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

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.
Mike LeSuer

The single arrives ahead of the Flaming Lips percussionists’ debut album Joy City, out May 2 on Graveface.

The heavily psychedelic alt-rap project’s debut album Casual Abductions is out now via POW Recordings.

The trio featuring members of Ovlov and Palehound will release the album on June 17 via Exploding in Sound.

The latest track from the Seattle-based group’s label debut New to You arrives with a video.

The grungy Bloomington group’s sophomore album arrives this Friday via Darling Recordings.

The bad-trip visual arrives in the wake of the garage rockers’ recent album Esoteric Hex.

The Chicago-based rapper and producer break down each track on their new album, out now via Closed Sessions.

The single lands ahead of the group’s new Marina Abramović–featuring album Emerald Sea, out June 17 on Joyful Noise.

The 16-and-a-half-minute epic arrives ahead of A Murmur, Boundless To The East, out June 10 via Mothland.

A slo-mo video for the track arrives ahead of the Australian songwriter’s new album ALTAR.

The latest from Zen Zsigo’s ambient project is a visceral examination of the confused mental state between sleep and consciousness.

Trevor Reilly and Nuno Pereira walk us through the East Coast punks’ latest LP track by track.

With his tour alongside Ho99o9 kicking off this Friday, the LA-via-Tucson artist continues to tease his new album slated for an April 29 release.

From Sly & the Family Stone to Thin Lizzy (and back to Sly & the Family Stone), the songwriter shares a playlist of tracks that influenced their latest record.

The Barcelona-based songwriter’s new album Strange Times Forever arrives June 3 via La Castanya.

The London rockers mash up Bosch with TikTok technology in the visual for their latest Pure Evil single.

The debut LP from Brandon Gallagher’s abrasive solo project arrives next Friday.

After a stint as Soft Plastics, the Vancouver group’s return LP as Frog Eyes arrives April 29.

The record was produced by Phoebe Bridgers and Conor Oberst and features contributions from Hand Habits’ Meg Duffy and Great Grandpa’s Al Menne.

The months’ most discourse-worthy singles, according to our Senior Editor.