L7 have dropped their new single, “Loma Linda.”
The song comes from their archives, originally recorded in 2003 with bassist Janis Tanaka, who was a member from 1999 to 2001. The release, which will be a free download on their website before becoming available on streaming, is an “expression of love and gratitude” for Jennifer Finch, the band’s bassist who passed away earlier this summer.
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“This new single marks the return of Janis Tanaka being back in L7 on bass after the sadness of losing Jennifer Finch a couple of months ago,” vocalist Donita Sparks says. “I was searching the band’s archives and came across this unfinished track from when Janis was in the band. It still sounded rather fresh and very L7, so we recorded new vocals with new lyrics and some other additional tracks and cranked it out in a couple of days ahead of this upcoming tour.”
L7 begin the Last Hurrah tour tomorrow in San Diego and will wrap in Los Angeles next month, with support from VIAL and Nobro on select dates.
Listen to “Loma Linda” below.
