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

The Dirty Nil, The Lash
Harrowing and fun in equal measure, the Ontario groups’ fifth record is a deliberate return to their raw punk ’n’ roll roots with a newfound sense of vulnerability lying beneath all the noise.

Nick Drake, The Making of Five Leaves Left
Meant to tell a deeper story behind the songwriter’s 1969 debut, each demo, outtake, and alternate version on this 4-LP set radiates the piecemeal feel of a novice grasping his way through a new endeavor.

Stars of the Lid, Music for Nitrous Oxide [30 Year Anniversary]
Released for the first time on vinyl, the Austin drone duo’s dark, raw debut elicits awe, wonder, and terror all at once as it confronts listeners with the darker aspects of existence.
Margaret Farrell

Two years since his last album “IGOR,” the new LP is scheduled for June 25.

“SINNER GET READY” is out August 6 via Sargent House.

It marks a new chapter both personally and musically for the LA pop singer.

After weeks of teasing a new era, the musician has released his first single of 2021.

The collaboration is a new rendition of 2008’s “A Dustland Fairytale” from The Killers’ “Day & Age.”

It’s the lead single from their forthcoming debut album.

Her newly announced album “Any Shape You Take” is out August 27 via Saddle Creek.

It’s their first single since 2020’s “Heaven to a Tortured Mind.”

The single is part of Brooklyn-based Better Company Records’ “In This House” Series.

“Damn colonists / Ignore their patronizing.”

Arriving as part of Sub Pop’s Singles Club series, the new songs arrive alongside new tracks from Duma and LIDS.

It’s the latest in a series of singles since 2018’s “Eden.”

The proceeds from the new covers go towards Secretly Canadian’s campaign to aid the homeless.

The lead single off “Sling,” which is out July 16, features backing vocals from Lorde.

It’s the follow-up to last year’s “Lil House” EP.

The album that will give us a peek into her soul is out June 18.

The album “Let Me Do One More” is out October 1 via Snack Shack Tracks.

“The Witness” is coming September 3 via Joyful Noise.

It’s the title track from their forthcoming debut EP, which is out June 25 via Zelig.

The famed producer’s forthcoming album “Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night” is out July 30.