Louis Lingg and the Bombs

The group is named after Louis Lingg, the famous Chicago anarchist who committed suicide on death row in 1887 after the first May Day protests. Some of their songs are ultra-political anarchic punk rock and some are children’s nursery rhyme riot-pop. ALL of their songs are full of fun-fun-fun pop hooks!
Their music is 100% DIY and is mostly recorded in their bedrooms. Made with cheap instruments and broken computers, their records sound great. Homemade DIY music doesn’t mean sub-standard. Their sound is a manic, punk rock explosion - a poppy riot starter.
The history:
They finished their first 7 track CD EP in December 2006. (Distributed by Indiz.fr www.indiz.fr/louislinggandthebombs) they played lots of concerts all over Paris and France with loads of rocking bands, national and international.
In September 2007, they released the single Princess Mononoke in the UK on ORG Records and had radio play on many French radio stations as well as stations in Spain, Belgium, New York, Canada, Venezuela, Mexico and XFM and Resonance FM in the UK. http://www.organart.demon.co.uk/singlesclub.htm
In November 2007, they recorded 2 new songs for a 7-inch single that unfortunately never came out, Chomsky changed my life and Madonna is a corporate whore. Available free at http://www.jamendo.com/fr/album/17335
In December 2007, their song, Chomsky changed my life, was on the PPP Zine / Generation Extreme compilation (France). http://generation-extreme.com/PPP/compil.html
In January 2008, Chomsky Changed My Life was featured on the Ferme de la Justice compilation (France) alongside great bands like I Love UFO. www.myspace.com/lafermedelajustice
Their song, Conspiracy, is on volume nine of the Netbloc compilations released by Blocsonic (USA). Blocsonic is run by a member of Slamjamz, Public Enemy’s record label. http://blocsonic.com/releases/show/netbloc-volume-9-lofi-adventures-on-planet-rheton
In March 2009, a live version of their song, Going Nowhere Fast, was featured on the Postghost live compilation along with some of the best live bands in France. www.myspace.com/postghostrecordings
In May 2009, they finished their new, full length album (18 songs!), Lullabies for Mutant Monkeys. Mastered in Brooklyn by Jon Cohrs from Spleenless mastering.
In October 2009, our song, La Menteuse, was featured on the ...Quite Useless Creative Commons Sampler alongside some great bands like Bomb the Music Industry! released by Heart Star Industries.
November 2009, their vinyl EP, Louis Lingg hates your laws came out on Damaged Goods Records (www.damagedgoods.co.uk/). Legendary label of The Buzzcocks, Helen Love, Atari Teenage Riot, Asian Dub Foundation, Holly Golightly and many others! It’s cool and very rare that punk from France can get global exposure like this!
In September 2010, they released the 8 track vinyl EP, Anarchist ‘til Death on Close Up Records (www.closeupprod.fr/ ).

2012 Alphabet of a Revolution released on 30 HD

Their influences:
Punk bands like The Epoxies, Antiflag, Rancid, NOFX and Greenday.
They have a strong love of ’77 style punk like The Buzzcocks, The Clash and The Undertones.
Never forgetting that they are children of the 90s having grown up with bands such as Nirvana, Bikini Kill, Sleater Kinney and The Butthole Surfers.
In their song-writing however, their admiration of classic children’s songs is clearly visible, as is their 60s influences; Shirley Ellis, Aretha Franklin and Nancy Sinatra.