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.
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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
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The Los Angeles Issue
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Preoccupations, Ill at Ease
The Calgary post-punks couldn’t sound more comfortable in their own skin on their ironically titled fifth album, which seamlessly alternates between joyful and haunting moods.
Provoker, Mausoleum
Production from Kenny Beats heightens the LA trio’s signature gloominess on their third album of mournful 19th century gothic narratives and mirthful 1980s horror nostalgia.
Various artists, True Names: A Benefit for Trans Youth
Worry Bead Records compiles tracks from Squirrel Flower, Remember Sports, 22° Halo, and more conjuring a wistful world of lo-fi elegance while raising funds for a very worthwhile cause.
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First Listen
Population II Preview New LP with Krautrock Jam “Mariano (Jamais je ne t’oublierai)”
The Montreal ensemble’s third LP Maintenant Jamais will drop March 28 via Bonsound.
February 25, 2025
elbow Plan North American Tour for This Fall
The UK art-rockers will embark on their first set of dates in the US and Canada since 2020 beginning in late September.
February 24, 2025
First Listen
Facing Harness the Uneasiness of a Long-Distance Relationship on New Single “Undiu”
It’s the second single from the newly minted Chicago-based experimental trio.
February 24, 2025
Suki Waterhouse Shares New Single “Dream Woman” Ahead of Sold-Out Residency at The Roxy
The March dates in LA will give way to appearances at Austin’s Sips & Sounds Festival and SLC’s Kilby Court Block Party.
February 20, 2025
First Look
Venture Into the Mind of Creed Bratton with His New Video for “Tall Grass”
The songwriter/actor shares an appropriately psychedelic new visual for the track from his recent album Tao Pop.
February 20, 2025
First Listen
Katy Pinke Shares an Early Stream of Confessional New LP “Strange Behavior”
The NYC-based songwriter’s follow-up to last April’s self-titled debut officially drops tomorrow.
February 20, 2025
First Listen
Maria Somerville Captures the Essence of Still Evening with Video for New Single “Garden”
The Irish songwriter announces that she’ll release her second LP, Luster, on April 25 via 4AD.
February 19, 2025
Playlist
Teether & Kuya Neil Take Us Deeper Into Australia’s Avant-Garde Music Scene
The emcee-producer duo sets the stage for their forthcoming debut full-length Yearn IV with a playlist made up of their favorite music made by local Melbourne peers and beyond.
February 19, 2025
First Listen
Adrian Younge Presents a Revisionist Take on ’70s Brazilian Soul with “Ainda Preciso do Sol”
The track arrives ahead of the release of Younge’s third and final LP within his Something About April series, which lands April 18 via Linear Labs.
February 18, 2025
First Listen
Eliza Niemi Creates Tension and Ease on New Single “Melodies Like Mark”
The Canadian songwriter’s second album, Progress Bakery, lands March 21 via Tin Angel Records.
February 18, 2025
Playlist
Susannah Joffe’s Favorite Sofia Coppola Needle Drops
The Austin-based songwriter shares a playlist of favorite music syncs within the films of her new single’s namesake.
February 14, 2025
Track by Track
Fish Narc Walks Us Through His New Homecoming LP “Frog Song”
Reflecting on coming up in the Pacific Northwest DIY scene, the GothBoiClique member’s new set of full-band rock songs is out now via K Records.
February 14, 2025
First Listen
Guts Club Give George Michael’s “Father Figure” an Insanely Gay Makeover with Doom-Metal Cover
The track will close out the ever-evolving New Orleans–based project’s new LP Please Come Back to the Farm, arriving March 14.
February 14, 2025
First Listen
Regal Cheer Document a Friendship Breakup on New Single “Crumbs”
The longtime live staple will appear on the Brighton punks’ second album, Quite Good, which drops May 2 via the band’s own Ugly Twin Records.
February 13, 2025
Cryogeyser on Continuing to Tether Time Together with New Self-Titled LP
Shawn Marom discusses the past and future of shoegaze, and how their band’s second full-length expands the margins of that genre.
February 13, 2025
First Listen
Clara Mann Recovers From Heartbreak on New Single “Doubled Over”
The London-based folk songwriter’s debut album Rift will arrive on March 7 via state51.
February 12, 2025
First Listen
Bonnie Trash Plod Through Guilt and Existential Questions on “Haunt Me (What Have You Become)”
The Ontario-based rockers’ second album, Mourning You, will arrive February 28 via Hand Drawn Dracula.
February 12, 2025
First Listen
Lust for Youth and Croatian Amor Wander Through Hyrule on New Single “Kokiri”
Over a decade since their last collaboration, the Danish artists’ new collection All Worlds arrives next month via Sacred Bones.
February 11, 2025
Lucy Dacus Leads a ’90s Calvin Klein Photoshoot in Video for New Single “Best Guess”
The songwriter is joined by a cast of “hot mascs” led by Cara Delevigne, Towa Bird, and MUNA’s Naomi McPherson.
February 10, 2025
First Listen
Taxidermists Share a Lo-Fi Winter Anthem with “Does the Wind Know”
Longtime friends Cooper B. Handy (a.k.a. LUCY) and Salvadore McNamara will release their new album 20247 on March 7 via Danger Collective.
February 10, 2025
