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.
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Tsunami, Loud Is As
This five-LP set spotlights how singular the slacker-rockers were as songwriters and offbeat vocal harmonists while putting their out-of-print catalog back into the world where it belongs.
Fazerdaze, Soft Power
Dream-pop songwriter Amelia Murray returns seven years after her debut with a newfound confidence and a conscious effort to loudly reclaim her best years.
Venus Twins, /\/\/\/\/
Juxtaposing a love of sewing with 13 minutes of whiplash-inducing, eardrum-destroying atonal assaults, the Brooklyn duo’s latest EP is yet another confounding product of twin telepathy.
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Goo’s “Other Side” Is a Country-Noir Ballad for Anybody Who Can’t Resist Their Ex
Brooklyn-based songwriter Beck Zegans shares the second single off her forthcoming record Squid Ink Sky, due June 9.
April 06, 2023
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Daydream Review Announce Debut LP with Wandering “Have You Found What You’re Looking For?”
With the lead single from Leisure, the Chicago psych-pop outfit crafts music that lives up to the hazy promise of their band name.
January 23, 2023
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j solomon Dials Up the Angst—But Not His Mom—on New Single “Home”
A staple of the NYC-based songwriter’s live set is finally getting a proper release ahead of Jesse Moldovsky’s Sleeping in the Garden EP.
January 20, 2023
veronicavon Long for Sunnier Days in Their New “Good Girl” Visual
The self-described “glo-fi” duo’s new music video takes cues from Wes Anderson and Napoleon Dynamite.
January 18, 2023
Tomper Groove Through the Desert in Their New Video for “Cruise Control”
The SLC-based band’s debut single is a sunny love song about sharing everything from Oreos to The Sopranos.
November 02, 2022
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ella jane Searches for the Real ella jane on New Single “Warhol”
The LA-based indie-pop songwriter debuts a tender but confident coming-of-age bop ahead of her Marginalia EP.
October 27, 2022
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Ivy Lab’s “Dogma” Visual Elevates Sign-Spinning to an Art Form
The London duo share the second single off their forthcoming LP, Infinite Falling Ground.
September 28, 2022
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Work Wife Captures the Bliss and Blur of an Endless Night in “Ride, Ride” Video
Colatura’s Meredith Lampe announces her debut solo EP Quitting Season with a softly exhilarating single.
August 25, 2022
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June Jones and Katie Dey Find Each Other in Cyberspace in the Video for New Track “If Only”
The latest single from Jones feels like a knowing hug from across the world.
August 16, 2022
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Taleen Kali Serves Rage and Resilience with Her “Flower of Life” Visual
The LA indie rocker wants you to march—and mosh—to the battle anthem and title track of her forthcoming album.
August 12, 2022
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Nisa Announces New EP with the Trust-Issues Bop “Exaggerate”
The Brooklyn-based songwriter shares the title track from her forthcoming Nate Amos-produced project.
August 08, 2022
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Doll Spirit Vessel Freeze Childhood Mementos in Their “What Stays” Visual
The indie rock trio shares the intimate title track of their forthcoming debut album.
July 28, 2022
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Fonteyn Takes a Blissed-Out Bike Trip in Her “Girl on a Motorcycle” Visual
The Born Losers signee previews her forthcoming EP with more sepia-tone sunshine pop.
July 15, 2022
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Jackie Cohen Runs for Her Life in a New Haley Dahl–Directed “Moonstruck” Video
The LA-based songwriter announces her third album with a song dedicated to two national treasures: Cher and Nicolas Cage.
July 14, 2022
Rapport Take Over a Drive-In Theater in Their “Can’t Get It to Last” Video
The Toronto band celebrates the release of their new EP with a Grease-inspired visual.
July 08, 2022
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Claude Chews on Life’s Thorniest Questions in the Video for New Single “Roses”
Chicago dream-pop purveyor Claudia Ferme shares the second single off her debut album a lot’s gonna change, due August 12.
July 06, 2022
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Aunt Kelly Take Responsibility for a Relationship Rough Patch on “Nurturing”
The Chicago band teases their debut album with a fiery, full-throated single about romantic disappointment.
May 11, 2022
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Dylan Moon Crafts Dance Music for Another Dimension with “Deep Time”
The Los Angeles musician shares a new self-directed visual ahead of his sophomore album Option Explore.
May 10, 2022
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Erin Anne Captures the Nocturnal Buzz of a New Romance on “Echo Park Vampire”
Fuzzed-out guitars and wiry synths punch up this Buffy the Vampire Slayer–inspired love song from the LA-based musician.
April 26, 2022
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Anne Malin Finds Resilience on “Destroyer” and “Redeemer” Ahead of New Album “Summer Angel”
The Nashville-based poet and musician returns with a pair of singles off her forthcoming album due June 17 via Dear Life Records.
April 11, 2022
