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.
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The Los Angeles Issue

Shura, I Got Too Sad for My Friends
Electro-pop and dreamy grooves are largely replaced with rich ’60s-style folk-pop on the artist’s isolation-inspired third album, wherein self-doubt feels like a secondary character.

Pulp, More
The Sheffield art rock ensemble’s first album in nearly 24 years still maintains their Kinks-y kitchen sink dramatics in opposition to Oasis’ Beatles-like demeanor and Blur’s operatic Who-ness.

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.
Margaret Farrell

The R&B songwriter’s album is for “the women who like to say what’s on their mind.”

“Skullcrusher” is an exciting, strange collection of songs from a new songwriter who showcases immense promise.

The EP marks the Colombian-Canadian songwriter’s first release since cutting ties with her major label.

The Courtneys offshoot roams across tennis courts and parties they don’t want to attend on “Somewhere.”

“how i’m feeling now” finds Charli stuck at home with her own anxieties and a tumultuous relationship.

Lipa’s vocal dexterity and blissful pop production carry the weight of her second record.

Sophie Allison on how she’s handling being stuck inside and her post-release reflections on “Color Theory.”

Australian singer Martha Brown explains how familial research and a move to LA inspired her glittering debut.

The celebration of indulgence contended with Deborah Dugan’s firing and Kobe Bryant’s tragic death.

From peachy to rotten, we highlight seven tracks from 2019’s produce section.

Kim’s dissatisfaction with and aggression toward toxic American capitalism are burned into this album.

“xx” is as melancholic as ever a decade after the London trio introduced themselves to the world.

The heart of “IGOR” deals with lust and obsession—a spectrum of desire requiring listeners to think long and hard about the reality of a relationship.

The British singer-songwriter’s debut deals with mental health and coming to terms with the limits and manipulations of our wellness industry.

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Although the pressure to be politically correct and proportionally progressive was strong, the live performances championed female talent and admiration.

The singer-songwriter and LA native talks about her new album “Quiet Signs” and surviving on an emotional battlefield.

Women are using music to detail exactly how they want it (NSFW). We’ve compiled twelve of the best examples.

On “Evil Genius,” Gucci’s raps about his past are piled with repetitive tropes and uncreative imagery.

Finding a balance between joy and self-seriousness, this is the quartet’s finest and most decadent album to date.

“Aviary” walks like a duck and talks like a duck, in album terms, anyway, but the more you pay attention, the less it fits in.