Editing L7 (band) (section)

===Reunion (2014–present)===
On December 10, 2014, L7 announced, on their official [[Facebook]] page, that they were reuniting, featuring Donita Sparks, Suzi Gardner, Jennifer Finch and Demetra Plakas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=769378529783014&id=190276091026597 |title=L7 Official - ATTENTION! A personal message from the band:... |website=Facebook.com |access-date=May 30, 2015}}</ref> As part of the reunion, the band revamped their website and included a [[mailing list]] for fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://l7theband.com/ |title=L7 Official Website |website=L7theband.com |access-date=May 30, 2015}}</ref>

The reunited band kicked off a European tour at [[Rock am Ring and Rock im Park|Rock am Ring]] in Germany on June 6, 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://l7theband.com/attention-you-did-it-2/|title=ATTENTION: YOU DID IT!!! - L7 Official Website -|website=L7 Official Website|access-date=August 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829161840/http://l7theband.com/attention-you-did-it-2/|archive-date=August 29, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> with shows in the Czech Republic, Austria, UK, France, and Spain.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/l7-expand-reuni/|title=L7 expand reunion tour, playing NYC|date=May 5, 2015|work=Brooklyn Vegan|access-date=October 7, 2019}}</ref> This was followed by North American dates in New York,<ref name=":1" /> Toronto,<ref name=":6">{{Cite news|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/l7-danforth_music_hall_toronto_on_september_6|title=L7|last=Lindsay|first=Cam|date=September 7, 2015|work=Exclaim!|access-date=October 6, 2019}}</ref> and at [[Riot Fest]] in both Denver <ref>{{cite web|url=http://l7theband.com/l7-at-riot-fest-denver/|title=L7 at RIOT FEST DENVER! 2015 - L7 Official Website -|website=L7 Official Website|access-date=August 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829162051/http://l7theband.com/l7-at-riot-fest-denver/|archive-date=August 29, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Chicago,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://l7theband.com/l7-at-riot-fest-chicago-2015/|title=L7 at RIOT FEST CHICAGO! 2015 - L7 Official Website -|website=L7 Official Website|access-date=August 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829162815/http://l7theband.com/l7-at-riot-fest-chicago-2015/|archive-date=August 29, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the Fun, Fun, Fun Festival in Austin, Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://l7theband.com/l7-at-fun-fun-fun-festival-austin-2015/|title=L7 at FUN FUN FUN FESTIVAL AUSTIN! 2015 - L7 Official Website -|website=L7 Official Website|access-date=August 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829164346/http://l7theband.com/l7-at-fun-fun-fun-festival-austin-2015/|archive-date=August 29, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Exclaim!]]'' reviewed their Toronto show and stated that "Their subversive sense of humour and brash confidence provides feminism with some much-needed comic relief and audacity, and on this night, as 50-somethings in a 30-year-old band, they looked, acted and sounded every bit as brazen as they did 25 years back."<ref name=":6" />

On February 15, 2016, L7's original drummer Koutsky passed away at the age of 53.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/chicagotribune/name/roy-koutsky-obituary?id=2714622|title=Roy Koutsky Obituary|date=February 15, 2016|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=September 15, 2021}}</ref> Later in 2016, the documentary film ''[[L7: Pretend We're Dead]]'', directed by [[Sarah Price (filmmaker)|Sarah Price]], premiered in Los Angeles. The film, largely funded through [[Kickstarter]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/975436123/l7-pretend-were-dead|title=L7: Pretend We're Dead by Blue Hats Creative, Inc|website=Kickstarter.com|access-date=May 30, 2015}}</ref> features original footage and interviews with the band members and eyewitness accounts of their development from [[Lydia Lunch]], [[Shirley Manson]], Krist Novoselic and [[Butch Vig]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6288290/|title=L7: Pretend We're Dead (2016)|website=IMDb|date=December 15, 2018|access-date=September 7, 2019}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.laweekly.com/new-documentary-l7-pretend-were-dead-restores-the-legacy-of-one-of-l-a-s-best-bands/|title=New Documentary L7: Pretend We're Dead Restores the Legacy of One of L.A.'s Best Bands|last=Barlow|first=Eve|date=November 15, 2016|work=LA Weekly|access-date=September 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=November 2017|first=Briony Edwards 08|title=6 things we learned from new documentary L7: Pretend We're Dead|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/6-things-we-learned-from-new-documentary-l7-pretend-were-dead|access-date=July 11, 2020|website=loudersound|date=November 8, 2017|language=en}}</ref> The film was nominated for a VO5 NME Award for Best Music Film.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/premieres/l7-reveal-tour-slam-capitalist-motherf--kers-on-new-song-w516529|title=L7 Announce Tour, Slam 'Capitalist Motherf--kers' on 'I Came Back To Bitch'|last=Grant|first=Sarah|date=February 9, 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=April 7, 2018}}</ref>

[[File:L7 performing in 2018.jpg|alt=Donita Sparks playing to the crowd|thumb|left|L7 performing in 2018]]

