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

Pulp, More
The Sheffield art rock ensemble’s first album in nearly 24 years still maintains their Kinks-y kitchen sink dramatics in opposition to Oasis’ Beatles-like demeanor and Blur’s operatic Who-ness.

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.
Mike LeSuer

It’s the second taste of Inner Smile, the forthcoming LP from the Swiss rockers.

The group’s fourth album is slated for release on September 1 via Wax Nine.

Ting Mong, the Cambodian-pop outfit’s first album in eight years, is out September 15.

Emi Night returns with their first new single in six years.

With his new LP Animals out now via Warp Records, the rapper and percussionist shares his favorite tracks by artists on the cutting edge of the jazz tradition.

With the Chicago post-punks’ new album Freak Frequency out now, vocalist Greg Obis shares a few highlights from the label he co-runs with Deeper’s Kevin Fairbairn.

The companion piece to last year’s This Is a Photograph is out now via Dead Oceans.

The single arrives ahead of Julian Casablancas’ outfit’s upcoming residency at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall.

The track arrives alongside word of a new LP Ooh Rap I Ya that will drop July 28 via 100% Electronica.

The self-directed visual enhances the cyberpunk universe of the LA musician’s project.

Hear an early stream of the digital-hardcore duo’s latest release, officially dropping this Friday via Ramp Local.

Cult actor James Duval stars in the AOR-inspired clip for the title track from the duo’s new LP arriving June 30 via Dais Records.

The LA trio’s grungy new track arrives ahead of their new album of the same name dropping June 30 via Get Better Records.

It’s the latest guest-filled single from the jazz-rapper’s new LP Animals, arriving this Friday via Warp.

On the verge of touring his twelfth LP Elocution Prattle, Eric Elbogen crafts a tracklist that reflects the music he references before, during, and after making an album.

Sam Bielanski and Matty Morand take us through the influences on their sophomore LP, ranging from The Sopranos and The Velveteen Rabbit to Third Eye Blind and RHCP.

The comedian and musician discusses his debut record under the moniker and shares some of his recent favorite discoveries on the music distribution platform.

Affirming her new LP The Answer Is Always Yes, the Australian songwriter shares 12 of her favorite yay-saying tracks.

The SoCal folk-rock collective announce new LP Swinging Stars, out August 18 on Innovative Leisure.

It’s the title track from the songwriter’s new EP-length collaboration with the production duo, which arrives July 21 via Kill Rock Stars.