Growing_Up_(The_Linda_Lindas_album)

<i>Growing Up</i> (The Linda Lindas album)

Growing Up (The Linda Lindas album)

2022 debut studio album by the Linda Lindas

Growing Up is the debut studio album by the American rock band The Linda Lindas, released on April 8, 2022, by Epitaph Records.[5] It was produced by Carlos de la Garza, the father of band members Lucia and Mila de la Garza. Recording sessions for Growing Up took place at Music Friends in Los Angeles, California, from June to October 2021.[6]

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Background

Carlos de la Garza, the album's producer.

Before signing with the Linda Lindas, Brett Gurewitz of Epitaph Records knew Lucia and Mila's father, Carlos de la Garza, as they were both in the music industry. He had seen the Linda Lindas perform since they were young but thought they were too young to think about record contracts. By 2020, he was ready to sign with the Linda Lindas.[7]

On May 4, the Linda Lindas played at the Los Angeles Public Library for an AAPI Heritage Month celebration. During the event, they played their song "Racist, Sexist Boy". The library soon tweeted a video of the performance,[8] which garnered lots of views.[9]

Composition

Lyrics

Growing Up consists of 10 standard songs and a cover of the Blue Hearts' song "Linda Linda" on the bonus edition. The Linda Lindas split songwriting duties, with each member contributing to the writing.

The album is centered on themes of growing up, discovering oneself,[10] and anxieties that arise in adolescence.[1] The first song, "Oh!" is about feeling unheard.[11] Rolling Stone editor Lisa Tozzi says the title track "celebrates the intense friendships [...] and simple pleasures of youth, but also nods to the very normal desire to speed through the scary and awkward parts of adolescence"[11] The song "Talking to Myself" has been described as an "anxiety spiral"[1], however, the lyrics still have hope.[10] The song "Nino" was written about Bela Salazar's cat. She had previously written a song about her cat, Monica, which appeared in the Linda Lindas' eponymous EP (2020).[12] Feeling that Nino "wouldn’t leave her alone until he got a song too",[13] Salazar wrote the song "Nino" for him.[14] The Spanish-language "Cuántas Veces", while centered around feeling left out, also has a theme of acceptance.[10] The anti-racist song "Racist, Sexist Boy" was written about an encounter Mila de la Garza had with a boy at school.[15]

Critical reception

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According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Growing Up received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 80 out of 100 from 10 critic scores.[17] Jake Richardson at Kerrang! calls Growing Up "a thoroughly enjoyable debut album that promises much more is yet to come."[21] The Skinny editor Tony Inglis calls it "a light-of-foot album of fun riffs and effectively simple ideas."[24] Critic Robert Christgau gave the album a one-star honorable mention ((1-star Honorable Mention)), describing the album as "eleven-and-over Hispanic-Asian girlpunk foursome get down to bizness [sic]" and citing "Racist, Sexist Boy", "Fine", and "Nino" as highlights.[23] Neil Z. Yeung of AllMusic calls the album a "ridiculously catchy burst of wide-eyed, youthful anthems".[18] DIY editor Ben Tipple comments, "with debut full-length ‘Growing Up’ they easily cement themselves as far more than a viral moment, pairing political and social charge with a suitably playful charm."[19]

Accolades

In 2022, Good Morning America ranked Growing Up as number 38 on their list, "50 best albums of 2022."[26] Kerrang! rated it number 48 on a similar list,[27] while No Ripcord rated it as number 34.[28]

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Track listing

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Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Growing Up.[6]

The Linda Lindas

  • Bela Salazar – guitar, vocals
  • Eloise Wong – bass guitar, vocals
  • Lucia de la Garza – guitar, vocals
  • Mila de la Garza – drums, percussion, vocals

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

Packaging

  • Wendy Lau – design
  • Eloise Wong – cover paper art
  • Zen Sekizawa – cover photo, sleeve background photos
  • Humberto Leon – "cat eye" photography
  • Batsheva – outfits
  • Opening Ceremony – outfits
  • Valerie Vonprisk – cat eye makeup
  • Littlerock Nia – additional hair, makeup
  • Michael Meeks Silva – additional hair, makeup

Release history

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References

Footnotes

  1. Lil' Dude is a cat,[14] however he is still noted in the liner notes.[6]

References

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