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The Lindas
6+ albums
Garage Rockpunkpost-punkPost punkburgerrecords
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The words “I don’t give a fuck” are arguably the best way The Lindas could introduce themselves. The lyrics of the synth-punk group’s first single easily represent the attitude of the members toward the norms heard in music today, including the average length of songs. “I Don’t Give a Fuck” begins with a simple melody of three minor chords played on an Elka Panther organ by Tony Santos. Then, singer Yasmine “Yas” Smith commands the listener’s attention with the foul-mouthed opening line and her Altered Images-like, high-pitched vocals. At just over the one-minute mark, the tune ends, and it’s on to the next one. In fact, the entire record, titled “8×9” (released on cassette Jan. 5 via Burger Records) is over in a flash, spanning nine songs within nine minutes. Santos describes the debut album — which is also available digitally on Spotify — as punk rock “with all the fat cut out.” “We’re kind of in the spirit of here’s a quick, catchy song, we bang it out and it’s on to the next one,” he says. The Lindas — comprised of members of Le Shok, FM Bats and Grand Elegance — met organically through connections in the tight-knit Orange County and Long Beach punk scenes. Santos, who also plays in punk/goth outfits The Oil Pans and Pipsqueak, met guitarist Vinny Vaguess last year while booking a gig at the Continental Room in Fullerton. The two discovered they both wanted to write short, synth punk and wrangled in friends Rusty Cavender (bass, formerly of Le Shok), Tony Matarazzo
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