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
The Smashing Pumpkins, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness [30th Anniversary Edition]
Rising above the odd brand partnerships it came paired with, this opulent quadruple-LP reissue builds off of the already-expansive source material with unearthed live recordings from the band’s creative prime.
The Notwist, Magnificent Fall
This non-chronological batch of remixes and other rarities regales in the utter joy of what must be in the brothers Achers’ heads when they spin gorgeous alchemical gold.
Various artists, All Things Go: 10 Years
Benefitting the Ally Coalition, this collection features original material from the fest’s diversified wealth of artists—though it’s oddly devoid of any actual in-concert recordings.
Mike LeSuer
Scott Hermo Jr. shares how Beat Happening, Frankie Cosmos, Another Michael, and more helped shape his band’s first new record in nearly a decade.
Out November 29, Live at Permanent Records sees John Dwyer and Brigid Dawson revisiting their collaborations over the years at the titular LA record store.
The NYC-based songwriter’s guest-filled new album Middle Child Syndrome lands October 25 via Record Euphoria.
The Leeds duo will release their first album for Fire Talk Records, into a pretty room, on January 17.
The band shares how learning to make stained glass and intensively studying soap films helped give their second album its unique edge.
The Miami art-rock quartet will release their second album, Standing Too Close to the Elephant in the Room, on October 18 via Dion Dia.
With the post-Smoosh project’s breakout EP Committed to the Crime turning 10 this week, Asy and Chloe Saavedra announce plans for its first-ever vinyl release.
The NYC-based experimental-folk songwriter shares how Björk’s “Cocoon” inspired the latest track from her new EP zen and hot.
Directed by Sex Week’s Pearl Amanda Dickson and Richard Orofino, the visual lands ahead of the NYC quartet’s debut album words from a wishing well.
Vocalist Bria Salmena pays homage to her heritage with scenes filmed in Rome and Bologna.
The LA-based songwriter’s third album features production from Jorge Elbrecht and Sarah Tudzin, and will be released January 10 on Lex Records.
The OKC noise-rockers share how spam calls, the third Die Hard movie, binging JRPGs, and more helped bring their second album to life.
Utah-based alt-folk songwriter Emma Hardyman’s second LP Dear Divine arrives October 25 via Joyful Noise.
The LA-based songwriter’s debut collection of hypnagogic jazz-pop is set to land November 22 via Mac’s Record Label.
The Tulsa-based songwriter shares how boygenius, Ethel Cain, Daughter, and more helped shape the songs on her debut EP.
The track appeared on the vintage power-pop songwriter’s latest EP, Nightlife Stories.
The LA rockers are currently on the road with Boris.
Cook Craig is teasing his latest release outside of his work with King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard and The Murlocs, with his Pipe-defy LP landing October 18 via p(doom).
Dylan Balliett shares how Mirah, Blaze Foley, Durutti Column, and more helped shape the sister album to last August’s Bury the Dead.
The slacker-punks’ first track for their new label Trash Casual arrives ahead of a pair of upcoming local dates playing alongside Gustaf, Godcaster, and more.
