Peel was a fan of riot grrrl acts such as Babes in Toyland and Hole. L7 were part of that scene and did a session for Peel's show in 1990. The band's third album, Bricks Are Heavy, released in 1992 and produced by Butch Vig, departed from their riot grrrl roots and became more grungy and hard rock, which Peel was not really keen on. On his show from 04 September 1992 he disliked the band's new music after seeing them at the Reading festival: