Teen punk sensation The Linda Lindas absolutely owned the internet this weekend as their single "Racist, Sexist Boy" went mega-viral, capturing the hearts of jaded punks everywhere. The success of the track has now landed them a record deal with Epitaph Records.
The band consists of four girls, Bela, Lucia, Eloise and Mila, who range from 10 years old to 16 years old. They describe themselves as “Half Asian / Half Latinx. Sisters, cousins and friends who play music together because it’s fun!!” They've been playing together since 2018 and have already opened for Bikini Kill and briefly appeared in the Netflix movie Moxie.
Variety reports that the band signed to Epitaph. The band have quite a musical pedigree. According to Variety:
Mila’s dad is Grammy-winning producer-engineer Carlos de la Garza, who has worked with dozens of acts but most prominently Paramore, Cherry Glazerr, Best Coast and Bad Religion, whose guitarist Brett Gurewitz founded Epitaph. Eloise’s father is Martin Wong, co-founder and editor of Giant Robot magazine.
BrooklynVegan clarifies that sources at the label say they were in discussions before the song went viral.
The LA library posted a video of the band performing at a local branch. It starts with the drummer speaking "A little before we went into lockdown, a boy in my class came up to me and said that his dad told him to stay away from Chinese people. After I told him that I was Chinese, he backed away from me. Eloise and I wrote this song based on that experience." And this is when the rock begins and the band performs "Racist, Sexist Boy."
