Cheap Thrills Records

A product of generations of underground music in L.A. and beyond, The Linda�Lindas� debut, Growing Up, channels classic punk, post punk, power pop, new�wave, and other surprises into timelessly catchy and cool songs sung by all four�members�each with her own style and energy. A handful of cuts have already�been previewed at shows and enthusiastically approved by diehard followers in the�pit at L.A.�s DIY punk institution The Smell and Head in the Cloud festival goers at�The Rose Bowl alike. The Linda Lindas are stoked to unleash Growing Up.

The Linda Lindas first played together as members of a pickup new wave cover�band of kids assembled by Kristin Kontrol (Dum Dum Girls) for Girlschool LA in�2018 and then formed their own garage punk group just for fun. Sisters Mila de�la Garza (drummer, now 11) and Lucia de la Garza (guitar, 14), cousin Eloise Wong�(bass, 13), and family friend Bela Salazar (guitar, 17) developed their chops as regulars at all-ages matinees in Chinatown, where they played with original L.A. punks like The Dils,�Phranc, and Alley Cats; went on to open for riot grrrl legends Bikini Kill and architect Alice Bag as�well as DIY heavyweights Best Coast and Bleached; and were eventually featured in Amy�Poehler�s movie Moxie.

When the pandemic put a pause on shows, The Linda Lindas went on to self-release�a four-song EP, make their own videos and grow a following beyond Los Angeles.�But they never expected or could have even dreamed that their performance�of �Racist, Sexist Boy� for the Los Angeles Public Library in May 2021 would�take them from punk shows to TV shows.

A month later, when the school year ended and summer began, The Linda Lindas got to work on their first full-length�LP. Having written a mountain of new material individually�while sheltering in place and attending class virtually, the�band was more than ready to enter the studio where Mila and�Lucia�s dad (and Eloise�s uncle and Bela�s �uncle�) Carlos de la Garza oversaw�recording and production. The Grammy-winning producer�s work includes�Paramore, Bad Religion, Best Coast, and Bleached.