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.
Phoebe Bridgers makeup: Jenna Nelson (using Smashbox Cosmetics)
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The Los Angeles Issue
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Andy Bell, Ten Crowns
The Erasure frontman works out something open and anthemic on his latest solo album, with producer Dave Audé adding subtler shades to his post-house pop mix.
Viagra Boys, viagr aboys
The Swedish post-punks’ fourth album combines half-assed humor with half-assed performances, filling in the void left by guitar-centric punk with demented synth tinkering.
Sunflower Bean, Mortal Primetime
The New York trio’s first self-produced album has a smooth, consistent, quietly confident sound quality that reflects the elegance that’s always been at their core.
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Michael Love Michael Shares a Message of Collective Liberation with “Death Row” Video
In celebration of Juneteenth and Pride Month, the NYC-based songwriter unveils a visual for the track from her 2022 LP To Build Me a House.
June 19, 2023
Track by Track
Bonny Doon Take Us Through Their Patient New LP “Let There Be Music” Track by Track
Bobby Colombo and Bill Lennox break down each song on their third album, out now via ANTI-.
June 16, 2023
First Listen
Aaron Taos and Jordana Rework The Strokes’ “Under Control” as a Slow-Burning Duet
The songwriters share a video of their cover, which they filmed in Brooklyn.
June 15, 2023
Playlist
Bad Operation and Joe Gittleman’s Past, Present, and Future of Ska Playlist
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones bassist has teamed up with the New Orleans DIY group for an intergenerational ska-punk split, out this Friday via Bad Time Records.
June 14, 2023
First Listen
Stranded Patent the Goth Disco Sound on “Burnt Offerings”
Atlanta-based songwriter David Mansfield leans into post-punk on his first single produced by The Vacant Lots’ Jared Artaud.
June 14, 2023
First Listen
Strange Ranger Get Biblical on New Single “Way Out”
Pure Music, the shapeshifting group’s proper debut for Fire Talk Records, is out July 21.
June 14, 2023
First Listen
Puma Blue Pay Homage to “The Eric Andre Show” in Self-Directed Clip for “O, the Blood!”
Jacob Allen’s directorial debut comes paired with the latest track from his sophomore album, Holy Waters.
June 13, 2023
First Listen
Sedona Watches It All Fall Down in Video for New Single “Domino”
The LA-based songwriter’s debut album is in the works.
June 13, 2023
Sigur Rós Return with Desolate Post-Apocalyptic Video for New Single “‘Blóðberg”
The Icelandic group’s first new material in seven years comes with a visual by Johan Renck, director of HBO’s Chernobyl.
June 12, 2023
Playlist
Django Django’s “Off Planet” Influences Playlist
Dave Maclean shares some of the tracks that inspired the UK project’s foray into house music on their new four-part LP.
June 08, 2023
First Listen
Kitba Lets Go of the Illusion of Control on New Single “Tied to Strings”
Songwriter/harpist Rebecca Kitba Bryson El-Saleh’s self-titled debut arrives July 21 via Ruination Records.
June 07, 2023
Playlist
Dream Wife’s “Social Lubrication” Influences Playlist
From Le Tigre to The Cribs, Rakel Mjöll and Alice Go share 10 songs the London punks looked to when crafting their third LP.
June 06, 2023
Candy Claws Announce “Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time” Reissue for 10-Year Anniversary
The cult neo-psych group will release their first unheard material in a decade with the deluxe release out August 4.
June 05, 2023
First Listen
DITZ Make the Most of Tour Burnout with New Single “Riverstone”
The UK noise-punks’ new track is the latest to arrive from Suicide Squeeze’s Pinks & Purples digital singles series.
June 05, 2023
Bloc Party Connect with KennyHoopla on “Keep It Rolling,” the Band’s First Collaborative Single
The London-based post-punk revivalists are currently on tour with Paramore.
June 02, 2023
Track by Track
Protomartyr Take Us Through Their Existential New LP “Formal Growth in the Desert” Track by Track
Joe Casey breaks down the various themes and theses of the Detroit art-punks’ sixth full-length, out now.
June 02, 2023
Track by Track
Wicca Phase Springs Eternal Walks Us Through His World-Build New Self-Titled LP
Adam McIlwee discusses collaborating with Darcy Baylis, Ben Greenberg, and Zola Jesus as he breaks down each song on the new album, out now via Run for Cover.
June 02, 2023
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Annie Taylor Spend a Day in LA in the Video for New Single “Ride High”
It’s the second taste of Inner Smile, the forthcoming LP from the Swiss rockers.
June 02, 2023
Speedy Ortiz Announce New LP “Rabbit Rabbit,” Share Video for Latest Single “You S02”
The group’s fourth album is slated for release on September 1 via Wax Nine.
June 01, 2023
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Dengue Fever Focus on the Sublime and the Melancholy on New Single “Touch Me Not”
Ting Mong, the Cambodian-pop outfit’s first album in eight years, is out September 15.
June 01, 2023
