L7 Release New Song “Loma Linda” Ahead of Final World Tour

L7 are heading out for one last run. The veteran punk rockers will launch their final world tour, “The Last Hurrah Tour,” on October 6th in San Diego, and ahead of the trek, they’ve unearthed a new song, “Loma Linda.” The track dates back more than two decades. An early version was recorded in 2003 while Janis Tanaka was playing bass in L7, but remained unfinished until the band recently returned to the song and completed its lyrics, vocals, and additional instrumentation. “Loma Linda” is built around a steady, lumbering groove, and plays like an abstract Southern California travelogue, name-checking Loma Linda, Chula Vista, San Jacinto, and Rancho Cucamonga along the way. The song is available for free as a download through L7’s website for its first week before arriving across streaming services. Get L7 Tickets Here Its release also marks Tanaka’s return to the band following the death of longtime bassist Jennifer Finch from brain cancer in July at age 59. Finch had given L7 her blessing to continue with the planned farewell tour before her death, with Tanaka stepping back into the lineup. The latter previously played with L7 from 1999 through 2001. “This new single marks the ret...