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.
Margaret Farrell

On his second single of the year, Hodgy reunites with his former MellowHype collaborator.

Sasami Ashworth talks writing for an audience for the first time and achieving a harsh duality of meaning on her second full-length.

The 49-track score by Son Lux features collaborations with Mitski, David Byrne, André 3000, Randy Newman, and Moses Sumney.

It’s the third single from the duo’s forthcoming album Forgiveness that’s out April 29.

The new single comes with a bewitching visual by director Autumn de Wilde.

It’s the second single off Mucho’s debut album Moonlight in Visby that’s out May 13.

He was 57 years old.

Her Sun’s Signature project features her partner Damon Reece, who’s previously worked with Spiritualized and Echo & the Bunnymen.

It’s one of nine new recordings from the forthcoming deluxe version of 2021’s Afrique Victime, which is out February 24.

It’s the latest single from his debut album for Dead Oceans MAHAL, out April 29.

Watch Out for the Big Grrrls premieres on March 25.

The Echo Park–based songwriter reveals how LA—from its cuisine to its movie studios—influenced her Airbnb-recorded debut album Juno.

Their sophomore album Everything is out March 25 via their newly founded label No Content.

The industrial rockers share their Lamb of God collaboration ahead of the album’s April 8 release date.

photo by Filmawi
It’s the second single from their forthcoming album Skinty Fia that’s out April 22 via Partisan.

It’s the first new music from the NY-based musician following her series of singles from 2021.

The Jordan Hemingway–directed visual creates a vivid world for the track off Tumor’s 2021 EP The Asymptotical World.

Crowd / Coachella 2015 Weekend 1 / photo by Max Sweeney
The festivals will not require vaccination statuses, negative COVID tests, or face masks.

The lineup for the March 26 event includes James Murphy, Black Dice, The Juan MacLean, Nancy Whang, and Museum of Love.

The video created by drummer Daniel Fang arrives ahead of the hardcore group’s spring tour.