostalgia of Tony Molina's Tapes From San Mateo County". Audiofemme. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
  5. 1 2 Russell, Scott (July 2019). "Tony Molina: Songs From San Mateo County". Paste. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
  6. 1 2 Bricker, John. "Tony Molina: Songs From San Mateo County". All About Jazz. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Songs From San Mateo County – Tony Molina". Northern Transmissions. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Tony Molina – Songs From San Mateo County". Punknews.org. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Tony Molina – Songs From San Mateo County". Album of the Year. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
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