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

Pulp, More
The Sheffield art rock ensemble’s first album in nearly 24 years still maintains their Kinks-y kitchen sink dramatics in opposition to Oasis’ Beatles-like demeanor and Blur’s operatic Who-ness.

Sufjan Stevens, Carrie & Lowell [10th Anniversary Edition]
Padded out with a personal essay, family photos, and outtakes, this re-release of Stevens’ album-length eulogy permits yet another return to the 1980s Oregon of the artist’s memory.

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.
Ilana Kaplan

In our latest digital cover story, Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers discuss adjusting to their newfound fame since the release of their self-titled debut album back in April.

In our latest digital cover story, Sophie Allison discusses bouncing back from burnout to craft her experimental new album Sometimes, Forever.

Alexis Krauss and Derek Miller talk hitting the right balance of melody and bombast, joy and melancholy, on their latest LP.

The British songwriter also discusses working with The 1975’s Matty Healy on her new single from “The Walls Are Way Too Thin.”

The songwriter discusses the global and personal events that led to the composition of his second solo LP “Changephobia” and embracing the “new confusion.”

In our new digital cover, Marie Ulven reflects on her debut album and the impermanence of joy, along with sharing an exclusive performance of “hornylovesickmess.”

The Boston emo group addresses heartbreak in the digital age on their sophomore release.

photo by Conner Lyons
On their third album, Seattle’s funniest punks come clean.