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

Pulp, More
The Sheffield art rock ensemble’s first album in nearly 24 years still maintains their Kinks-y kitchen sink dramatics in opposition to Oasis’ Beatles-like demeanor and Blur’s operatic Who-ness.

Sufjan Stevens, Carrie & Lowell [10th Anniversary Edition]
Padded out with a personal essay, family photos, and outtakes, this re-release of Stevens’ album-length eulogy permits yet another return to the 1980s Oregon of the artist’s memory.

Alan Sparhawk, With Trampled by Turtles
Far more mournful than his solo debut from last year, the former Low member’s collaboration with the titular bluegrass band is drenched in sorrow, absence, longing, and dark devastation.
Mike LeSuer

The first IDM single from the Montreal songwriter precedes a promised 2020 LP.

The single follows collaborations with Soccer Mommy, JPEGMAFIA, Ghostmane, and more over the past two years.

Adapted from a @leyawn tweet, the song features Kimya Dawson and Thor Harris.

The 311 frontman continues his flirtation with vaporwave on his fourth single with Clanton.

The Walkmen pianist talks us through “The Soldier” and “That’s All I Need.”

The pop-punk Norwegians share the latest single from their second LP, “Sorry for the Late Reply.”

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

Go behind the scenes of everyone’s favorite cartoon pop crew on December 16.

It’s the third and final single from the songwriter’s new LP “Remember the Silver.”

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.