In 2016, L7 played a series of shows in the US, South Africa, the UK, and Australia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/l7|title=L7's Concert History|website=Concert Archives|access-date=October 7, 2019}}</ref> Chris Lane of ''[[Houston Press]]'' described the synergy of Sparks and Gardner's guitar playing and the strength of the band's live show stating "Their percussive styles seemed to be locked together, producing a glorious, unified wall of sound. Bass player Jennifer Finch bounced about the stage while propelling each song forward, and drummer Dee Plakas proved that she should be a lot more famous as a rock drummer with every fill."<ref name=":9">{{Cite news|url=https://www.houstonpress.com/music/l7-proves-theyre-far-more-than-just-a-nostagia-act-8577504|title=L7 Proves They're Far More Than Just a Nostagia Act|last=Lane|first=Chris|date=July 18, 2016|work=Houston Press|access-date=October 6, 2019}}</ref>

On January 13, 2017, L7 released ''Detroit (Live)'' on record label Easy Action. The live album was originally recorded at a concert in the [[Detroit|Motor city]] on September 1, 1990, and coincided with the group's initial release of ''[[Smell the Magic]]'' on Sub Pop records. Their performance at the established punk venue Clutch Cargo's in Detroit expressed the raw, kinetic energy of the era. L7 released ''Fast and Frightening (''a collections of rarities, covers, and live performances) as a double album in 2016 with music critic [[Robert Christgau]] granting it an A minus in a 2018 review.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/robert-christgau-reviews-l7-fast-and-frightening-joan-jett-bad-reputation-soundtrack/|title=Robert Christgau on L7's Feedback-Drenched, Feminist Aggro|last=Christgau|first=Robert|date=November 23, 2018|work=Vice|access-date=September 15, 2019}}</ref>

On September 29, 2017, L7 released its first new song in 18 years, "Dispatch from Mar-a-Lago" on [[Don Giovanni Records]]. The title is a reference to the [[Mar-a-Lago]] resort owned by [[Donald Trump|Donald J. Trump]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2017/09/l7-dispatch-from-mar-a-lago-stream/|title=L7-"Dispatch From Mar-a-Lago"|author=Liz Cantrell|website=Spin.com|date=September 29, 2017|access-date=October 24, 2017}}</ref> A follow-up single, "I Came Back to Bitch", was released in February 2018.<ref>{{cite web| url        = https://www.njarts.net/pop-rock/l7-at-white-eagle-hall-jersey-city-photo-gallery-setlist-and-videos/| title      = L7 at White Eagle Hall, Jersey City | work       = [[Institute for Nonprofit News]]| last1      = Lustig| first1     = Jay| date       = April 16, 2018| access-date = May 16, 2018}}</ref>

L7 continued to tour heavily in the US, Canada, and Europe in 2018.<ref name=":5" /> April 2018 saw the band announce their plans to record a seventh studio album via [[PledgeMusic]], scheduled for release in 2019.<ref name=":5">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/l7-announce-first-album-in-20-years-world-tour-dates-630309/|title=L7 Announce First Album in 20 Years, World Tour Dates|first1=Sarah|last1=Grant|date=April 9, 2018|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=May 3, 2019}}</ref>
The band went on tour shortly afterward. Including dates with [[Le Butcherettes]] as openers.

L7 released the first single from their first album in 20 years, "Burn Baby", on February 28, 2019. The full album, ''[[Scatter the Rats]]'', was released on May 3, 2019, through [[Joan Jett]]'s record label [[Blackheart Records]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/l7-detail-first-new-album-in-20-years-share-video-for-new-song-burn-baby-watch/|title=L7 Detail First New Album in 20 Years, Share Video for New Song "Burn Baby": Watch|website=Pitchfork|date=February 28, 2019|language=en|access-date=March 1, 2019}}</ref> The album received generally favorable reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/scatter-the-rats/l7|title=SCATTER THE RATS by L7|date=May 3, 2019|website=Metacritic|access-date=May 5, 2019}}</ref> ''[[Hyperallergic]]'' referred to the band's legacy as "feminist punks, metal snarlers, (and) grunge comedians" and stated of their return album that Sparks and Gardner "pound out one solid, catchy, immediately identifiable power riff after another, more punk-minimalist than in their molten grunge period".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fagan|first=Lucas|date=May 26, 2019|title=Rock Without the Posturing|url=https://hyperallergic.com/501621/rock-without-the-posturing/|access-date=June 22, 2020|website=Hyperallergic|language=en-US}}</ref>

In April 2022, L7 announced a tour commemorating the 30th anniversary release of their third album, ''Bricks Are Heavy''. The band played the entire album, along with several other songs. The tour consisted of eighteen scheduled shows through the month of October. L7 also announced a deluxe reissue of ''Bricks Are Heavy''. Remastered by Howie Weinberg, the limited-edition release comes pressed on gold and black vinyl via Licorice Pizza, and pre-orders begun on September 30.<ref>{{cite news|last=Young|first=Alex|date=April 14, 2022|title= L7 Announce Tour Celebrating 30th Anniversary of Bricks Are Heavy|url=https://consequence.net/2022/04/l7-bricks-are-heavy-tour|newspaper=Consequence}}</ref>