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.




Photo by Michael Muller. Image design by Gene Bresler at Catch Light Digital. Cobver design by Jerome Curchod.
Phoebe Bridgers makeup: Jenna Nelson (using Smashbox Cosmetics)
Phoebe Bridgers hair: Lauren Palmer-Smith
MUNA hair/makeup: Caitlin Wronski
The Los Angeles Issue

Alan Sparhawk, With Trampled by Turtles
Far more mournful than his solo debut from last year, the former Low member’s collaboration with the titular bluegrass band is drenched in sorrow, absence, longing, and dark devastation.

Cola Boyy, Quit to Play Chess
Despite bristling with Matthew Urango’s familiar cotton-candied disco, the late songwriter and activist’s sophomore album also opens the floodgates to everything else he seemed capable of.

yeule, Evangelic Girl Is a Gun
The London-via-Singapore alt-pop songwriter continues to experiment on their fifth album, with the heaviest and weirdest moments also feeling the most authentic and energizing.
Danielle Chelosky

They’ve also got a new video for “Parkland (Into the Silence).”

‘New Signs of Life’ is out on Dais Records now.

The synth-pop sisters also have a virtual concert event featuring Reggie Watts and Fred Armisen planned for this Wednesday.

The Factory Records post-punks are releasing their first album in twelve years today.

Listen to “How Lucky” from Vile’s forthcoming EP

The indie rocker’s self-titled album is out October 2.

The shoegazers share another song from their Covers EP.

The singer/songwriter has an album coming out in January 2021.

The rapper also discusses phones, quarantine, and FIDLAR in Q&A.

The duo are releasing their self-titled debut EP on October 16.

The former rap producer has a sophomore album arriving this October.

The Miami music festival has announced most of their lineup for 2021.

The British indie duo make a playlist ahead of their forthcoming album.

The elusive Sub Pop band are back with new material out tomorrow.

The Chicago-based vocalist has another Toni Morrison–inspired track.

The New York-based duo walk us through their fourth album, out today.

The duo’s album “Fear & Loneliness” is out November 13.

The California quintet get trippy on “Statues in the Garden (Arras).”

The Danish artist’s Robin Hannibal–produced debut single arrives today.

by Neela Choudhury-Reid
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