#summer shade

Got a minute or two? Okay, because that’s all the time Tony Molina needs from you to shred pop, rock and punk into another instant hit of warm weather dopamine. The Bay Area hardcore scene stalwart is back with a new album IN THE FADE, due in August, and his first album (and first release in general!) for the Run for Cover Records’ west coast boutique label Summer Shade ran by Fury guitarist and general SoCal hardcore scene maker Madison Woodward. “The Last Time” is its first jam, and it clocks in at just under 90 seconds. Molina dials down the fuzz here in favor of a ground level Detroit Rock City electricity with breakup melancholia clenched coolly in his tune. “I’m leaving you girl for the last time / Don’t expect you to understand / ‘Cause when I tell her that I need her / Will she still judge me for who I am,” he sings, and that’s literally all he sings. No need to overstay your welcome, and Molina knows it. Listen to “The Last Time” for the first time below…

Tony Molina’s IN THE FADE will be released August 12th on Run for Cover Records / Summer Shade.