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.
Phoebe Bridgers makeup: Jenna Nelson (using Smashbox Cosmetics)
Phoebe Bridgers hair: Lauren Palmer-Smith
MUNA hair/makeup: Caitlin Wronski
The Los Angeles Issue
Soft Cell, The Art of Falling Apart [Super Deluxe Edition]
This six-disc collection expands upon the aggression, industrialism, and pernicious lyrics of the duo’s 1983 LP—a revenge, of sorts, on becoming pin-up darlings of the British new wave.
Miguel, Caos
The alt-R&B star’s fifth album embraces existential lyrical concepts to match its dusky jazz-electro sound, industrial ambience, and grouchy fuzzed guitars.
Just Mustard, We Were Just Here
The Irish noise-rockers throw stones at their shoegaze glass castle on their third LP, a heavy-padded experiment in hypnosis that manages to channel a sense of euphoric mania.
Mike LeSuer
The former Speedy Ortiz and Grass Is Green guitarist takes us deeper into his fourth solo LP and debut for Topshelf Records.
The NYC-based songwriter shares how ASMR, long drives, and more helped her assimilate to life in California during the making of her second LP, out now via Sub Pop.
The track will appear on the songwriter’s newly announced LP New Day, which lands February 20.
“So Quickly, Baby” lands ahead of the Dublin-based songwriter’s third record, out January 30 via Don Giovanni.
The LA group hone their “digital Mary Chain thing” with a preview of their new record supercassettevision, expected out next year.
The septet returns in 2026 with new LP Look Who’s Back.
The dream-pop artist will play NYC this weekend, with a homecoming show planned for November 1 in Atlanta.
The NYC-based songwriter returns with his first new single since launching his label Mtn Laurel Recording Co. in 2023.
The jangle-punks will release their third album, Somebody in New York Loves You!, on November 21.
The London-based composer readies her debut album Undertow for a November 14 release via Ba Da Bing! Records.
The track appeared on the songwriter’s Firetrail LP from earlier this year, which was produced by TV on the Radio’s Kyp Malone.
The newly released self-titled album also features collaborations with Cherry Glazerr, Day Wave, and SOLIS4EVR.
Helen Ballentine shares how Cat Power, Yo La Tengo, This Mortal Coil, and more helped shape her second album, out now via Dirty Hit.
The husband-and-wife songwriter duo plan to release a joint album in 2026.
The UK darkwave trio shares their second single of the season just in time for Halloween.
The grunge-pop group shares another taste of their new LP Glass, arriving November 7 via Crafted Sounds.
The Brooklyn noise-rockers recently returned after a nearly decade-long hiatus with a string of new tracks.
The LA-based songwriter returns with his first new material since last year’s debut project Something Burning.
The Chicago-based songwriter takes us track by track through her latest prog-folk project.
Formerly one half of Girlpool, Tucker shares how the TV series Nashville, his dog Dizzy, and other inspirations helped shape the record.
