Once L7-as in square-was strictly an L.A. rocker kind of thing, playing your usual slam-dance kind of venues. Now the group is five years old and about to release its third album, Bricks Are Heavy (Slash, due out in March). And fans can have fun decoding the band's ironic lyrics in songs like ''Wargasm'': '' body bags and dropping bombs/the Pentagon knows how to turn us on '' As non-square fans know, politics is never far from the music of these four female rockers in their mid-20s: Last fall, L7 started Rock for Choice, musicians who do benefits for organizations involved in issues of reproductive rights; this month they planned to play at the Hollywood Palladium for a pro-choice benefit marking the 19th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. But if L7's metal-punk- surfer- hardcore sound doesn't appeal to you, that's fine by the band-as long as you get to hear it. Because, see, the band says it's on a mission. ''We have a spiritual obligation to expose people to our music,'' says bassist Jennifer Finch (second from left, with, from left, vocalist Suzi Gardner, guitarist Donita Sparks, and drummer Dee Plakas). Why? So audiences loyal to bands like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, explains Finch, might ''get clued in on knowing that women can be a strong force that can rock.''
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