Beginning sometime in the mid-2010s, The Links started playing gigs in the Lafayette/Louisiana area and soon turned to creating their debut album. Fast-forward to 2019/2020, line-up changes and a shift in musical direction established their trajectory for this new chapter. Throughout 2021, the band poured their energy into creating their latest full-length Outside. Musically, the band draws inspiration from the likes of Deftones, Radiohead and Smashing Pumpkins - as well as the more recent crop of psychedelic acts i.e.Tame Impala or King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - while adding their own g ...read more
Beginning sometime in the mid-2010s, The Links started playing gigs in the Lafayette/Louisiana area and soon turned to creating their debut album. Fast-forward to 2019/2020, line-up changes and a shift in musical direction established their trajectory for this new chapter. Throughout 2021, the band poured their energy into creating their latest full-length Outside. Musically, the band draws inspiration from the likes of Deftones, Radiohead and Smashing Pumpkins - as well as the more recent crop of psychedelic acts i.e.Tame Impala or King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - while adding their own goth-tinged, alternative twist. On type of a rather formidable catalog of albums, EPs & singles, The Links have continued to expand their reach, performing at several notable venues and have opened for national touring acts Daikaiju and Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol on many occasions. « hide