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)
Phoebe Bridgers hair: Lauren Palmer-Smith
MUNA hair/makeup: Caitlin Wronski
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The Los Angeles Issue
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Wisp, If Not Winter
Natalie Lu’s debut leans into the “pop” side of dream pop, exploring the double-edged sword of yearning with big builds and a combination of delicacy and pummeling sound.
The Armed, The Future Is Here and Everything Needs to Be Destroyed
The Detroit punks’ sixth album is a consistent, melodic post-hardcore assault, maintaining a relentless pummeling in defiance to the system as much as it is to their recent pop streak.
OK Cool, Chit Chat
The Chicago duo pull the strings taut on their emo-pop debut, adding piano passages, guitar theatrics, and other flourishes to their established college-radio-rock sound.
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Pussy Riot, VÉRITÉ, and LATASHÁ Have Nothing to Prove on “Laugh It Off”
It’s the second single from Nadya Tolokonnikova’s forthcoming Tove Lo–produced project.
March 08, 2022
Petrol Girls’ “Fight for Our Lives” Is a Mantra, a Mission Statement, and an Elegy
The new single featuring activist Janey Starling follows last month’s “Baby, I Had an Abortion.”
March 08, 2022
The National, Mitski, and The Roots Will Headline Pitchfork Fest This Year
The festival will return to Chicago’s Union Park on the weekend of July 15.
March 08, 2022
Superorganism Enlist CHAI and Pi Ja Ma on “Teenager,” the Band’s First New Music Since 2018
It’s the first single from their sophomore album World Wide Pop that’s out July 15.
March 08, 2022
First Listen
On “7UP,” Nari Affectingly Illustrates the Mental Roller Coaster Leading to Sobriety
Her debut album Greener on the Other Side is due later this year on Park the Van.
March 08, 2022
First Listen
Golden Daze’s “Nobody Else” Is a Refreshing Return to Form
It’s the first new music from the duo since 2019’s Simpatico.
March 08, 2022
Magdalena Bay Use AI to Bring Their Dreams to Life in “Dreamcatching” Video
The duo share the latest visual from 2021’s Mercurial World before they start tours with Charli XCX, Porter Robinson, and Flume.
March 03, 2022
Emma Ruth Rundle Announces Orpheus Looking Back EP with “Pump Organ Song”
The EP’s tracks came out of the same sessions as her 2021 album Engine of Hell.
March 03, 2022
Jack White Shares “Queen of the Bees” and Q-Tip Collaboration “Hi-De-Ho”
Both singles will appear on his forthcoming albums Fear of the Dawn and Entering Heaven Alive.
March 03, 2022
Neneh Cherry Reimagines “Buffalo Stance” with Help From Robyn, Mapei, and Dev Hynes
The new version is the first release from a forthcoming collaboration album out later this year.
March 03, 2022
Track by Track
Arny Margret Walks Us Through Her Comforting Debut EP intertwined Track by Track
The Icelandic singer-songwriter describes the important Nordic landscapes that inspired her.
March 03, 2022
They Hate Change Announce New Album, Show Off Their Hi-Risers in “From the Floor” Video
Finally, New, the duo’s debut album for Jagjaguwar, is out May 13.
March 02, 2022
Channel Tres Surprise-Drops Beat Tape Refresh
It’s the most recent large-format project from the producer since 2020’s i can’t go outside.
March 02, 2022
Barrie Uses the Brisk Synth Pop of “Concrete” to Make Room for Herself
It’s the latest single from Barrie Lindsay’s sophomore album Barbara, which is out March 25 via Winspear.
March 02, 2022
Belle and Sebastian Announce First Studio Album in Seven Years with Lively Jam “Unnecessary Drama”
Their 10th studio album A Bit of Previous is out on May 6 via Matador.
March 02, 2022
Breaking
Magdalena Bay Are Not Your Typical Pop Escapists
Mica Tenenbaum and Matt Lewin discuss making a fantasy world during the pandemic and how LA is the perfect city to help craft their unique future-pop sound.
March 02, 2022
PUP’s “Matilda” Is a Love Letter to a Good Ol’ Shitty Guitar
It’s the third single from their upcoming album THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND that’s out April 1.
March 01, 2022
HAIM Cause Chaos at the Country Club in Their “Lost Track” Video
The Paul Thomas Anderson–directed visual initially premiered in theaters alongside his film Licorice Pizza.
March 01, 2022
Phoebe Bridgers Will Hit the SiriusXM Airwaves with Saddest Factory Radio
The monthly show, which begins March 3, will feature artist conversations and some of Bridgers’ favorite tunes.
March 01, 2022
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First Listen
Dana Gavanski’s “Under the Sky” Is Perfect for Getting Lost in the Clouds
It’s the second single from her sophomore album When It Comes, out April 29.
March 01, 2022
