The Linda Lindas have announced their new album, No Obligation, out October 11th via Epitaph. In anticipation, the punk band has shared the latest single, “All in My Head,” and its accompanying music video.
Recorded over the past two years when The Linda Lindas weren’t in school or touring, No Obligation marks the follow-up to their 2022 debut Growing Up, combining their LA punk influences with elements of post punk, garage rock, power pop, new wave, and rock en español. Pre-orders are ongoing.
Written by guitarist/vocalist Lucia de la Garza from the perspective of a character in Ottessa Moshfegh’s 2018 novel My Year of Rest and Relaxation, “All in My Head” captures the loneliness of being stuck in one’s mind. “I like it better when it’s all in my head,” de la Garza sings. “The doctors know that I have money to spend/ And no, it’s not you, it’s me I’ve been talking to.”
“Recording it was really fun, full of lots of dancing in the studio,” de la Garza shared in a statement. “[The song’s inspiration] felt like a break from reality, which we don’t usually find ourselves writing about.”
In the James Wyatt-directed music video, de la Garza embodies the isolation described in the song as fellow band members Eloise Wong, Mila de la Garza, and Bela Salazar try to get her to come outside. Watch it below.
Later this month, The Linda Lindas will join Green Day on “The Saviors Tour.” See the schedule below, and get tickets here.
No Obligation Artwork:
No Obligation Tracklist:
01. No Obligation
02. All in My Head
03. Lose Yourself
04. Too Many Things
05. Once Upon a Time
06. Yo Me Estreso
07. Cartographers
08. Don’t Think
09. Resolution / Revolution
10. Nothing Would Change
11. Excuse Me
12. Stop
The Linda Lindas 2024 Tour Dates:
07/27 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes
07/28 – Richmond, VA @ The Camel
07/29 – Washington, DC @ Nationals Park $
07/31 – Buffalo, NY @ Electric City
08/01 – Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre $
08/03 – Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Music Festival
08/05 – New York, NY @ Citi Field $
08/07 – Boston, MA @ Fenway Park $
08/09 – Philadelphia, PA @ Citizens Bank Park $
08/10 – Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium $
08/12 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme
08/13 – Chicago, IL @ Wrigley Field $
08/15 – St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre ^
08/16 – Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s
08/17 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Field $
08/20 – Kansas City, KS @ Azura Amphitheatre ^
08/22 – Cincinnati, OH @ Great American Ballpark $
08/24 – Milwaukee, WI @ American Family Field $
08/26 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion ^
08/27 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
08/28 – Atlanta, GA @ Truist Park $
08/30 – Nashville, TN @ Geodis Park $
08/31 – Columbus, OH @ Natalie’s Grandview
09/01 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PNC Park $
09/03 – Cincinnati, OH @ Beachland Ballroom & Tavern
09/04 – Detroit, MI @ Comerica Park $
09/07 – Denver, CO @ Coors Field $
09/10 – Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater ^
09/11 – Arlington, TX @ Globe Life Field $
09/14 – Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium $
09/18 – Phoenix, AZ @ Chase Field $
09/20 – San Francisco, CA @ Oracle Park $
09/21 – Berkeley, CA @ 924 Gilman
09/23 – Seattle, WA @ T-Mobile Park $
09/25 – Portland, OR @ Providence Park $
09/28 – San Diego, CA @ Petco Park $
$ = w/ Green Day, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Rancid
^ = w/ Green Day and Rancid only