History Music / TheLindaLindas

The Linda Lindas are a {{punk rock}} band based out of Los Angeles. Their debut performance was on 2018 at the Girschool Festival (a benefit for girl-positive charities) as a pickup cover band. Subsequently they appeared in community benefits. In 2019, they opened for Music/BikiniKill. But it was a May 2021 performance at an L.A. library that won them fame and recognition when a clip of their song "Racist Sexist Boy" went viral. Shortly after, they signed with Epitaph.

* LyricsVideoMismatch: The video for "Talking to Myself" is a homage to "Series/TheTwilightZone" featuring [[VengefulAbandonedToy angry dolls coming to life]] and attacking the girls for excluding them from practice. This is PlayedForLaughs. The lyrics are about feeling isolated and obsessive thoughts.

* {{Creepy Doll}}s: The video for the song "Talking to Myself" was inspired by the [[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S5E6LivingDoll "Living Doll" episode]] of ''Series/TheTwilightZone'' (a.k.a. the one with "Talky Tina"). One-sentence description: a quartet of dolls become sentient, and [[VengefulAbandonedToy angry about being excluded from band practice]] take their anger out on the girls.

* {{Creepy Doll}}s: The video for the song "Talking to Myself" was inspired by the [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E126LivingDoll "Living Doll" episode]] of ''Series/TheTwilightZone'' (a.k.a. the one with "Talky Tina"). One-sentence description: a quartet of dolls become sentient, and [[VengefulAbandonedToy angry about being excluded from band practice]] take their anger out on the girls.

* CoverVersion: They recorded Music/BikiniKill's "Rebel Girl" and Music/TheMuffs's "Big Mouth" for the ''Film/{{Moxie}}'' soundtrack.

* [[ExcitedShowTitle Excited Song Title!]]: The songs "Oh!" and "VOTE!"

* ChristmasSongs: A straight example with "Groovy Xmas" which features shout-outs to Charlie Brown, the Grinch, Maria Carey... and cats Nino and Monica.

-->''Poser\\

Jerkface''

-->''¿Cuántas veces tengo que decir/Ya estoy harta de sentirme así.\\
(How many times do I have to say/I am tired of feeling this way.)''

-->''We can take turns taking the reins\\
Lean on each other when we need some extra strength''

-->''We'll talk 'bout things that ain’t fair\\
We'll sing 'bout things we don’t know\\

What it means to be young and growing up''

-->''I am Claudia Kishi\\

We are Claudia Kishi''

-->''We're all talking to ourselves\\
About things we cannot help''

--->''We'll all watch [[WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas Charlie Brown's Christmas]] (Yeah, Charlie)\\

And pumpkin spice lattes are here''

** The Christmas song song "[=Groovy Xmas=]":

* LyricsVideoMismatch: The video for "Talking to Myself" is a homage to "Series/TheTwilightZone" featuring {{vengeful abandoned|toys}} dolls coming to life and attacking the girls (PlayedForLaughs). The lyrics are about feeling isolated and obsessive thoughts.

** They have two songs ("Monica" and "Nino") about their cats. Their {{Christmas Song|}s} "Groovy Xmas" also name drops the kitties.

* {{Creepy Doll}}s: The video for the song "Talking to Myself" was inspired by the [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E126LivingDoll "Talky Tina" episode]] of ''Series/TheTwilightZone''. One-sentence description: a quartet of dolls become sentient, and [[VengefulAbandonedToy angry about being excluded from band practice]] take their anger out on the girls.

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%%Primary Stylistic Influences (70s Punk):
%%+ ProtoPunk, GarageRock, RockAndRoll, GlamRock and Pub Rock (British bands only)
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* ChristmasSong: A straight example with "Groovy Xmas" and shout-outs to Charlie Brown, the Grinch, Maria Carey... and cats Nino and Monica.

* {{Kindhearted Cat Lover}}s: They have two songs ("Monica" and "Nino") about their cats. The video for "Growing Up" features four cats, one corresponding to each band member, complete with adorable costumes and miniature instruments. The cover art for the "Growing Up" album portrays the band members as anthropomorphic cats.

* CarefulWithThatAxe: Bassist Elyse Wong and drummer Mila de la Garza deliver a few screams in "Racist, Sexist Boy".

* CuteKitten: Four cats appear in the video for "Growing Up", wearing berets matching the girls'. Later, the cats are dressed up to look like the girls, complete with wigs (some of them) and miniature instruments.

* {{Kindhearted Cat Lover}}s: They have two songs ("Monica" and "Nino") about their cats. The video for "Growing Up" features their cats, complete with adorable costumes and miniature instruments. The cover art for the "Growing Up" album portrays the band members as anthropomorphic cats.

* BandOfRelatives: Except for Bela Salazar, they are all related. Mila and Lucia De La Garza are sisters, and Eloise Wong is their cousin.

* BilingualBonus: The song "Cuántas veces" (how many times?):

* OverlyNarrowSuperlative: The song "Monica", about guitarist Bela's Siamese cat, Monica: "You are my favorite Siamese cat". She does not have any other Siamese cat.

* [[ExcitedShowEpisode Excited Song Title!]]: The songs "Oh!" and "VOTE!"

* BigStupidDooDooHead: Justified, in "Racist, Sexist Boy", since the youngest band member was I. Fourth grade at the time.

* CuteKitten: Four cats appease in the video for "Growing Up" wearing berets matching the girls'. Later, the cats str dressed up to look like the girls, complete with wigs and miniature instruments.

-->We can take turns taking the reins\\
Lean on each other when we need some extra strength

* FriendshipSong

-->''We’ll talk 'bout things that ain’t fair\\
We’ll sing 'bout things we don’t know\\
We’ll sing to people and show\\