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

Pelican, Flickering Resonance
The tone of the Chicago post-metal band’s first album in six years feels triumphant, like ascending the peak of the mountain that adorns its cover.

Pet Symmetry, Big Symmetry
The Chicago trio’s fourth album stands tall as their most positive and sincere effort yet, glossing their emotionally resonant emo revivalism with a hard coat of power-pop paint.

Grails, Miracle Music
Regaining the fast momentum with which they released their early material, the instrumental post-rockers’ ninth LP is defined by a meditative feel coursing through the songs’ proverbial veins.
Mike LeSuer

The LA songwriter signs to Mama Bird Recording Co. to release her third LP.

The title track from the band’s forthcoming EP arrives with a Harmony Korine–esque video.

The upbeat single is now available on all DSPs, courtesy of Sub Pop.

The comp includes new tracks from Kero Kero Bonito, Post Animal, and more—as well as Owen covering The 1975.

The four-hour debut episode is now streaming, featuring stories and bootlegs from Rollins.

Thee Oh Sees / photo by Andy Sawyer
The fest will unearth sets from Jeff Tweedy, Mac DeMarco, Margo Price, Thee Oh Sees, and more.

The grungey Aussies share some isolation tunes following the release of their new LP.

Tyler Broderick’s latest “Leisure World” single pokes fun at unrealistic Hollywood dreams.

The ill-fated event never took off due to the game’s servers crashing.

The Chicago group’s four members detail the writing and recording process for their second LP.

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The songwriter talks “BRAT,” quarantine, and the tracks that are getting him through it.

Kevin Parker and Mike Skinner tease a new track, likely to appear on a new Streets mixtape.

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

It’s the second single from Sean Sprecher’s forthcoming “Old Blues.”

The alternate version of Kevin Parker’s new LP sounds like you’re hearing it from outside the venue.

Alex Stoitsiadis shares a handful of tracks that influenced his band’s hectic punk sounds.

Jordana Nye gives some context for all thirteen tracks on her debut for Grand Jury.

The songwriter traverses Portland in the clip for the “Dishonorable Harvest” opener.

A collection of songs by the Windy City’s finest, including Melkbelly, Mykele Deville, Dehd, and The Hecks.

Run the Jewels / photo by Adam Maresca
It’s the second single from El-P and Killer Mike this week.