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

Dijon, Baby
On the follow-up to his 2021 debut, Dijon Duenas lays glitchy, psychedelic textures atop his familiar alt-R&B sound to evoke a fractured internet-like aesthetic that’s often mesmerizing.

Rich Brian, Where Is My Head?
The edgy but earnest Indonesian-American rapper further leans into his identity on his first album in six years, welcoming a variety of guests on his trek through self-actualization.

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.
Mike LeSuer

Sophie Allison introduces her new seven-minute single with a video directed by Alex Ross Perry.

The industrial-punk duo unveils the second single from their latest “Gentrification” EP.

Two Inch Astronaut’s Sam Woodring gives the play-by-play on his new solo LP.

After news of their signing with the Boston indie label, the eclectic punk quartet recommend five of their RFC favs.

The self-directed clip sees Alan Palomo taking on American anti-immigrant sentiment.

Youngs shares fourteen tracks she looked to for inspiration on her nocturnal new EP.

Along with an early stream of their singles collection, the Chicago band takes us behind the scenes of each song.

The Denver songwriter’s first single with the label features instrumentation by Tennis.

“Feel You More Than World Right Now” is the first single from the album, out February 21.

The Toronto songwriter walks us through their dreamy debut track by track.

The LA duo feel like themselves again for the first time since 2015’s “California Nights.”

Austin’s annual psych-rock fest is full of big names—but you’re dead to us if you miss these ones.

Nicolle Maroulis sets their sights on a recent ex for their latest pop-punk anthem.

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

New Orleans’ self-proclaimed “experimental soft rock” octet break the news via Q&A with ringleader Tyler Scurlock.

The West Coast rapper is dropping “Feet of Clay” tonight, shares its metal-as-hell cover.

The new clip for the “Morbid Stuff” single is truly some morbid stuff.

Band leader Carmen Perry answers questions about her pre-Sports days as Addie Pray.

The eerie experimentalists dive into spooky Georgia lore on the cut from “The Old Witch’s Cavern.”

Al Menne shares nine recent favs from Big Thief, Lucy Dacus, Bill Callahan, and more.