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

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.
Mike LeSuer

Jump Rope, the power-pop group’s first new record in six years, arrives May 31.

Lexi Vega shares how Frou Frou, Baths, Charli XCX, and more informed her refreshed new EP.

The Toronto sextet describe the new album—which arrives May 3—as “a hike along Grief Mountain with scenic lookouts.”

The Australian jangle-pop duo’s seventh album—aptly titled Good Morning Seven—arrives March 22 via Polyvinyl, with a tour alongside Waxahatchee to follow.

The Philly-based group’s fourth full-length expands on their sound in both directions, capturing some of their most explosive mad-dog punk and their most nuanced pop songwriting to date.

Co-songwriters Joseph Therriault and Vincent Ford take us track by track through the project, which is out now via Topshelf Records.

It’s the final track on the Indian synth composer’s new LP Delight, which lands March 29 via Leaving Records.

Before their debut album lands this Thursday, the Montreal dream-pop duo shares a tracklist featuring Broadcast, Sound of Ceres, Vashti Bunyan, and more.

Bitter Form, the latest release from the band featuring members of Kal Marks and Bethlehem Steel, arrives this Friday via Sad Cactus Records.

The post-hardcore group’s first album in over 13 years will arrive May 10 via Frenchkiss and The Orchard.

Ruth Wilson stars in the clip landing alongside news that Harvey will be touring the US for the first time in seven years.

Erin Dawson’s black metal LP Chronic Illness Wish is out now via The Garrote.

Robin Skinner walks us through all five songs on the project, out today via Warner/Sire.

The nine-minute clip accompanies the three Aaron Dessner co-written winter tracks from her forthcoming Saisons LP, arriving in full on March 22.

’Til I’m Dead, the new LP from the punk trio featuring MGMT’s touring bassist and members of American Nightmare and Doomriders, is out today via Trash Casual.

The Montreal-based songwriter’s debut record In all good Hope is being reissued this week via Paper Bag Records.

Mike Deni’s sixth LP under the moniker lands February 23 via Nettwerk Music Group.

The LA-based indie-punk trio will release their debut album All You Got on April 5 via Hit the North Records.

Produced by Wye Oak’s Jenn Wasner, the track arrives via Mtn. Laurel Recording Co.

The Murlocs offshoot’s third LP Boots N Cats will arrive March 15 via Fuzz Club.