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)
Phoebe Bridgers hair: Lauren Palmer-Smith
MUNA hair/makeup: Caitlin Wronski
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M(h)aol, Something Soft
On their second LP, the Dublin trio weave through belligerent post-punk and quasi-industrial aesthetics, manipulating song structures and having fun with atonal soundscapes.
Ezra Furman, Goodbye Small Head
A glitchy folk-punk opera like a pastoral take on Lou Reed’s Berlin, the songwriter’s quivering-yet-empowered latest sees her knocked down—but never knocked out.
Youth Code, Yours, with Malice
The EBM duo continues to test new waters with their debut EP for metalcore label Sumerian, inviting experimentation on each of these five bone-rattling recordings.
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PREMIERE: Surfer Blood’s “Karen” Video Captures the Otherworldly Landscapes of Florida
John Paul Pitts talks the new single, Wipers, “Fast Jaboni,” and Florida Man.
March 10, 2020
TUNE IN: Iggy Pop Streaming “Free” Listening Event and Q&A Tomorrow
The rocker will share a recap of last Saturday’s pop-up event on his YouTube channel.
March 09, 2020
Track by Track
Bartees Strange Breaks Down His EP of The National Covers Track by Track
“Say Goodbye to Pretty Boy” drops this Friday—here’s what he has to say about the songs he chose to cover.
March 09, 2020
PREMIERE: RG Lowe’s “Sorrow” Is About Cultural Seduction and Vapidity
Balmorhea co-founder Rob Lowe’s sophomore album “Life of the Body” is out May 22 via Western Vinyl.
March 09, 2020
PREMIERE: Hear Kelly Moran’s New Single “Sodalis” from Field Works’ “Ultrasonic”
Stuart Hyatt’s chiropteran (look it up) eighth album in the Field Works series arrives May 1.
March 06, 2020
WATCH: Porches Relives Gym Class Trauma in “Patience” Video
Aaron Maine gets ambushed with basketballs in the clip for his latest “Ricky Music” single.
March 05, 2020
PREMIERE: Trace Mountains Explore the Complexities of “Rock & Roll”
Dave Benton shares the opening track from his second LP as TM, out April 10.
March 05, 2020
PREMIERE: NOVA ONE Explores Emotional Resilience on “lovable”
Roz Raskin’s latest single from their album of the same name is another time capsule of vibrant ’60s pop.
March 04, 2020
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PLAYLIST: Disq’s Songs To Cry To
With their upbeat debut dropping this Friday, the Madison post-punks share their favorite weep-tunes.
March 03, 2020
Sonic Boom Announces “All Things Being Equal,” His First New LP in Over 20 Years
First single “Just Imagine” arrives today with an appropriately trippy visual.
March 03, 2020
PREMIERE: Strap in for Jade Hairpins’ Video for Album Opener “J Terrapin”
The Fucked Up offshoot’s debut “Harmony Avenue” is out May 29 via Merge Records.
March 03, 2020
PREMIERE: Catholic Action Share “Sing-Along Catastrophe” “Yr Old Dad”
The Glasgow garage rock collective prepare for the March 27 release of their LP “Celebrated by Strangers.”
March 03, 2020
WATCH: The Lemon Twigs Hit the Campaign Trail in “The One” Video
The glammy new single comes from the D’Addario bros newly announced record “Songs for the General Public.”
March 02, 2020
Signal Boost
Signal Boost: 15 Tracks from February 2020 You Should Know
Our Associate Editor’s favorite pre-released singles, album deep cuts, and tracks by unfairly obscure artists from the past few weeks.
March 02, 2020
LISTEN: STRFKR Tone Things Down on “Never the Same”
The single arrives with an extensive list of North American tour dates.
February 28, 2020
Public Enemy Confirmed to Play Bernie Sanders Rally in LA
Sarah Silverman and Dick Van Dyke will also be in attendance at the March 1 event.
February 27, 2020
Track by Track
Ratboys Break Down Their Heavy (But So Fun) “Printer’s Devil” Track by Track
The introspective Chicago rockers detail their latest for Topshelf Records, out this Friday.
February 27, 2020
WATCH: Phoebe Bridgers Debuts “Garden Song,” feat. Dense Cloud of Weed Smoke
Her first solo single since 2017’s “Stranger in the Alps” arrives ahead of tours with The National and The 1975.
February 26, 2020
Shabazz Palaces Return with “The Don of Diamond Dreams” LP, New Song Out Today
The Purple Tape Nate–featuring “Fast Learner” is the first single from the record, out April 17 via Sub Pop.
February 26, 2020
Car Seat Headrest / photo by Carlo Cavaluzzi
Car Seat Headrest Announce New LP “Making a Door Less Open,” Share First Single
“Can’t Cool Me Down” arrives with news of an extensive North American tour with Twin Peaks.
February 26, 2020
