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.
Jordana, Lively Premonition
Refitting the yacht rock and Laurel Canyon sounds of the ’70s and ’90s country for the modern bedroom-pop era, the songwriter’s willingness to experiment keeps her fourth LP interesting.
Porridge Radio, Clouds in the Sky They Will Always Be There for Me
Largely inspired by vocalist Dana Margolin’s dreams, the Brighton band’s fourth album is a darkly poetic reclaiming of self that softens their prior output’s jagged edges.
Nap Eyes, The Neon Gate
The Canadian band’s playful fifth album finds the middle ground between live rawness and a glossy studio sound, pairing mid-fi rock jams with funky recitations of Yeats and Pushkin.
Margaret Farrell
Her Sub Pop debut GOOD LUCK is out March 24.
The group are going on tour with Death Cab for Cutie, Alex G, and Weezer this year.
The second single from My Soft Machine features production assistance from Brockhampton’s Romil Hemnani and Carter Lang.
It’s the Jagjaguwar signee’s first release of the year.
SPEED RUN, the hyperpop duo’s first release for True Panther, is out April 14.
Other notable acts include Ela Minus, Zeds Dead, Caribou, and Uniiqu3 for the fest taking place Memorial Day weekend.
It’s the third single from Praise a Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume, which arrives March 17 via Warp Records.
The follow-up to 2021’s Structure is out May 26 via their new label home of Matador Records.
The Valley of Vision is out March 10 via Loma Vista.
It’s the second single from their forthcoming album First Two Pages of Frankenstein, which arrives April 28 via 4AD.
The Oakland fest featuring Le Tigre, Gravy Train!!!!, ESG, and more will take place the weekend of July 1.
We’re getting lucky with 35 minutes of unreleased music on May 12.
I Hope You Can Forgive Me is out May 12.
The duo’s new album So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously is out May 5 via Rhymesayers.
Margaret Sohn discusses how sci-fi texts such as Ex Machina and Donna J. Haraway’s A Cyborg Manifesto inspired their debut album Follow the Cyborg.
It’s the second single from their forthcoming debut album Past // Present // Future that’s out March 10 on Fueled by Ramen.
The tour kicks off in April and will run through May.
The single arrives ahead of the band’s upcoming dates supporting White Reaper.
Big Picture is out April 14 via Dead Oceans.
The original version appeared on Samira Winter’s album from last year What Kind of Blue Are You?.