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. The moments when you can break free from the weight of carrying emotional labor; when you’re through being told what to do; when you are ready to take on the world, with stars above you intermingling with the neon lights of skyscrapers alongside your chosen family.

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*Unreleased tracks. For reviewing purposes only. 

ALBUM OUT JUNE 23RD, 2023

ALBUM RELEASE SHOW - JUNE 24TH, 2023 - TRACTOR TAVERN, SEATTLE, WA

A vicious yet cool headed anthem railing against posturing and faux niceties. The song’s danceable and seemingly playful melody belies a darker underbelly in the lyrics, delivered by ferocious vocals that grab you by the collar and demand that you face the narcissism of our modern world.

RELEASE DATE: MARCH 31ST, 2023

An infectious post-punk song inspired by feelings of falling behind and desperate envy. The track’s rhythmically aggressive verses lead into emotionally charged choruses that express the self-inflicted torment that one can spiral into when lured in by false ideas of perfection.

RELEASE DATE: MAY 19TH, 2023

Written in the wake of the overturn of Roe v. Wade, this driving rock song protests patriarchal and societal standards with a tone that is clearly boiling over with frustration. Featuring interweaving guitar lines and powerful lyrics, the track builds to a breaking point in which the only choice is to rebel.

RELEASE DATE: JUNE 16TH, 2023

BIO

Linda From Work is a fierce rock band that exploded onto the Seattle music scene in the summer of 2018. Led by Hillary Tusick on vocals/guitar and featuring Sam Nowak (drums), Elliott Gregory (guitar) & Shayla Riday (bass), they have crafted a high-energy sound built on driving melodies and powerhouse vocals. Drawing comparisons to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Donnas, and Veruca Salt, Linda From Work has generated some serious buzz in the PNW music scene for their electric stage presence and dynamic live performances.

Their debut LP Burnout has been featured on the Seattle Times’ Critic’s Ballots for Best Local Albums of 2021 and Martin Douglas of KEXP writes, "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."

Linda From Work has received airplay both locally and abroad, including on the globally known KEXP, and has shared a stage with the likes of Help, Skating Polly, The Schizophonics, Shaina Shepherd, Gully Boys, and Acid Tongue. They were most recently seen performing at Capitol Hill Block Party on the Neumos stage, Treefort Music Fest, and at Freakout Festival and will be touring the West Coast this fall.

Photos by Rachel Bennett, Bella Petro, Jeffrey Martin, Jimmy Humphries

“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

“[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

“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. [Hillary Tusick] sings […] with a confident swagger, but she's not angry … 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

“…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

CONTACT

Hillary Tusick

lindafromworkmusic@gmail.com