ABOUT

Linda From Work is a fierce rock band hailing from Seattle, led by Hillary Tusick on vocals/guitar and featuring Elliott Gregory (guitar), Shayla Riday (bass) & Sam Nowak (drums). Meeting at the intersection of garage, glam and dance-punk, Linda From Work has crafted a high-energy sound built on powerhouse vocals and driving melodies that can only be described as rock and roll, baby!

With a defiant and forceful spirit, Linda From Work’s sophomore album The Night Is Short delivers an emotional garage rock spectrum of bold vocal melodies punctuated with driving guitars and an energetic backbeat. Steeped in feelings of righteous anger, inescapable anxiety, and deep longing, The Night Is Short is a cathartic display of the moments long after the sun sets. Martin Douglas of KEXP writes “‘Jealous” is easily one of the best rock songs to come out of Seattle this year, and frontwoman Hillary Tusick remains virtually unchallenged as one of the city’s best rock singers.”

“…Burnout is anything but depressing and hopeless—it’s high-energy, relatable, clever, and up-lifting. It’s the kind of music you pipe into your ears for motivation during another monotonous day at the office, and it also offers the perfect ambiance for a beer-soaked house party.

There is definite irony in the fact that they named their band after the “least rock ‘n’ roll thing” they could think of, because Linda From Work is one of the better rock bands performing in Seattle today.”

-Alexa Peters, Audiofemme

“[Linda From Work] now returns with their sophomore full-length The Night Is Short – ten more dynamic guitar driven songs with driving rhythms and powerful vocals. The band members’ feelings of righteous anger, inescapable anxiety and deep longing have not disappeared completely, but these days they can enjoy the moments after the sun sets a little more, where they can break free from carrying emotional labor. That also offers space to worry about the world around them though, which led to the sharp, concerned and emotional lyrics. Linda From Work makes for restless nights, but it’s definitely worth it.”

-Dennis, Add to Wantlist

“Finally after a year and a half in lockdown, Linda From Work is back at it on the stages of Seattle with all of the energy that has earned them their spot as a staple in the Seattle music scene. This is power forward garage rock with energetic hooks and vocals that will take you on a musical journey sure to capture your heart and possibly your frustrations”

-Ed Maloney, Belltown Yacht Club

PRESS

“For me, one of the breakout Seattle albums of 2021 was Linda from Work’s debut LP Burnout. And what did the quartet do with all that promise? Well, they topped themselves. The Night is Short is full of clever and affecting meditations on patriarchal dread (“Father, May I?”), ego (um, “Ego”), and insatiable ambition (“The World”). “Jealous” is easily one of the best rock songs to come out of Seattle this year, and frontwoman Hillary Tusick remains virtually unchallenged as one of the city’s best rock singers.”

-Martin Douglas, KEXP

“A palpable coolness emanates from Linda From Work's 2021 album Burnout. It's the kind of nonchalant no-fucks-given energy that grows bolder the more you listen, with the band's minimalist garage rock songs perfectly riding the line between angrily calling out life's bullshit and casually shrugging it off and moving on. In "No," singer Hillary Tusick sings, "My words are weapons and I'm not afraid to scream them / What doesn't kill me better run." But Tusick doesn't scream those words. She sings the line with a confident swagger, but she's not angry. She barely sounds bothered! She's just letting you know how it is, whether you like it or not, and as the world continues to get louder and angrier, there's admirable power in seeing someone stand their ground without losing their cool.”

-Megan Seling, The Stranger

"'There’s something about the unassuming coworker who reveals their immense charms in a happenstance encounter. This is the assuredly unintended metaphor for garage-pop trio Linda from Work—who have suffered their fair share of workplace metaphors since forming in 2018—taking a well-worn format and infusing it with a pretty enormous sense of personality … their debut LP Burnout fully displays their gifts as an emergent force in Seattle’s ever-crowded rock scene, ruminating on failed relationships and a pernicious lack of healthy sleeping habits. Mary Robins (bass) and Sam Nowak (drums) play loosely and freely over frontwoman Hillary Tusick’s songs, occasionally taking unexpected turns like the snowball-rolling-downhill tempo of “Teeth” and the triplets they swerve into and the swing they effortlessly pull off on “You and I.” In addition to her talent for singing, Tusick also possesses a sly gift for lyricism, best displayed on “No” (a single from last year very wisely included here) and its dynamite central lyric: ‘What doesn’t kill me better run.’ “

-Martin Douglas, KEXP