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

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.

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.
Kim March

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The LA rapper takes on the Nosaj Thing–produced Acid Rap single.

The LA-based songwriter shares a video for the track ahead of the record’s September 16 release via New West.

The longstanding psych-folk group’s latest album, Artificial Countrysides, arrives July 15 via Yep Roc.

The track appears on the songwriter’s recent debut EP to anyone who cares.

The Irish group shares a new visual while in the midst of their tour of Europe and the UK.

In partnership with Light in the Attic and Laurie Anderson, the series will kick off August 26 with never-before-heard demos of Velvet Underground staples and more.

The intense visual arrives alongside the deluxe re-release of Juno.

The single arrives ahead of the trio’s newly announced Dodger Stadium LP, arriving August 19 via Dangerbird.

DeTiger detailed working with her musical heroes.

The LA-based musician’s new single arrives with a post-breakup music video.

The shapeshifting track introduces the LA-based songwriter’s latest project, arriving July 22 via SOTA Records.

The track arrives ahead of his latest record After the Head Rush, out June 24 via Paper Bag Records.

The neo-soul four-piece’s new single came together as the result of an improvised jam session at LA’s Sound City Studios.

Phoebe Bridgers
Bridgers will be joined by her Saddest Factory label roster as well as collaborator Christian Lee Hutson.

The sunny track arrives ahead of the Useless ID vocalist’s Young Forever LP, out next week.

KELI, the debut record from Peking Duk’s Adam Hyde, is out now via BMG.

It’s the NYC-based trio’s second single since signing to Lex Records earlier this year.

His debut solo album Floating on a Dream is out May 20 via Fantasy Records.

The Minneapolis group’s new album Moonflower arrives June 17.

The track arrives with an animated visual ahead of the Canadian songwriter’s forthcoming self-titled record.