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.
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Wavves, Spun
The LA band’s eighth LP eschews distortion in favor of a cleaner pop-punk sound that both spotlights Nathan Williams’ songwriting chops and dulls the project’s compelling eccentricities.
Skegss, Top Heavy
Clashing with expectations, the rowdy Australian duo dive into an older, deeper, more refined sound with this EP that positions them as stronger musicians and storytellers.
Mister Romantic, What’s Not to Love?
John C. Reilly’s latest role as a lonely vaudevillian singer of Great American Songbook standards sees him unwrap each melody and lyric without irony or snarky dispatch.
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First Listen
Hibou Announces New EP “Arc,” Shares First Single “Night Fell”
Former Craft Spells touring drummer Peter Michel’s new EP is set to be released on January 13.
December 02, 2022
Playlist
Quadeca’s “I Didn’t Mean to Haunt You” Influences Playlist
From Duster and The Microphones to Björk and Caroline Polachek, Ben Lasky shares what songs shaped the surreal world of his second LP.
December 01, 2022
Signal Boost
Signal Boost: 15 Tracks from October & November 2022 You Should Know
The months’ most discourse-worthy singles, according to our Senior Editor.
December 01, 2022
First Listen
Secret Machines Explore Longing and Otherness on New Single “You Want It Worse”
Following a pair of EPs released earlier this year, the space-rockers’ new album will arrive in February.
December 01, 2022
First Listen
@ Tune Into Companionship on New Single “Friendship Is Frequency”
Victoria Rose and Stone Filipczak also announce that their debut album Mind Palace Music will be out February 17 via Carpark Records.
November 30, 2022
Factor Chandelier and Friends Are Floating on a Barge of Trash in the “Garbage Island” Video
The track featuring Gregory Pepper, AWOL One, and Ceschi appeared on the producer’s Time Invested II LP released earlier this year.
November 29, 2022
The 5 Best Danny Brown Guest Verses Released Over the Past 4 Months
While we continue to anticipate Quaranta, the rapper’s given us plenty to be thankful for since August.
November 28, 2022
First Listen
Total Downer Share a Revisionist Take on Weezer’s “Pinkerton” with New Single “Star Rek’t”
The track arrives with news of the Cleveland group’s debut album Caretaker, arriving January 27 via Just Because Records.
November 28, 2022
First Listen
Jabee Pays Homage to Mos Def and Talib Kweli on New Single “Black Star”
The Scoopay-featuring track arrives with the announcement of the OKC rapper’s new EP Good, out December 16.
November 25, 2022
Hit Like a Girl Walk Us Through Their New Metalcore EP “Becoming” Track by Track
Nicolle Maroulis shares how industry burnout—and Buffy the Vampire Slayer—inspired them to go brvtal.
November 18, 2022
Track by Track
Gladie Walk Us Through Their Refreshed New LP “Don’t Know What You’re in Until You’re Out”
Along with an early stream of the full album, Augusta Koch breaks down the second album from her post-Cayetana project track by track.
November 17, 2022
Playlist
isomonstrosity’s Influences Playlist
With their genre-defying self-titled debut LP dropping this Friday, Yuga Cohler, Johan Lenox, and Ellen Reid share their favorite hip-hop tracks, classical compositions, and everything in between.
November 16, 2022
Wet Leg, Big Thief, Turnstile, IDLES, and More Nab 2023 GRAMMY Nominations
The full list of nominees was announced today ahead of the 65th annual award show scheduled to take place February 5.
November 15, 2022
First Listen
Ron Gallo Enters the VR Realm for Band Practice in New “FOREGROUND MUSIC” Video
The track precedes a new album of the same name planned for release on March 3 via Kill Rock Stars.
November 15, 2022
First Listen
Tim Hill Blends Into His Surroundings in the Video for New Single “The Clock’s Never Wrong”
The country ballad comes from the Californian songwriter’s forthcoming Giant LP, arriving February 10 via Innovative Leisure and Calico Discos.
November 15, 2022
Our Band Could Be Your Wife: Disambiguating 10 Current Matrimonially Named Artists
From Dream Wife to Midwife, we’re sorting through another new trend in band naming.
November 14, 2022
Hannibal Buress Releases Debut Single as Eshu Tune, “Knee Brace”
The comedian has been teasing the project at recent live shows, including our SXSW showcase earlier this year.
November 11, 2022
Reckling Play a Gig to a Crowd of Flies in Their New “Spitter” Video
The single opened the LA-based group’s Human Nature EP, released back in August.
November 11, 2022
Film + TV
Rainnfall Heat Wave Extreme Winter Wilson Is Doing His Part to Bring Attention to the Climate Crisis
Rainn Wilson has (unofficially) changed his name leading up to the COP27 summit in Egypt this week.
November 10, 2022
First Listen
Hiding From Tomorrow Wake Up to Face Another Day in New “.38 Special” Video
Latrell James and Rain’s debut collection of collaborations arrives December 13 via Echo Finch.
November 10, 2022
