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

Röyksopp, True Electric
With the help of guest vocalists including Robyn, Fever Ray, and Alison Goldfrapp, these clubby studio versions of the Norwegian duo’s recent live set push them further into the flame.

Backxwash, Only Dust Remains
The Zambian-Canadian noise-rapper returns from a brief hiatus with an existentialist exploration of death, violence, and, ultimately, love, a textural letter to the downtrodden and the hopeless.

Bon Iver, SABLE, fABLE
Following the story of a budding romance that helps heal Justin Vernon’s past relationship wounds, the LP is a slick and polished expansion upon the EP he released last fall.
Mike LeSuer

Out September 5, the self-released project notably features a cover of Deftones’ “Change (In the House of Flies)” recorded with her father.

The latest from the Chicago-based songwriter features backing vocals from She Keeps Bees’ Jess Larrabee.

It’s the third track to be released ahead of the Halifax-based group’s fifth album, out October 18 via Paradise of Bachelors and Paper Bag Records.

With Yoni Wolf’s seventh album under the moniker landing this week, we’re going deep on the guest spots, remixes, covers, and other rarities that have padded out his 25-year career.

The Austin noise-rap trio share an appropriately chaotic visual for their latest single.

The Seattle rockers announce that their new LP Move Too Slow will arrive September 6 via Sunday Drive Records as they share two new singles.

The new recording of the track originally from the London post-punks’ 2005 debut will appear on their new retrospective boxset And Yes, This Is My Singing Voice!.

The SoCal post-hardcore band’s new album Shapeshift is out September 3.

Stuart McLamb (of The Love Language) and Charles Crossingham share how everyone from Sheryl Crow to Counting Crows influenced their country-tinged debut album.

LA-based songwriter Remy Jean teases her debut album with her first new music in two years.

Caleb Cordes’ fourth LP I Sing is slated to arrive this Friday via Keeled Scales.

The loose single marks the band’s first release since 2021’s timetetheredtogether, as well as the first recording with a new lineup.

The improvisational instrumental duo’s first full-length collaboration officially drops tomorrow.

Drag queen Wet Mess stars in the latest clip landing ahead of songwriter Xander Duell’s self-titled debut album, out August 23.

Slated for an October 4 release via Music Website, the new record features production from Wild Nothing’s Jack Tatum and Pearly Drops.

The Atlanta-based new wave group goes indie-pop on the latest single from their debut album Triggered, out August 16 via Kill Rock Stars.

The NYC group’s forthcoming Speedboat EP is planned for an August release via Kanine Records.

The LA trio are also hitting the road this week for a month-long tour playing alongside The Marías.

Yoni Wolf’s seventh album The Well I Fell Into is out August 2 via Waterlines.

In addition to currently touring as a member of GT’s live band, the recent Survivor contestant will release his new album Tears on the Beach on August 23.