{"product_id":"l7-bricks-are-heavy","title":"BRICKS ARE HEAVY","description":"L7: Suzi Gardner, Donita Sparks (vocals, guitar); Jennifer Finch (vocals, bass); Demetra Plakas (drums, background vocals).\nAdditional personnel: Pauli Ryan (bongos).\nRecorded at Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin and Sound City, Van Nuys, California.\nAfter two well-received albums for revered indie labels (Epitaph and Sub Pop), the all-female rock group L7 signed with Reprise Records amidst the grunge boom of the early 1990s. The band's major-label debut, BRICKS ARE HEAVY, finds the Los Angeles-based quartet running with its newfound opportunity, and enlisting Nirvana producer Butch Vig (later of Garbage) to shape its punk-influenced \"riot grrl\" aesthetic into a bigger, more formidable sound.\nWhile previous L7 outings had a charming DIY vibe, BRICKS ARE HEAVY lived up to its title, presenting weighty, surging, guitar-laden tunes such as \"Scrap\" and \"Everglade.\" The disc's standout track, though, proved to be \"Pretend We're Dead,\" a minor hit that boasted a glam-rock riff, a supremely catchy chorus, and the no-frills vocals of guitarists Suzi Gardner and Donita Sparks, evoking rough-and-tumble precursors the Runaways. Although L7 released a number of records after BRICKS, none of them fared as well critically or commercially, making this album the clearly marked peak of the band's career.","brand":"L7","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44599106699497,"sku":"1O787N-9VSR-00","price":31.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/l7-bricks-are-heavy_hFImj.jpg?v=1759278081","url":"https:\/\/www.vibinvinyl.com\/products\/l7-bricks-are-heavy","provider":"Vibin' Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}