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.
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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.
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PREMIERE: NOUS’s “Never Can It Be” Is an Open, Unguided Jam
The all-star experimental collective shares the second single from “NOUS III.”
April 15, 2020
PREMIERE: Healing Potpourri Announce New LP “Blanket of Calm,” Share “Think About Us”
It’s the soft rock band’s debut for Run for Cover Records, and it’s out June 12.
April 14, 2020
The United Artists Theater at The Ace Hotel Los Angeles / photo by James Marcus Haney
Art & Culture
LA’s Department of Cultural Affairs Offering Emergency Relief to Performing Artists
The first round of relief aims to support artists playing venues with “fixed theater-seating.”
April 13, 2020
PREMIERE: Laser Background Contemplate A.I. in “Getting Warmer” Video
The wonky animated clip accompanies the latest single from Speedy Ortiz guitarist Andy Molholt.
April 10, 2020
Playlist
PLAYLIST: Overcoats’ Favorite Songs of 2020
The electronic duo share recent favorites from fellow artists who planned on spending their spring on tour.
April 10, 2020
Jenny O. Announces New Album “New Truth,” Shares “God Knows Why”
The LA songwriter signs to Mama Bird Recording Co. to release her third LP.
April 09, 2020
PREMIERE: Macula Dog Take a Boat Ride in “Breezy” Video
The title track from the band’s forthcoming EP arrives with a Harmony Korine–esque video.
April 09, 2020
LISTEN: Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Pell’s “Keep Your Head Up” Is Now Streaming
The upbeat single is now available on all DSPs, courtesy of Sub Pop.
April 08, 2020
LISTEN: Polyvinyl Shares “Stay Home” Comp Featuring Covers, Demos, and Unreleased Tracks
The comp includes new tracks from Kero Kero Bonito, Post Animal, and more—as well as Owen covering The 1975.
April 08, 2020
Henry Rollins and KCRW Launch Long-Form Radio Program “The Cool Quarantine”
The four-hour debut episode is now streaming, featuring stories and bootlegs from Rollins.
April 07, 2020
Thee Oh Sees / photo by Andy Sawyer
Pickathon Announces Live Stream Series “A Concert a Day: Helping Musicians in Need”
The fest will unearth sets from Jeff Tweedy, Mac DeMarco, Margo Price, Thee Oh Sees, and more.
April 07, 2020
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PLAYLIST: Violent Soho’s Songs That Are Better Than a $1,200 Check
The grungey Aussies share some isolation tunes following the release of their new LP.
April 06, 2020
PREMIERE: Diners Has Bold Aspirations in “Big Times” Video
Tyler Broderick’s latest “Leisure World” single pokes fun at unrealistic Hollywood dreams.
April 06, 2020
If There Was Any Confusion, the “Club Penguin” Soccer Mommy Gig Was Real
The ill-fated event never took off due to the game’s servers crashing.
April 03, 2020
Track by Track
Melkbelly Break Down Their Noisy LP “PITH” Track by Track
The Chicago group’s four members detail the writing and recording process for their second LP.
April 03, 2020
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PLAYLIST: NNAMDÏ’s Songs to Isolate To
The songwriter talks “BRAT,” quarantine, and the tracks that are getting him through it.
April 02, 2020
Tame Impala and The Streets Have Something They Want to Tell Us
Kevin Parker and Mike Skinner tease a new track, likely to appear on a new Streets mixtape.
April 01, 2020
Signal Boost
Signal Boost: 15 Tracks from March 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.
April 01, 2020
PREMIERE: Bad History Month Shares Spite-Jam “A Survey of Cosmic Repulsion”
It’s the second single from Sean Sprecher’s forthcoming “Old Blues.”
April 01, 2020
LISTEN: Tame Impala Rework “The Slow Rush” from the “Imaginary Place”
The alternate version of Kevin Parker’s new LP sounds like you’re hearing it from outside the venue.
March 31, 2020
