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
Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo, In the Earth Again
Destruction and decay may be the themes explored by the unlikely collaboration of a noise-rock band and a folk guitarist, but instrumentally, they make it sound beautiful, lush, and gentle.
Soft Cell, The Art of Falling Apart [Super Deluxe Edition]
This six-disc collection expands upon the aggression, industrialism, and pernicious lyrics of the duo’s 1983 LP—a revenge, of sorts, on becoming pin-up darlings of the British new wave.
Miguel, Caos
The alt-R&B star’s fifth album embraces existential lyrical concepts to match its dusky jazz-electro sound, industrial ambience, and grouchy fuzzed guitars.
Mike LeSuer
The Ava Luna songwriter’s debut solo album—co-produced with Nick Hakim and Tony Seltzer—arrives July 1.
Hand-picked to open a string of dates across the U.S. this summer, emcee kdeath shares how a decade-plus of grinding continues to lead to invigorating opportunities.
The Philly punks’ album officially drops this Wednesday via Topshelf Records.
With their debut album Deep in View dropping this Friday, the Ought offshoot shares 10 tracks that best exemplify a pristine guitar sound.
Melt Away, arriving July 22, will see M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel regrouping for the first time in six years.
Blue Broderick’s new LP Four Wheels and the Truth arrives June 10 via Lauren Records.
The LA-based songwriter’s EP of the same name will arrive August 26 via FADER Label.
The LA post-punk group comprised of members of Fury and Death Bells debuts a new track which officially drops tomorrow via Suicide Squeeze.
“In the Dark” arrives ahead of the new collaborative record from producer Nyles Miszcyzk, which arrives July 15 on We Are Time.
With their latest record Love Gibberish composed on the farm where the band originated, the Chicago rockers accrue 14 songs to soundtrack their next trip to the countryside.
The Usher-inspired single is out now via Grind Select.
The Louisiana-reared rapper and guitarist shares a playlist of 10 tracks he would’ve liked to include on his new EP Riverhouse.
The disco-infused single is the first taste of the rapper’s new LP Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, which arrives this Friday.
Grand Kid, the debut EP from Bartees Strange’s guitarist, arrives May 27.
Nic Offer details the ideas behind each track on the dance experimentalists’ ninth album, out now via Warp.
The hardcore mainstays’ latest LP is out today via UNFD.
The Bon Iver drummer’s latest solo release is out now via Jagjaguwar.
The Teenage Halloween keyboardist’s first solo release will arrive June 3 on Lauren Records.
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.
