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The Linda Lindas: No Obligation review – viral LA teen punks are here to stay
The foursome channel their blistering, rage-fuelled energy into a mature second album with hints of Foo Fighters and Olivia Rodrigo
Combining chugging drums with sludgy guitars, pop hooks and emphatic punk vocals, the quartet’s 2022 debut record, Growing Up, skewered the awkward angst of adolescence. Blistering, rage-fuelled compositions kick in from the opening title track, which features vocalist Lucia de la Garza cathartically screaming about her refusal to conform, while the frenetic Resolution/Revolution and Excuse Me both hit hard courtesy of drummer Mila de la Garza’s punishing groove. The downtempo guitar melody of All in My Head, for instance, channels the singalong songwriting of the Foo Fighters, while the pop-punk Don’t Think wouldn’t feel out of place in the hands of Olivia Rodrigo.
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