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.
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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.
Kim March

The songwriter also shared the new single “Hardline” today from her forthcoming LP “Little Oblivions.”

The composer shares the first single from “Yin,” set to be released later in 2021 followed by a second LP called—you guessed it—“Yang.”

“There is no place here for White Supremacy. People need each other to be truly free. Hatred will never find Freedom.”

The single features Polvo guitarist Ash Bowie, and will appear on the abstract rockers’ debut album “Volume One,” out January 22 on Don Giovanni.

from pitchfork fest 2019
Ferreira shared a lost recording of the single over the weekend in celebration of Bowie’s birthday.

Laetitia Tamko also shares plans for a live stream event scheduled for January 29.

The guitarist’s first solo album in thirty years is out February 12 via Shimmy Disc/Joyful Noise.

The songwriter performs tracks from her debut EP in Grantham, Lincolnshire.

The 24-hour streaming event kicks off at 5 p.m. PST with donations benefiting Los Angeles homeless charities.

From “Orange Is the New Black” director Rebecca Knox, the series features live music, magic, and more.

The Shudder to Think frontman brings his contribution to the “Hanukkah+” compilation to life.

The songwriter performs the “Daughter” single in Morrisville, North Carolina.

The single arrives ahead of the quarantine-inspired LP, out March 5 via Compass Records.

The duo perform their joint single from Annan, Scotland and Los Angeles, CA respectively.

The songwriter works through a breakup in the visual for her recent single.

The dub legend lends his expertise to the psych-tinged Americana single.

Catch Rodrigo y Gabriela, Kamasi Washington, Carlos, Santana, and more highlights from past seasons starting January 15.

The National / photo by Molly Adams
Their self-titled debut, “Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers,” and the “Cherry Tree” EP will return February 26.

Nancy Andersen walks us through the U.K. duo’s debut album that was four years in the making.

After teaming up for Sam I’s LP released earlier this year, the pair also discuss their preference for albums over singles.