With 232 pages and an expanded 12″ by 12″ format, our biggest print issue yet celebrates the people, places, music, and art of our hometown, including cover features on David Lynch, Nipsey Hussle, Syd, and Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Factory Records, plus Brian Wilson, Cuco, Ty Segall, Lord Huron, Remi Wolf, The Doors, the art of RISK, Taz, Estevan Oriol, Kii Arens, and Edward Colver, and so much more.
Jessica Pratt, Here in the Pitch
The LA-based indie-folk songwriter’s ghostly yet elegant fourth album is all smoke and light work—like the best noirs of the ’40s and ’50s if they were filmed in the druggy late-’60s.
Dua Lipa, Radical Optimism
The pop star’s soaring vocals are overshadowed by scattershot and overengineered production on her third album, as her team of songwriters’ styles clash more often than they mesh.
Broadcast, Spell Blanket – Collected Demos 2006-2009
The first of two sets of hazy, unfinished recordings from the cult experimental pop band expected this year explores numerous sonic worlds within its lo-fi, homespun arrangements.
Juan Gutierrez
The London duo’s third full-length is a shoegaze-inspired examination of mental health that lifts you up despite its undercurrent of darkness.
The debut solo LP from the BADBADNOTGOOD multi-instrumentalist is an evocative exploration of atmospheric string arrangements and cool, moody jazz lines.
The Canadian indie rockers’ groundbreaking 2002 debut contains upbeat melodies, surprisingly complex lyrics, and a nostalgic charm that make it just as enjoyable today.
The EP sees Jordana Nye continuing to find new ways of creating catchy songs that encase her introspective, melancholic lyrics with ever-increasing elements of electro-pop.
Fun and campy while pulling in too many directions at once, the British pop quintet’s 1997 LP is a solid sophomore effort that was toppled by its extreme ambition and scope.
The electro-pop duo talk Beyoncé, the Belgian music scene, and the importance of humor in their music ahead of their Desert Daze set this weekend.
Ahead of their set at The Wiltern this weekend, electro-pop duo Megan James and Corin Roddick discuss how their music mutates alongside the meaning behind their lyrics.
At the onset of his first U.S. tour, the songwriter discusses his recent ARIA win, playing sets as a teen in local bars, and how Kafka is shaping his new material.
With the details for a film adaptation of her memoir “Crying in H Mart” coming together, Zauner shares how writing for film provides a new creative experience for her.
Nick Allbrook talks us through how changing urban landscapes in Australia shaped the group’s latest LP.
The songwriter discusses swapping his blues guitar for experimental beats on his fourth LP.
The East Coast rapper takes us behind the scenes of “Nehruvia: My Disregarded Thoughts.”
We caught up with violinist Brittney Parks in the midst of her first major tour.
The Chicago rapper talks managing duality while maintaining a vibe on his recent EP.