Radar: Linda Perry

I recently spoke with Linda Perry, frontwoman of 4 Non Blondes and one of the most prolific songwriters and producers of the past three decades. After "What's Up?" became an era-defining hit in 1993, Linda stepped behind the boards and wrote and produced some of the biggest songs in pop music: Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful," Pink's "Get the Party Started," Alicia Keys' "Superwoman," plus work with Dolly Parton, Adele, Miley Cyrus, Celine Dion, Ariana Grande, Joan Jett, Courtney Love. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2015 and made history in 2019 as the first solo woman nominated for the Grammy's Producer of the Year category in fifteen years. Now Linda is stepping back to the front. Her first solo album in over 25 years, Let It Die Here, was released May 8, 2026 via Kill Rock Stars/670 Records. The 17-track record is a raw, cinematic reckoning with grief, family, and survival, written and recorded alongside the making of her new documentary of the same name. Linda Perry: Let It Die Here, directed by Don Hardy, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and is rolling out theatrically through Mercury Studios and Evan Saxon Productions: New York on May 8, Los Angeles on May 13, with screenings continuing through May and June in San Francisco, Palm Springs, San Diego, Denver, and London, many featuring live Q&As and acoustic performances from Linda. We got into all of it. The album, the doc, the catalogue, and what it means to come back. Tune in. Stream Let It Die Here wherever you listen to music, and head to lindaperry.com for the full documentary screening schedule and ticket info. ICYDNK: Dylan Hundley is an artist and performer. She is the lead singer and co-creator of Lulu Lewis, and the creator of all things at Darling Black, one woman brutalist synthpop. She curates and hosts Salon Lulu, a New York-based multidisciplinary performance series, and is also a cast member of the cult-classic New York film Metropolitan.