There are comebacks that do not respond to nostalgia, but to a vital need.
4 Non Blondes is one of them.
Thirty-four years after Bigger, Better, Faster, More! -a single album that was enough to leave an eternal mark in the history of alternative rock- the band led by Linda Perry returns to the studio to record their first new album since 1992. An event as improbable as it is powerful.
The album, as yet untitled, will be released in 2026 and will be released through Kill Rock Stars, the legendary independent label that will mark this comeback with an even more significant gesture: the creation of 670 Records, a new imprint co-managed by Perry herself.
It’s not just a comeback. It’s a reckoning with time.
When “What’s Up?” was just the beginning
For many, 4 Non Blondes is synonymous with “What’s Up?”.
A generational anthem that transcended decades, genres and labels. But to reduce the band to that single would be to ignore what it really represented: an angry, vulnerable and spiritual female voice in an industry that didn’t know what to do with it.
After the global success, the band quickly disbanded. Linda Perry chose another path: to become one of the most influential songwriters and producers of modern pop and rock, signing songs for Pink, Christina Aguilera, Gwen Stefani, Adele or Alicia Keys.
For more than two decades, Perry was the unseen architect of great careers.
Now, she decides to return to center stage.
Linda Perry has said “I’ve been behind the curtains too long.”
In the statement accompanying the announcement, Perry makes it clear:
“I’ve been behind the scenes for too long. I want to get back to being the artist I am.”
The reunion was not born out of market pressure or a forced commemorative tour. It was born from something simpler and more honest:
The new album will combine unreleased material with revisited old songs, suggesting a direct conversation between past and present. Not a repetition, but a reinterpretation from maturity.
Training travels towards continuity, memory and reconciliation
The return of 4 Non Blondes will feature a lineup loaded with meaning:
- Linda Perry – voice and creative soul
- Christa Hillhouse – bass, the only member present during the entire first stage
- Dawn Richardson – drums (original touring member)
- Roger Rocha – guitar (original touring member)
The announcement also recalls the absences that are part of the group’s history:
original drummer Wanda Day, who passed away after an overdose, and guitarist Shaunna Hall, who left the band during the recording of the debut album and later joined Parliament-Funkadelic.
This return does not erase anything. It integrates the memory.
Kill Rock Stars and 670 Records create a comeback with an indie identity
That the album sees the light of day on Kill Rock Stars is not a minor detail. The label, home of fundamental artists of alternative and feminist rock, fits perfectly with the spirit of 4 Non Blondes.
In addition, the release will inaugurate 670 Records, Linda Perry’s new label, which will also release her next solo effort, Let It Die Here, also due in 2026.
It is a statement of creative independence.
A returning artist, but on her own terms.
Why does this comeback matter now?
In an era dominated by algorithms, superficial revivals and packaged nostalgia, the return of 4 Non Blondes stands out for its artistic intentionality. They do not seek to recreate the 90s. They seek to dialogue with them.
Linda Perry is no longer the angry young woman she was then.
She is a complete, conscious, free creator.
And precisely for that reason, this new album has the potential to be more relevant than a simple historical curiosity.
Sometimes a single song is enough to make history.
But to come back 34 years later… that’s another kind of bravery.
