January 13, 2017, L7 released "Detroit (Live)" on record label Easy Action. The live album was originally recorded at a concert in the 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.