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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Lorde, Virgin
The pop star retains the tainted-love throb of electro rhythm on a fourth LP that’s high on affection, low on gloss, and geared toward transcendence and sneaky sexuality.
Frankie Cosmos, Different Talking
Greta Kline’s sixth album finds her clicking with her new band, lending these songs a DIY quality reminiscent of her early demos despite digging into themes exclusive to adulthood.
BC Camplight, A Sober Conversation
The UK-via-NJ songwriter’s blackly comic neo-chamber-pop missive on sobriety still manages to speak to the upbeat without a snip of excess emotion.
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illuminati hotties and Buck Meek Take Us to the Wild West and the Beach on “u v v p”
“Let Me Do One More” is out October 1 via Snack Shack Tracks and Hopeless Records.
July 22, 2021
alexalone’s “Electric Sickness” Is a Comforting Wash of Existential Fuzz
It’s the newest single from their album “ALEXALONEWORLD,” which is out August 13 on Polyvinyl.
July 22, 2021
Clinic Take Us on an Enigmatic Rockabilly Trip to “Fantasy Island”
It’s the title track from the band’s forthcoming ninth album, which is out October 22 via Domino.
July 22, 2021
Remi Wolf Confronts a Colorful Mess of Synapses in Her “Liquor Store” Video
It’s the lead single from Wolf’s forthcoming debut album.
July 21, 2021
Lorde Ruminates on Time’s Passing While “Stoned at the Nail Salon”
Her anticipated album “Solar Power” is out August 20 via Republic Records.
July 21, 2021
Porches Runs Around as Both an Angel and a Devil in “Okay” Video
Aaron Maine announced his fifth album, “All Day Gentle Hold !,” is out October 8 via Domino.
July 21, 2021
Indigo De Souza’s “Hold U” Confirms That a Simple Embrace Can Also Be a Promise
It’s the second single off her sophomore album “Any Shape You Take,” out August 27 on Saddle Creek.
July 21, 2021
In Conversation
In Conversation: Tkay Maidza on Embracing the Weird for Her Recent EP Series
Maidza discusses finding inspiration from Kim Possible and Hannah Montana, as well as how “Last Year Was Weird” paved the way for future releases.
July 21, 2021
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Willow, “lately I feel EVERYTHING”
Willow Smith finds a zone that highlights her vocals in a vibrant, lighter-fluid-lit glow.
July 20, 2021
Connie Constance Smashes the Notion of a White Picket Fence on “Prim & Propa”
It’s the title track of the singer’s forthcoming EP, out September 2.
July 20, 2021
Shygirl and Slowthai Take Inspiration From Furry Friends in “BDE” Video
“If you got the stamina.”
July 20, 2021
Childish Gambino Shares His Take on Brittany Howard’s “Stay High”
“Jamie Reimagined” will also feature remixes and covers from artists including Bon Iver, Little Dragon, and Georgia Anne Muldrow.
July 20, 2021
Julia Bardo’s “No Feeling” Video Illustrates How Ridiculous It Can Be to Exist
It’s the latest single from her debut album “Bauhaus, L’Appartamento,” out September 10.
July 20, 2021
Colleen Green Reminds Herself That Kindness Is Hard Work on “It’s Nice to Be Nice”
Her new album “Cool” is out September 10 via Hardly Art.
July 19, 2021
The War on Drugs Return With “Living Proof”
The single arrives ahead of the group’s forthcoming LP “I Don’t Live Here Anymore,” out October 29 via Atlantic.
July 19, 2021
Big Thief’s Buck Meek Made a Film with Bob Dylan
“Shadow Kingdom” documents Dylan’s first performance since the release of his latest album “Rough and Rowdy Ways.”
July 19, 2021
John Vanderslice Shares EP Dedicated to the Late David Berman
Vanderslice has also released a rarities collection from his now-closed studio space Tiny Telephone.
July 16, 2021
Syd Makes a Getaway for Love in the Video for Her New Single “Fast Car”
The new song follows her February single “Missing Out.”
July 16, 2021
Soccer Mommy’s “rom com 2004” Is a Glitch in the Matrix of Love Songs
The single is her first original release since last year’s “color theory.”
July 15, 2021
Pip Blom’s Latest Track “It Should Have Been Fun” Is Not What It Seems
It’s the second single off their forthcoming album “Welcome Break,” out October 8 on Heavenly Recordings.
July 15, 2021
