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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Wavves, Spun
The LA band’s eighth LP eschews distortion in favor of a cleaner pop-punk sound that both spotlights Nathan Williams’ songwriting chops and dulls the project’s compelling eccentricities.
Skegss, Top Heavy
Clashing with expectations, the rowdy Australian duo dive into an older, deeper, more refined sound with this EP that positions them as stronger musicians and storytellers.
Mister Romantic, What’s Not to Love?
John C. Reilly’s latest role as a lonely vaudevillian singer of Great American Songbook standards sees him unwrap each melody and lyric without irony or snarky dispatch.
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Track by Track
Tiberius b Talks Nostalgia and Childhood Regression in Their Track by Track Breakdown of “Stains”
The EP is out now via Zelig Records.
June 25, 2021
BAYLI and ILoveMakonnen Join Forces for a Runway Soundtrack on “Sick!”
It’s the Brooklyn-based musician’s first single since signing to Snafu Records.
June 25, 2021
Ho99o9 and Pussy Riot Tell Chumps to “Mind Yo Bizness” on New Collab
The rap duo’s guest-heavy mixtape “Ho99o9 Presents Territory : Turf Talk Vol. 1” is out today.
June 24, 2021
Tirzah Announces Sophomore Album with Gripping Single “Tectonic”
“Colourgrade” is out October 1 via Domino.
June 24, 2021
For Her Concert Film “In the Air,” Aerial East Provides Solace
Watch the NY-based songwriter perform tracks from her debut album “Try Harder” and a rendition of Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill.”
June 24, 2021
Gavin Turek Stays Golden in Her Video for “Illusions”
Her debut album “Madame Gold” is out July 23.
June 24, 2021
On “Punishment,” The Effens Point Out When Caregiving Can Turn Parasitic
The Toronto group is releasing their “Eventually” EP on July 30 via Hidden Pony/LootBag Records.
June 23, 2021
Devendra Banhart and Noah Georgeson Announce Ambient Album “Refuge”
The duo shared two tracks off the full-length scheduled for August 13 via Dead Oceans.
June 23, 2021
Portrait of the artist CMAT in Dublin 2020
CMAT’s Insomnia Finds Her a Wink Away From Death on “2 Wrecked 2 Care”
It’s the Irish country singer’s second single of 2021.
June 23, 2021
Damon Albarn Shares Title Track From Newly Announced Solo Album
“The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows” is out November 12 via Transgressive.
June 22, 2021
Geese Sign to Partisan Records, Share Debut Single “Disco”
The chaotic track features all the staples of a messy night out.
June 22, 2021
Ada Lea’s “Hurt” Is a Stunning Open Wound
It’s the Montreal singer’s latest single since her 2020 EP “woman, here.”
June 22, 2021
Wye Oak Relinquish Control to Life’s Unknowable Winds on “Its Way with Me”
The duo release their latest single in preparation for their first online concert on July 1.
June 22, 2021
Lorde Details Her Highly Anticipated Third Album “Solar Power”
The album, which is out August 20, features 12 new songs and two bonus tracks.
June 21, 2021
The Strokes Share Snippet of New Song “Starting Again” in Maya Wiley Support Ad
They’ve also released their unplugged version of the “Star Spangled Banner.”
June 21, 2021
Snoh Aalegra Reflects on a Lover Turned Stranger on “Lost You”
“Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies” is scheduled for a July 9 release.
June 21, 2021
Birdy Sketches Us Answers to Questions About Her Latest Bewitching Album
“Young Heart” is out now via Atlantic Records.
June 21, 2021
Deem Spencer Shares Another Romantic Bop with “New Light”
The track is from the forthcoming “Deems Tape,” which is out July 9.
June 18, 2021
Special Interest Sign to Rough Trade, Share “Street Pulse Beat” Video
Vocalist and frontperson Alli Logout also shared a manifesto to go with the new visual.
June 18, 2021
Vince Staples Shares “Law of Averages” From New Kenny Beats–Produced Album
The single arrives ahead of the rapper’s self-titled album coming July 9, his first album in three years.
June 18, 2021
