.thelindalindas’s debut album ‘Growing Up’ explores the universal themes of coming-of-age
are punk to the core. So when the Cypress Park branch of the Los Angeles Public Library asked the band if they wanted to perform there as part of their Asian American Pacific Islander heritage programming, it was an easy decision. They saw it as a fun way to raise awareness of racial issues and promote equality, as well as a way to support one of their favorite libraries.The band also features Wong’s cousins, sisters Mila de la Garza, 11, on the drums and Lucia de la Garza, 15, who plays guitar.
Mila says it was a “perfect opportunity to play loud music in a place that is usually quiet.” As an added bonus, they got to eat there.None of them ever fathomed the video of the performance would go viral, much less the sheer reach it would have worldwide. In the days and weeks ahead, it received over 4 million views on Instagram, Twitter and other social media. It also garnered praise from Hayley Williams, Questlove, Flea, and members of Rage Against the Machine and Sonic Youth.
The members say they have a blast playing the song at their shows, especially since it’s taken on added, more inspiring meaning. “As we keep playing it, it’s gone from being an angry song to being a joyful and empowering one,” says Wong.digitally tomorrow , with physical formats out June 3 via Epitaph Records. The full scope of their rising popularity hasn’t quite dawned on the group quite yet , but now that they’re promoting the LP, it’s begun to sink in.
In addition to the pandemic, the movement for Black lives picked up, but so did hateful rhetoric toward people of color and the LGBTQ+ community. These weighed heavily on their minds as they composed tracks. “And just growing up, which is hard anyway but even more difficult when you’re away from friends, family, and normalcy,” says Salazar. “We were lucky to get to go through it together.
For example, on “Sexist, Racist Boy,” Wong and Mila deliver spitfire vocals on top of a charging melody that would fit snuggly next to riot grrrl classics. And in “Growing Up,” Lucia vocals pair well with the band’s triumphant power-pop romp. The band has come a long way since forming a few years ago. In 2018, they started playing together in a new-wave cover band of kids assembled by Dum Dum Girls member Kristin Kontrol for the women-led agency Girlschool, which provides various means of empowerment and encouragement to young women in music.
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