This is the discography of the American rock band L7.
L7 was originally formed in 1985 by Donita Sparks and Suzi Gardner, both of whom sang and played guitar. The band's early lineup consisted of bassist Jennifer Finch and drummer Roy Koutsky. After their debut album, the band recruited Demetra Plakas as their permanent drummer. This lineup continued through their albums Smell the Magic (1990), released on Subpop records, and Bricks Are Heavy (1992) and Hungry for Stink (1994), both released on Slash. In 1996, Finch elected to leave the band to attend college and Greta Brink replaced her as the bass player for The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum, the third and final album released through Slash, in 1997. Gail Greenwood took over on bass for the album Slap-Happy (1999), which was produced by L7's own company, Wax Tadpole Records. After this, there were further changes to the lineup when Greenwood left the band, to be replaced by Janis Tanaka on bass. The group announced it was on an indefinite hiatus in 2001.
L7 reunited in 2014, including Jennifer Finch. The following year, they performed in Europe and North America. The reception was positive and the band continued to tour in 2016 and 2017. In 2016, a Kickstarter-funded documentary film, titled L7: Pretend We're Dead, directed by Sarah Price, was screened at film festivals and later released in the US and abroad.
In September 2017, the band issued the single "Dispatch from Mar-a-Lago", their first new song in eighteen years. This song was closely followed by the single "I Came Back to Bitch" in 2018. On May 3, 2019, L7's full-length album Scatter the Rats was released to generally favorable reviews.
Albums Studio albums + Title Details Peak chart positions NotesUSUS HeatAUSAustralian (ARIA Chart) peaks: Top 50 peaks: Top 100 peaks: "Andres": SWEUK L7 Released: 1988 Label: Epitaph — — — — — Smell the Magic Released: September 1, 1990 Label: Sub Pop — — — — —Reissued in 1991 with three extra songs Bricks Are Heavy Released: April 14, 1992 Label: Slash 160 1 47 — 24 Hungry for Stink Released: July 12, 1994 Label: Slash 117 2 57 47 26 The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum Released: February 25, 1997 Label: Slash 172 12 — — —First album without bassist Jennifer Finch Slap-Happy Released: August 24, 1999 Label: Wax Tadpole — — — — — Scatter the Rats Released: May 3, 2019 Label: Blackheart — 19 — — —
Compilations Title Details Notes The Slash Years Released: May 2, 2000 Label: SlashCompilation of popular songs from 1992–1997 Fast and Frightening Released: September 16, 2016 Label: Easy Action2-CD set of rarities, covers, compilation tracks + radio session + live set Pretend We're Dead – Best Of Released: March 2019 Label: SlashCompilation of popular songs from 1992–1997 L7: Wargasm – The Slash Years Released: 2021 Label: Slash3-CD box set of releases under Slash
Live albums Title Details Notes Live: Omaha to Osaka Released: December 15, 1998 Label: Man's Ruin Hollywood Palladium Released: November 5, 2014 Label: Easy Action Recorded May 17, 1991, at the Hollywood Palladium Detroit Released: January 13, 2017 Label: Easy Action Wireless Released: February 2, 2018 Label: Easy ActionRecorded in Brisbane in 1992 for Triple J's Live at the Wireless radio programme
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumUS Alt.AUSUK "Shove" 1990——— Smell the Magic "Pretend We're Dead" 199285021Bricks Are Heavy "Everglade"—8527 "Monster"——33 "Slide" (live) (split single with Faith No More)——— Non-album single "Andres" 1994208634 Hungry for Stink "Drama" 1997———The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum "Off the Wagon"——— "Freeway" 1999———Slap-Happy "Mantra Down"——— "Dispatch from Mar-a-Lago" 2017——— Non-album singles "I Came Back to Bitch" 2018——— "Burn Baby / Fighting the Crave" 2019——— Scatter the Rats "Fake Friends / Witchy Burn" 2020——— Non-album singles"Zacatecas Music Session, Vol. 7" (with Zacatecas Music) 2023——— "Cooler Than Mars"———
Videos 1990 – "Just Like Me" (from Smell the Magic) 1991 – "Fast and Frightening" (from Smell the Magic) 1992 – "Pretend We're Dead" (from Bricks are Heavy) 1992 – "Everglade" (from Bricks are Heavy) 1992 – "Monster" (from Bricks are Heavy) 1994 – "Andres" (from Hungry for Stink) 1994 – "Stuck Here Again" (from Hungry for Stink) 1999 – L7: The Beauty Process – documentary about the band by Krist Novoselic 2016 – L7: Pretend We're Dead (single) 2018 – "I Came Back to Bitch" (single) 2019 – "Burn Baby"(from Scatter the Rats) 2019 – "Stadium West" (from Scatter the Rats) 2023 - "Cooler Than Mars" (non-album single)L7 Call Out Space-Obsessed Billionaires on New Single "Cooler Than Mars": Stream
Other appearances YearCompilationTrack1988The Melting Plot"Yummy Yummy" (Ohio Express cover)1989Radio Tokyo Tapes Volume 4: Women"Sweet Sex" (cover of Flipper's "Sex Bomb")1989Gabba Gabba Hey: A Tribute to the Ramones"Suzy Is a Headbanger"1989Every Band Has a Shonen Knife Who Loves Them"Baggs"1990"Shove" single"Fast" (early version of "Fast and Frightening")1990Teriyaki Asthma"Bloodstains" (Agent Orange cover)1992"Pretend We're Dead" single"Lopsided Head" & "Used to Love Him"1992Virus 100"Let's Lynch the Landlord" (Dead Kennedys cover)1992Maneater (live in Waterfront bootleg)"She's a Lost Cause"1994Serial Mom Soundtrack"Gas Chamber"1995Spirit of '73: Rock for Choice"Cherry Bomb" (with Joan Jett)1995The Jerky Boys Soundtrack"Hanging on the Telephone" (The Nerves cover)1996Twisted Willie"Three Days" (Willie Nelson cover with Waylon Jennings)1996A Small Circle of Friends"Lion's Share" (Germs cover)1997"Off the Wagon" single"Guera" & "Punk Broke (My Heart)"1997Live: Omaha to Osaka"Pattylean" & "El Wahtusi"1997I Know What You Did Last Summer Soundtrack"This Ain't the Summer of Love" (Blue Öyster Cult cover)2000Free the West Memphis 3"Boys in Black"
Compilation appearances YearCompilationTrack1988Tantrum"Bite the Wax Tadpole"1990The Big One: City of L.A. Power"American Society"1991International Pop Underground"Packin' a Rod"1992Pet Sematary II Soundtrack"Shitlist"1994Alternative NRG"Shitlist"1994Natural Born Killers Soundtrack"Shitlist"1994The Grunge Years"Shove"1995Tank Girl Soundtrack"Shove"1996Foxfire Soundtrack"Shirley"1999Stoned Again! – A Bong Load Records Collection "Stick to the Plan"2004Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack Boxset"Pretend We're Dead"2008Rock Band 2"Pretend We're Dead"
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