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 Darcy Baylis–produced project’s first single “Pull It Forward” is out today.

Justice Tripp shares some words on the visual, as well as on the shapeshifting nature of his band.

The “Safe to Disconnect” single arrives with an animated video.

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

Sarah Tudzin also announces her band’s new not-album dropping next week.

On the heels of their commemorative “Carrido” EP, PBC share a few of their favorite Swift collabs.

With her “How It Is” EP out today, the artist shares an essay on the making of her body-positive visual.

Mike Skinner goes deep on his first collection of new songs in nine years.

Ene’s debut LP of the same name is out today via Empty Cellar Records.

Kitao Sakurai and IHEARTCOMIX are behind the program launching this Sunday on Twitch.

It’s the duo’s third collaboration, but their only project featuring three Hobbits and Noam Chomsky.

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

The soulful single comes from the vocalist’s album “Pleasure, Joy and Happiness,” out July 10.

Expect “West Coast vs. Wessex” out July 31.

The playlist arrives along with the Nashville songwriter’s “The Greatest Part,” out today via Captured Tracks.

The solo project of Mineral’s Chris Simpson celebrates the release of “Music for Looking Animals” today.

The Toronto band’s fourth album drops August 7 via Mint Records.

Their self-titled will drop July 10 via Sounds of Crenshaw/Empire.

The SF festival will make up for lost time with Tyler, the Creator, The 1975, and J Balvin already locked in.

Conor Oberst’s band performed their new song “Mariana Trench” from their newly announced album.