The Linda Lindas are hitting the books. The teenage punk band has returned to the L.A. public library, the place they first acquired observed a yr in the past, for his or her Tiny Desk (Dwelling) Live performance. The efficiency options the band taking turns singing, jamming out amidst the cabinets with a setlist of 5 of their songs from their debut album launched final week.
The Linda Lindas grew to become viral sensations with their efficiency of “Racist, Sexist Boy,” on the L.A. Public Library in early 2021. That is the efficiency that acquired the band signed to punk label Epitaph Information–and a whirlwind of a yr for the younger musicians adopted.
The band started with the title observe to their debut, Rising Up the place their youthful vitality and clear expertise converged to create an explosive and danceable efficiency.
“We’re super-excited, we’re so completely satisfied to be right here,” guitarist Lucia mentioned in between songs. “Simply [a] cool area, we’re taking part in within the library as soon as extra.”
Forward of their album’s launch, the band sat down with Bikini Kill/Le Tigre’s Kathleen Hanna for the most recent episode of our Artist x Artist sequence. Of their dialog, they exchanged questions on their origins, how they found one another and described what an “interview hangover” is.
