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

Marissa Nadler, New Radiations
The gothic songwriter’s latest collection of bad-dream vignettes feels like a return to the mold she was cast in as she wrestles with the current state of her country through obscured lyrics.

The Black Keys, No Rain, No Flowers
The blues-rock duo sifts through wreckage in search of meaning and growth on their 13th album only to come up with answers that are every bit as pat and saccharine as the title suggests.

JID, God Does Like Ugly
After 15 years of writing and developing verses, the Dreamville rapper has become a master of the form on his fourth album as he finds resolution and comes to recognize his purpose.
Mike LeSuer

It’s the second single from their debut album, American Advertisement, out July 10.

The R&B songwriter’s new record includes verses from Erykah Badu, Missy Elliott, and many more.

Interpol’s Paul Banks, The Walkmen’s Matt Barrick, and Bonny Light Horseman’s Josh Kaufman give us the details on their first LP together.

The South African rapper delivers an intense electro-pop single with a pretty straightforward message.

The Hawaii-born songwriter shares the latest from his debut EP, “Who Is Dovey?”

The Chicago songwriter will unveil the rest of “All That Has Come Apart / Once Did Not Exist” two songs at a time.

Chris Browder and Robin Dove share the latest from “Big Bad,” their first album in seven years.

The single arrives ahead of DVG’s “Breakthrough” EP, arriving this Friday via Suicide Squeeze.

The OutKast rapper shares thirteen new designs available for the next three days.

The Uruguayan songwriter shares some tracks that helped him write his new travelogue EP.

The Brooklyn songwriter pays homage to “The Sopranos” in the video for his latest single.

Organizers promise to instead coordinate a live stream event for Lolla weekend.

The jangly Melbourners share a handful of songs they had on repeat when penning their sophomore album.

A guide to some of the day’s most exciting Bandcamp-only releases—and the anti-racist causes they’re supporting.

B L A C K I E / photo by Daniel Cavazos
Records spanning hip-hop, industrial, hardcore punk, and everything in between.

Killer Mike and El-P release their new LP two days before its release date.

Rosenstock discusses his new album through the lenses of the global pandemic and nationwide protest.

The platform announced it will continue this initiative every Juneteenth.

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

The Sasac-featuring track from “Double Goodbyes” gets an aesthetically pleasing visual treatment.