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.
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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)
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Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith & Joe Goddard, Neptunes
Each track on the electronic composer and Hot Chip leader’s debut EP together has a unique rhythmic texture, with the constant theme being a wall of bass that transports you to a celestial space.
New Order, Brotherhood [Definitive Edition]
With one side dedicated to icy compu-disco and the other tied to the band’s beyond-punk origin story, this expanded reissue brings new order to the 1986 curio with live recordings, remixes, and more.
Father John Misty, Mahashmashana
Josh Tillman focuses his lens on death on his darkly comedic sixth album as eclectic instrumentation continues to buttress his folky chamber pop beyond ’70s pastiche.
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Danny Elfman and Trent Reznor Link Up for New Rendition of “True”
The original version appears on Elfman’s recent album “Big Mess.”
August 11, 2021
The F16s Show Us How Not to Throw a Picnic in the Visual for New Single “I’m on Holiday”
The new single follows the Chennai, India–based rockers’ 2019 “WKND FRNDS” EP.
August 11, 2021
Alexa Rose Celebrates the Serendipity of Travel in Her “Big Sky” Video
The North Carolina–based songwriter’s album “Headwaters” is out September 17 via Big Legal Mess.
August 10, 2021
face to face Learn to Say Goodbye on New Single “Farewell Song”
The West Coast punks’ new album “No Way Out But Through” arrives September 10 via Fat Wreck Chords.
August 09, 2021
Foreign Air Lust for Contact in Their “Your Touch” Video
It’s the first single from the duo’s forthcoming EP.
August 06, 2021
Orla Gartland Brings “You’re Not Special, Babe” Back Into the Studio in New Live Video
The Dublin-based songwriter performs her recent single at Middle Farm Studios, where it was originally recorded.
August 04, 2021
Lowland Hum Announce New Album “At Home,” Share Video for First Single
“Where Are You?” arrives ahead of the full-length, which drops October 22 via Tonetree.
July 30, 2021
Hot Chip Share a New Order–Inspired Remix of Casper Caan’s “Last Chance”
The rework arrives two months after the release of the NYC-based electropop artist’s debut single.
July 28, 2021
SonReal’s “bananas” Video Is an Influencer Cautionary Tale
The new single arrives ahead of a U.S. tour alongside Andy Mineo, which kicks off September 21 in Denver.
July 23, 2021
Track by Track
Alice Skye Breaks Down Her Candid LP “I Feel Better But I Don’t Feel Good” Track by Track
The Australian songwriter walks us through her sophomore album, out today via Island Records and Bad Apples Music.
July 23, 2021
Playlist
Polo & Pan’s Favorite Contemporary French Artists
On the heels of their second studio album, the Parisian duo shares a playlist of their favorite French peers.
July 19, 2021
Gild Walton Takes to the Stage in Her New Video for “Pay for the Pain”
Released earlier this month, the single arrives ahead of Walton’s “Bleed in Vain” EP, coming soon via Republic Records and Champaigne Therapy Music Group.
July 13, 2021
Flight Club Announce Debut LP “Until the Sun Drowns,” Share Video for First Single
“I’ve Been Kicked Out of Better Homes Than This” arrives ahead of the album’s July 30 release via Open Your Ears Records.
July 09, 2021
The Jungle Giants Set the Tone for Their New LP with the Title Track “Love Signs”
The Australian electropop group share another single ahead of the release of their new record, out July 23.
July 08, 2021
Art & Culture
Sleater-Kinney to Join Good Food and KCRW Music on Latest Episode of “Sound Bites”
The virtual series returns July 20 with Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein in conversation with Evan Kleiman and Anne Litt.
July 07, 2021
Chasu’s “séance” and “sweet decay” Paint a World That’s Both Romantic and Discordant
The Korean producer releases the two tracks as a double single titled “bury me instead.”
July 07, 2021
Immersion Announce Collaborative Album, Share First Single “Skylarks” feat. Ulrich Schnauss
“Nanocluster Vol. 1,” the new LP from Malka Spigel of Minimal Compact and Colin Newman of Wire, will also feature Tarwater, Scanner, and Stereolab’s Laetitia Sadier.
July 06, 2021
Playlist
Arrested Youth Shares His Summer Nostalgia Playlist
With his new album “Nonfiction” out now, Ian Johnson fondly recalls the pop-punk greats of the 1990s and 2000s.
July 02, 2021
Hear Local Natives’ Microhouse Remix of Manchester Orchestra’s “Bed Head”
The remix arrives on the heels of Manchester Orchestra revealing North American tour dates through early 2022.
June 30, 2021
Playlist
LA Dreams of the UK: Cold War Kids Share a Playlist of Their British Influences
Nathan Willett shares which overseas artists the band was listening to while putting together their new LP “New Age Norms 3.”
June 29, 2021
