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

Pulp, More
The Sheffield art rock ensemble’s first album in nearly 24 years still maintains their Kinks-y kitchen sink dramatics in opposition to Oasis’ Beatles-like demeanor and Blur’s operatic Who-ness.

Sufjan Stevens, Carrie & Lowell [10th Anniversary Edition]
Padded out with a personal essay, family photos, and outtakes, this re-release of Stevens’ album-length eulogy permits yet another return to the 1980s Oregon of the artist’s memory.

Alan Sparhawk, With Trampled by Turtles
Far more mournful than his solo debut from last year, the former Low member’s collaboration with the titular bluegrass band is drenched in sorrow, absence, longing, and dark devastation.
Mike LeSuer

With his debut EP arriving this week, the British-Colombian songwriter shares how the nostalgia and atmospherics of Frank Ocean, Radiohead, Prince, and more helped shape his sound.

The Singaporean songwriter shares how Carl Jung, life on a remote island, and cold showers helped define the concept for her second album.

The Utah-based artist shares how Blondie, Ratatat, Grimes, and more helped shape this collection, out now via Winspear.

The sophisti-pop songwriter’s follow-up to 2022’s Shine will arrive on June 27 via Born Losers Records.

The Naked and Famous vocalist’s debut solo album Slow Crush is out tomorrow via Nettwerk.

The instrumental folk duo’s Dan Auerbach–produced debut album Harsh & Exciting will arrive on May 30 via Easy Eye Sound.

Return to Forever, the Richmond rapper’s new album produced by Profound79, is out now.

The big single serves as the fourth big taste of the Chicago-based trio’s big new album Big Symmetry, out May 2 via Storm Chasers LTD and Asian Man.

The two-LP package will feature seven bonus tracks and a 40-page booklet of collages, family photos, sketches, and more.

The Nashville-based trio’s first single since 2023’s Arrival lands ahead of their US tour with Grivo kicking off this Friday.

Both bands are set to perform in LA on September 25 and 26.

The Lush vocalist—along with bandmates Ollie Cherer and Kevin McKillop—share how Gang of Four, Arvo Pärt, The Monkees, and more shaped the sounds of their debut album.

Isabel Olive’s maiden release for her newly formed Teleférico Records officially drops tomorrow.

John Dwyer’s new project co-founded by Bow Wow Wow’s David Barbarossa will release their self-titled debut on April 18 via Deathgod.

The Virginia-based quartet announces that their self-released new album Almost Static will drop May 30, followed by a string of live dates opening for Turnover.

The pulsing track arrives ahead of David Zbirka’s new album Gutter Angel, which is out April 18 via Music Website.

The experimental rap trio shares how William Gibson (obviously), hacktivism, and computer-generated novelty posters from the ’90s helped shape the record’s concept.

The Brooklyn noise-pop band’s debut album Moths Strapped to Each Other’s Backs will arrive on April 11 via Julia’s War.

Patience, Moonbeam, the band’s first record in over five years, is out this Friday via Run for Cover.

With the Norwegian nu-disco queen’s album Dance Therapy out now via Mute, Nora Schjelderup introduces us to some of the global figures who helped pave the way for her.