The Linda Lindas - No Obligation
“On “No Obligation,” the Linda Lindas rip harder, think deeper and fully grow into their formidable talents and chemistry as a band.” – LOS ANGELES TIMES
“An inspiring example of rock & roll spirit” – ROLLING STONE (★★★★)
“The Linda Lindas are proving to be much more than a novelty. Three years after their breakthrough, the curious appeal of an all-girl teenage rock band with real talent has long since worn off, and the group keeps charging ahead into new frontiers of success.” – STEREOGUM
“A powerhouse of creativity marked by four gifted artists with an inimitable force for making noise.” – REMEZCLA
“Their new single “All In My Head,” with its roaring choruses and pristine production, once again ensures their virality wasn’t a flash in the pan. It was merely the beginning.” – UPROXX
“Yo Me Estreso” is a genre-blending effort from the band, pulling from an array of Latin music styles and mixed with the pop-punk flair that tossed the group into the spotlight.” – CONSEQUENCE
No Obligation, the second full-length release from The Linda Lindas further advances their unironic, joyful, and exciting trajectory of mashing up L.A. punk with post punk, garage rock, power pop, new wave and rock en español. Written and recorded by the band during spring breaks, winter breaks, and long weekends (Lucia de la Garza and bassist Eloise Wong are still in high school, drummer Mila de la Garza just finished middle school, and Bela Salazar is patiently waiting for them to get done with it already), the new album has been in the works for the last two years whenever they weren’t at school or touring.
Since going viral with their LA Public Library performance of their song “Racist, Sexist, Boy” the world has watched these four musicians scream about injustice, sing about growing up and exhibit the kind of altruism that is so meaningful to the punk scene. While their evolution as writers, performers and studio geeks is clear on No Obligation, their ethos remain steadfast. The band has released three great album cuts so far, the anxiety filled ”Too Many Things,” the scorcher “Revolution / Resolution,” and the album’s addictive lead single “All In My Head”. With all four musicians each contributing to the writing and lead-singing, the songs are as varied and dynamic as the girls themselves, however the listener always senses the underpinning of both their shared world-view and their bond. Last month the band shared “Yo Me Estreso,” the song, which is all sung in Spanish, features “Weird Al” Yankovic. No Obligation is available for pre-order now.
The band has had a whirlwind past year including appearing on The Talking Heads Stop Making Sense tribute album and performing their cut of “Found A Job” on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon. They’ve also supported Blondie, The Breedersand Paramore on their This is Why tour and played festivals across the US including Coachella, Lollapalooza, Boston Calling and More.
The Linda Lindas debut album, Growing Up was released in 2022 to wide critical praise with The New York Timescalling it “a combination of wholesome and fierce” and Pitchfork hailing it as “the most heartwarming record of the year.” Since its release they’ve performed on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, CBS Mornings, Tiny Desk, James Corden and appeared in the pages of Vogue, W Mag, The New York Times and in fashion campaigns for Opening Ceremonyand Rodarte. The Linda Lindas spent most of 2022 on a world tour including playing shows with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Japanese Breakfast at Forest Hills Stadium, and the Hollywood Bowl. Growing Up is out now via Epitaph Records.