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

Preoccupations, Ill at Ease
The Calgary post-punks couldn’t sound more comfortable in their own skin on their ironically titled fifth album, which seamlessly alternates between joyful and haunting moods.

Provoker, Mausoleum
Production from Kenny Beats heightens the LA trio’s signature gloominess on their third album of mournful 19th century gothic narratives and mirthful 1980s horror nostalgia.

Various artists, True Names: A Benefit for Trans Youth
Worry Bead Records compiles tracks from Squirrel Flower, Remember Sports, 22° Halo, and more conjuring a wistful world of lo-fi elegance while raising funds for a very worthwhile cause.
Mike LeSuer

The indie label will celebrate two decades of releases with an October 12 show at Brooklyn’s Elsewhere.

Working with the same dichotomy that inspired her debut, the Montreal songwriter lists ten astrologically bent influences.

The Clean guitarist and jangle pop pioneer readies his eleventh studio album.

In the event of a newly announced Vivian Girls revival, it’s time to dissect the prophetic lyrics of the garage rock three-piece’s 2008 track.

Southern California’s preeminent hardcore punk emigrants are sharing their new album’s second single with a lo-fi visual.

Shannon Lay
The folky Sub Pop signee visits the “Simpsons” universe for her latest single.

The Baltimore electronic collective continue to rewrite the mom-rock canon with their gothy and gazey new EP for Deathbomb Arc.

The gothy Americana single is the latest from Wolfe’s sixth LP, “Birth of Violence.”

Taking the place of the wordless promos in LA, the vaporwave pioneer breaks the news of an impending 100% Electronica pop-up.

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.