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

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.

Cola Boyy, Quit to Play Chess
Despite bristling with Matthew Urango’s familiar cotton-candied disco, the late songwriter and activist’s sophomore album also opens the floodgates to everything else he seemed capable of.
Mike LeSuer

The single arrives ahead of the avant-synthpop artist’s seventh album Moonrising, out July 8.

Mike Park compiles 19 songs he had on repeat while the ska supergroup’s latest release came together.

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.