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

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.

The Armed, The Future Is Here and Everything Needs to Be Destroyed
The Detroit punks’ sixth album is a consistent, melodic post-hardcore assault, maintaining a relentless pummeling in defiance to the system as much as it is to their recent pop streak.

OK Cool, Chit Chat
The Chicago duo pull the strings taut on their emo-pop debut, adding piano passages, guitar theatrics, and other flourishes to their established college-radio-rock sound.
Mike LeSuer

The glammy new single comes from the D’Addario bros newly announced record “Songs for the General Public.”

Our Associate Editor’s favorite pre-released singles, album deep cuts, and tracks by unfairly obscure artists from the past few weeks.

The single arrives with an extensive list of North American tour dates.

Sarah Silverman and Dick Van Dyke will also be in attendance at the March 1 event.

The introspective Chicago rockers detail their latest for Topshelf Records, out this Friday.

Her first solo single since 2017’s “Stranger in the Alps” arrives ahead of tours with The National and The 1975.

The Purple Tape Nate–featuring “Fast Learner” is the first single from the record, out April 17 via Sub Pop.

Car Seat Headrest / photo by Carlo Cavaluzzi
“Can’t Cool Me Down” arrives with news of an extensive North American tour with Twin Peaks.

“Set My Heart on Fire Immediately” arrives May 15 via Matador, followed by a tour with Tame Impala.

The former Pill members share the playful third single from their wildly experimental debut.

Moses Sumney / photo by Adrian Santos
The neo-soul songwriter’s installation will remain at LA’s Bootleg Theater through March 4.

Members of Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Killers team up with illustrator and Lucius guitarist Pete Lalish.

The new list of North American dates run through June and July.

The Auckland rockers announce their debut LP “Leaving Room” with a guitar-heavy single.

The “BALD!” video arrived last night, preceding next week’s European tour.

The title track from the Norwegian artist’s second LP is all about human connection.

Mariel Loveland takes a lonely trip to Coney Island in the clip for her project’s latest single.

Shadow’s collab with the Future Islands frontman appeared on his 2019 album of the same name.

Ultralight beam / photo by James Richards IV
The three-day fest will return to Chicago’s Union Park July 17-19 with a well-curated lineup.

The second single from “The New Abnormal” lends itself to a nightmarish infomercial.