Dissed and Dismissed
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March 25, 2014 (Slumberland reissue)
Slumberland Records (2014)
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| Released | 2013 (Melters) March 25, 2014 (Slumberland reissue) | |||
| Genre | Power pop, indie rock, lo-fi, punk rock | |||
| Length | 11:53 | |||
| Label | Melters (2013) Slumberland Records (2014) | |||
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Dissed and Dismissed is the debut solo album by Bay Area musician Tony Molina, originally self-released on the Melters label in early 2013 in a limited pressing of approximately 500 copies, then reissued by Slumberland Records on March 25, 2014.[1] The album contains 12 songs with a total runtime of under 12 minutes, a structural concision that became central to its critical reception and Molina's reputation as a songwriter.
Molina, born and raised in Millbrae, California, had spent the previous decade playing in Bay Area hardcore and punk bands including Dystrophy, Ovens, Lifetime Problems, Caged Animal, and Violent Change before recording Dissed and Dismissed as a solo project.[2] Music critic Sam Lefebvre, writing for the East Bay Express, described the album as distilling "the slacker clichés and self-deprecation of 90s indie rock into absurdist hyperbole," noting that Molina "appropriates unapologetically" from touchstones including Thin Lizzy, Radiohead, and The Replacements, "but distills the past into bursts of reverence less than a minute long."[1] The album's initial pressing sold out rapidly; word of mouth spread sufficiently that Matador Records commissioned the follow-up Six Tracks EP for their Singles Going Home Alone series before Slumberland reissued the album in 2014.[2][better source needed]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork | 7.5/10 |
| The Quietus | Positive[4] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[3] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 7/10[3] |
The Slumberland reissue received broadly positive reviews from independent music publications. Pitchfork awarded the album a score of 7.5 out of 10.[3] The Quietus published a full review praising the album's economy, writing that it "is basically all gold" and drawing comparisons to Weezer, Teenage Fanclub, Guided by Voices, and Dinosaur Jr.[4] PopMatters scored the album 7 out of 10, describing it as "a fascinating album" that "presents us with both representation and escape."[3] The Line of Best Fit awarded it a score of 7 out of 10, noting it "combines Molina's hardcore background with jangling melody perfectly at times."[3]
