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
Pictureplane and Yawns Pay Homage to William Gibson on New Single “Burning Chrome”
The collaborative track arrives ahead of Travis Egedy’s art show Ultraviolet Mythology opening in Chicago this weekend.
March 29, 2022
First Listen
Mister Goblin Embody the Used Car Salesman Mindset on New Single “Military Discount”
The Bloomington-based group ready their new LP Bunny for an April 22 release via Exploding in Sound.
March 29, 2022
Track by Track
Factor Chandelier Walks Us Through His New Collaborative LP “Time Invested II” Track by Track
Featuring guest verses from Open Mike Eagle, Myka 9, Sunspot Jonz, and many more, the album is out now on Fake Four.
March 25, 2022
Track by Track
Whitmer Thomas Takes Us Track-by-Track Through His Introspective “Can’t Believe You’re Happy Here” EP
The comedian/musician’s latest project is now through Hardly Art.
March 24, 2022
First Listen
Golden Apples Announce Self-Titled LP, Share New Single “High School”
The Philly rockers’ sophomore album arrives April 29 via Lame-O Records.
March 22, 2022
Ducks Ltd. Team Up with illuminati hotties for a Cover of The Jesus and Mary Chain’s “Head On”
The collaborative single arrives ahead of Ducks’ imminent U.S. tour.
March 17, 2022
Yeah Yeah Yeahs / photo by Joyce Jude Lee
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Tease First New Music in Nearly a Decade
Along with posting UK dates, the group hints at a follow-up to 2013’s Mosquito.
March 14, 2022
Island of Love Battle Quarantine Blues on New Single “At Home”
A video for the track arrives ahead of the London garage rockers’ EP Songs of Love, out this Friday.
March 14, 2022
Sirius Blvck Offers a Crash Course in Horror Film in “Out of My Body” Video
The track comes from the Indianapolis rapper’s 2021 LP Cinephile.
March 14, 2022
Reviews
Ho99o9, “SKIN”
With the help of Travis Barker, the industrial rap duo focus their feral energies into a surprisingly cohesive thesis statement.
March 10, 2022
First Listen
Gentle Heat Announce New LP with Buzzing Single “Total Orbit”
The Chicago lo-fi rockers’ latest record Sheer will arrive May 13 via Flesh & Bone Records.
March 09, 2022
First Listen
BODEGA Cover New Ground on the Romantic Ballad “Pillar on the Bridge of You”
The Brooklyn-based group shares a visual for the shamelessly amorous single ahead of their new record Broken Equipment.
March 09, 2022
First Listen
Good Looks Push for Positive Political Change on New Single “Bummer Year”
The single arrives ahead of the Austin-based group’s debut album of the same name, which arrives April 8 via Keeled Scales.
March 08, 2022
Playlist
10 Tracks That Inspired the Vulnerability of KAINA’s New Record “It Was a Home”
The Chicago-based songwriter shares a playlist featuring PinkPanthress, Xenia Rubinos, Lala Lala, and more.
March 07, 2022
First Listen
BOYO Announces New LP Echoes Like Memories, Shares First Single “Special”
Robert Tilden’s bedroom-pop project makes a hard pivot to upbeat psych-funk on his latest record, out this Friday via Park the Van.
March 07, 2022
Track by Track
Spring Silver Takes Us Track by Track Through I Could Get Used to This
The Silver Spring–based songwriter breaks down the McMansions, MAGA chuds, and chiptune bands that informed their latest album.
March 04, 2022
First Listen
Watch Maia Friedman Perform “Sunny Room” Live in a Fairly Gloomy Room
The Dirty Projectors member shares a new single ahead of the release of her debut solo album next Friday.
March 02, 2022
First Listen
No Swoon Talk to Their Younger Selves on New Track “Wait to See”
The LA-via-NYC dream-pop duo’s new album Take Your Time arrives April 8.
March 02, 2022
First Listen
Jerry Paper Chooses Playfulness Over Compliance on New Single “Just Say Play”
The single arrives ahead of Lucas Nathan’s new LP Free Time and a newly revealed set of tour dates.
March 01, 2022
Playlist
Caroline Loveglow’s Songs for Subways and Airplanes
With her debut album Strawberry out now, the LA-based songwriter shares a playlist of her go-to public transit listens.
February 25, 2022
