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 ‘n’ roll, baby!

With a defiant and forceful spirit, Linda From Work’s sophomore album The Night Is Short delivers an emotional garage rock punch of bold vocal melodies and driving guitars set to an energetic backbeat. 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.”

Linda From Work recently had the honor of being one of ten artists selected for a 2024 Sonic Guild Grant to pursue their goals even further. Their highly anticipated self-titled third album is set to be released in late 2025. With this record, the band is pushing their songwriting and musicianship higher than ever before. Linda From Work has once again crafted a collection of new music that blends a fiery rock edge with a strong melodic pop sensibility - it's angry, fun, and most of all honest.

“You can do garage rock however you want, but there’s one rule: you gotta be cool. And Linda from Work, fronted by singer/guitarist Hillary Tusick, is seriously cool. She and her bandmates (Elliott Gregory, Shayla Riday, and Sam Nowak) toss dance punk and glam into the mix, and the resulting concoction has made them one of Seattle’s must-see live bands.”

- Rob Moura, Wash Magazine for Sonic Guild

“…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

PRESS

“The third studio album from Seattle’s Linda From Work is a lively set of punk-infused garage rock. Fueled by searing guitars, potent percussion, and Hillary Tusick’s fierce vocals, this aptly self-titled release showcases a tight, assured outfit delivering well-crafted, melodic rippers with a bite.”

-Chris Sanley, KEXP

“With their self-titled LP, [Linda From Work] channel their anger and anxiety into something confident and cathartic—power meets melody. The twelve new songs are a dynamic rush of defiance, freedom, and sharp-edged honesty, built with heavy riffs, loud drums and persuasive vocals. Even when singing “I’m no fun for anyone” (in No Fun—not a cover), set to tones reminiscent of The Cure, you wish your colleagues had such good taste in music.”

-Dennis, Add To Wantlist

“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

“Take a base of good old fashioned garage rock, toss in some glam add a dash of punk and mix it all with a heavy dose loud guitars, thundering bass, driving drums and fierce, female energy and you’ve got yourself Seattle’s Linda From Work.

The band is a group of four best friends who make up one of the most exciting, young Seattle bands around. Their latest album, which is a self-titled effort, features 12 tracks of rock ‘n’ roll fun that provide a blast of fresh, spirited musical energy for your ears.”

-Travis Hay, Guerilla Candy

“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