A month ago, punk youngsters The Linda Lindas announced that they were jumping over to Reprise/Warner for their next chapter. The news landed alongside the release of their single “Burning Out,” their second of the year so far (if you’re including their cover of the Ramones’ cover of “California Sun”), which also happened to be the first track to be revealed from their forthcoming third album Gotta Get Out. With the project formally announced today, we’re also getting its second single, “Closer,” which features guest vocals from serial collaborator Hayley Williams.
The soaring tune continues The Linda Lindas’ evolution into the type of hard-hitting pop-punk Paramore specialized in during their earliest era of moody post-hardcore. “It feels perfect that Hayley Williams was down to collaborate on this song with us,” the band shared, “because we’ve been fans of her throughout so many of her different eras—and she’s seen us grow up over the last 10 years! We’ll always be honored that we got to write and get emo with the queen of emo herself.”
Check out the visualizer for the new track below, and pre-order Gotta Get Out ahead of its August 28 release here. The band will also be hitting the road alongside Bleachers shortly after the project’s release—check out those few September West Coast dates and more upcoming shows here.
