Speeding down 280. Getting stoned in the fog. Making out at the beach bonfire. Pigging out at Heidi’s Pies. These are just a few things every Peninsula kid remembers. And here’s a bonus one for the late 2000s, Peninsula indie kids: Ovens’self-titled EP, just reissued on double white vinyl by Oakland label Tankcrimes. Originally released in 2009, the album sees Tony Molina leading the band through a cavalcade of winsome, pining ballads and shredded chamber pop, all wrung through a sieve of quick shot punk rock. At 44 tracks long but just barely an hour, it’s little joy after little joy after little joy.
