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

In addition to a full LP of Tom Waits covers, we’re getting more than our fill of new takes on classics this morning.

Curry rounds off a busy year with a dramatic short film for the “ZUU” single.

The “SLEEPER HOLD” single gets an EDM rework in the vein of Flume.

The French composer shares the latest cut from “Portrait,” out December 6.

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.