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

The Breeders band leader’s debut album of the same name arrives this Friday via 4AD.

John Klein shares how desert landscapes, Yung Lean, and his Knifeplay bandmates helped shape his new collection of contemporary Americana.

Ahead of the band’s fall European/UK tour supporting their upcoming album Games People Play, Megan Louise shares which songs she’ll be vibing to each night before going onstage.

Teenage Halloween member Eli Frank is sharing a video for the single landing ahead of his debut record with the project, Stuck in a Dream.

Twin sisters Romy and Sari Lightman will release their debut EP Sister Smile on December 6, featuring contributions from members of Hand Habit, Cola, and TOPS.

The Canadian songwriter’s seventh album, Basia’s Palace, is set to arrive on February 21 via Secret City Records.

The Japanese indietronica composer shares how Scritti Politti, Robert Plant, and various YMO-related projects have inspired him over the past four decades.

Swedish songwriter Thea Gustafsson’s debut album Only Music Makes Me Cry Now is out this Friday via 4AD.

The track lands ahead of the Australian group’s Stu Mackenzie–aided debut LP Dead Slow, which is out November 22 via p(doom).

Arriving December 2, the limited-edition Skin Yard Select compiles singles and rare recordings from the Seattle grunge pioneers.

The Arkansas-based songwriter shares how PinkPantheress, Grimes, Tinashe, and more helped shape the futuristic sounds of her debut album.

The PA post-hardcore band’s debut album Songs of Yesteryear arrives December 6 via Burial Whisper Records.

The pulsing, raunchy single marks Erin Hoagg’s first new music this year.

Alle rechten voorbehouden
A video for the cut arrives ahead of the Rotterdam-based gothic post-punks’ fourth album, which is out February 7 on Fire Records.

Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter share how their 14 years together under the moniker led up to this fifth LP, which is out now via Neon Gold Records.

The 90-minute project is set for release on January 8.

The Nashville hardcore-punk group’s second full-length is out now via Exploding in Sound.

The Japanese soft-rocker’s sophomore album Hotel New Yuma is set to drop on November 13 with a physical edition planned for December 18.

The LA-based songwriter shares a video for her latest track ahead of a pair of shows in London and Seattle next weekend.

The LA gothic-punks released the single earlier this month via Dune Altar.