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
Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo, In the Earth Again
Destruction and decay may be the themes explored by the unlikely collaboration of a noise-rock band and a folk guitarist, but instrumentally, they make it sound beautiful, lush, and gentle.
Soft Cell, The Art of Falling Apart [Super Deluxe Edition]
This six-disc collection expands upon the aggression, industrialism, and pernicious lyrics of the duo’s 1983 LP—a revenge, of sorts, on becoming pin-up darlings of the British new wave.
Miguel, Caos
The alt-R&B star’s fifth album embraces existential lyrical concepts to match its dusky jazz-electro sound, industrial ambience, and grouchy fuzzed guitars.
Kim March
Ahead of the release of “TRAUMA FACTORY,” the Vermont-based artist lists 11 tracks he shreds slopes to.
Neale performs her track “Blue Vein” and Blakeslee plays through “Sometimes” on a farm in western Virginia.
Back to a solo project for Tyler Zanon, the emo-punk moniker promises another LP via Pure Noise in 2021.
The songwriter plays “Computer of Love” and “Now You Know” from his newly released “Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan!”
It’s the latest single from Wintersleep frontman Paul Murphy’s new LP, which drops March 5.
Jack McEwan lists the psych-rock band’s top 10 influences ahead of their new record’s release.
The latest from the hypnagogic pop trio arrives March 19.
Ahead of the debut solo record from The Knocks’ Ben Ruttner, here are 12 tracks that get the artist in the disco mood.
The LA-based guitarist announces her new LP “Simple Syrup” along with the stop motion visual.
The track arrives with new versions of “Caution” and “Blowback.”
The new project teams Fool’s Gold’s Nativ “Luke” Top with Malian vocalist/guitarist Baba Salah.
Perfume Genius / photo by Adam Maresca
Viva Vera 20 kicks off tonight at 7 p.m. PST.
The track is from the Chicago artist’s “The Leo Sun Sets” EP released in December.
An Emmanuel Adjei–directed visual arrives with an expanded version of the single originally released last spring.
Along with the performance, the U.K. songwriter breaks down his recent LP “Ekundayo” for us track by track.
The posters commemorate the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, with proceeds benefiting Planned Parenthood.
The Australian songwriter returns less than a year after her Jim Eno–produced debut.
Senator Sanders’ Inauguration look has found itself front and center on all of your favorite album covers.
It’ll be the founding member of Danity Kane turned solo artist’s first album since 2019’s “New Breed.”
Ahead of tomorrow’s official release, you can listen to “Europa” in its entirety.
