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

$uicideboy$, Thy Kingdom Come
On their fifth proper LP, Ruby da Cherry and Scrim’s usually dense, trap-imbued soundscapes are open and airier, leaving more room for the duo and their guests to misery-wallow within.

Nuclear Daisies, First Taste of Heaven
The club-ready breakbeats and unrelenting experimentation on the Austin trio’s second LP serve as a deafening clarion call for humanity to get its act together before it’s too late.

Wisp, If Not Winter
Natalie Lu’s debut leans into the “pop” side of dream pop, exploring the double-edged sword of yearning with big builds and a combination of delicacy and pummeling sound.
Mike LeSuer

The three new tracks complement the Brooklyn band’s dreamy debut released last year.

Zachary Cole Smith returns with his band’s third album, due out October 4 on Captured Tracks.

The jangly surf rockers unveil their upcoming tour plans along with the Kiran J. Callinan–featuring clip.

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.”