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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The Los Angeles Issue
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Dijon, Baby
On the follow-up to his 2021 debut, Dijon Duenas lays glitchy, psychedelic textures atop his familiar alt-R&B sound to evoke a fractured internet-like aesthetic that’s often mesmerizing.
Rich Brian, Where Is My Head?
The edgy but earnest Indonesian-American rapper further leans into his identity on his first album in six years, welcoming a variety of guests on his trek through self-actualization.
Marissa Nadler, New Radiations
The gothic songwriter’s latest collection of bad-dream vignettes feels like a return to the mold she was cast in as she wrestles with the current state of her country through obscured lyrics.
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Spirit of the Beehive, “ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH”
The band’s first album for Saddle Creek is a sprawling odyssey of haunting dissonance and blissful euphoria.
April 20, 2021
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Floatie, “Voyage Out”
The “frog rock” quartet’s debut is an unforgettable collection that blurs the lines between math rock, art pop, and jazz.
April 12, 2021
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Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin, “$mokebreak EP”
The pair of emcees sound more in sync than they did on the debut LP, released just six months ago.
April 05, 2021
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Anderson .Paak, “Oxnard”
“Oxnard” isn’t afraid to show admiration for G-funk, and many of its best moments come from the more West Coast–inspired cuts.
November 29, 2018
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Tasha, “Alone at Last”
“Alone at Last” elicits the kind of place that only exists in dreams, a sort of chrysalis from all the chaos surrounding us.
November 02, 2018
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Adrianne Lenker, “abysskiss”
Lenker’s haunting vocal acrobatics will linger with you long after the album is done.
October 15, 2018
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Mutual Benefit, “Thunder Follows the Light”
The end of the world is merely a natural evolution, and “Thunder Follows the Light” is about basking in the calm before the chaos.
September 27, 2018
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Mac Miller, “Swimming”
Mac Miller has been open about his struggles in the past, and “Swimming” is rooted in trying to find a way to stay afloat.
August 08, 2018
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Phantastic Ferniture, “Phantastic Ferniture”
A collection of unfussy, straightforward, mid-tempo rockers that revel in their uniformity.
July 26, 2018
