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

Rhys Langston, Pale Black Negative
The LA-based artist’s most comprehensive foray into genre abolition yet is a whirlwind of artistic exploration that sees the songwriter coloring well outside of hip-hop’s lines.

Subsonic Eye, Singapore Dreaming
The Singaporean indie rockers’ jangly fifth record proselytizes the beauty of the natural world, providing hope with deliriously catchy tunes that channel ’90s groups like Superchunk and GBV.

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Phantom Island
The Australian band’s growing comfort performing with orchestra musicians results in a bolder, brighter, more engaging, and more direct album than its predecessor.
Mike LeSuer

The NYC-based songwriter goes long on the songs and artists that inspired their debut for Conor Oberst’s Team Love Records.

The rockers cite Murakami, can-I-speak-to-your-manager people, and a newborn son as influences.

The Boston garage rockers share the opener to their debut, “Safer Off,” out August 9.

The West Coast garage rock duo get all Jon Voight in the self-directed clip for their latest single.

With Sigourney Weaver and Richard Swift in mind, the synthy New Orleans duo’s latest single underwent plenty of change.

Speedy Ortiz / photo by Carlo Cavaluzzi
Speedy Ortiz songwriter Sadie Dupuis gives us her take on the mid-aughts neo-noir’s opening theme.

The scuzzy Brightoners serve up eleven of their sweetest kitchen jams.

The Nigerian-American soul futurist shares the upbeat closer to his forthcoming album “The Dubs.”

The Speedy Ortiz songwriter and the band’s former guitarist rip through the latest single from Maneka’s forthcoming “Devin.”

The East Coast’s noisiest collab are teaming up for their second Sacred Bones LP, “Everything That Dies Someday Comes Back.”

The Boston slowcore three-piece list their go-to drinking songs, doom-not-black metal tracks, and more.

The Chicago Latinx punks liven up the dreamy “Foam” single with a bummed-out flamingo.

After dropping a pair of singles, the Aussie art rockers have settled on August 23 for their second Joyful Noise release.

An animated picture book recounting an ill-advised camping trip serves as the Toronto punks’ latest visual treatment.

Marisa Dabice unpacks the self-acceptance, self-hatred, and freedom of individuality that went into writing the punk band’s new album, “Patience.”

On the release day of “Hard Pop,” the Milwaukee pop-punk quintet contextualize their indisputably fun sounds.

The Chicago rapper and his co-pilot turn the “Shoulder You Lean On” single into an aerial stress dream.

Sonny Smith’s label preps a festival in his native SF and an accompanying compilation LP.

Misha Lindes details the story behind each of the debut record’s ten songs.

Lætitia Tamko’s second album will arrive September 27 via Nonesuch Records.