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

Carpenter accomplishes a meditative dread he avoided as a filmmaker on his latest “Lost Themes” installment.

The month’s most discourse-worthy singles, according to our Senior Editor.

Hear the artists’ collaborative track born of a mutual appreciation.

The Brooklyn psych-pop ensemble shares another single ahead of the release of “Charismatic Megafauna” on February 19.

The German group’s first record in six years is out now.

The duo’s debut will arrive later this year via Will Yip’s Elektra Music Group imprint.

The rapper talks us through all five tracks on the project chronicling the chaotic year that was 2020.

The return of the Canadian ensemble provides us with a late-Malick meditation on mortality.

The mathy Pittsburgh punks demonstrate their artistic skills in the clip for their latest single.

Though he would probably reject such a formal label, the French director’s work is certainly worthy of study.

The dream pop trio’s latest arrives January 29 via Spirit Goth Records.

The Seattle band’s debut album “Get Well Soon” arrives March 19.

The punk trio compiles 16 tracks—and a couple controversial takes—ahead of their new album “Palberta5000.”

Deanna Belos gives us an energetic acoustic performance of her recent single in Northeastern Illinois.

Namir Blade, Fat Tony, and Future Islands’ Samuel T. Herring will appear on the record, out February 19 via Mello Music Group.

The record will arrive later in 2021 via Earth Libraries.

With his latest collection of solo recordings out now, the Big Thief guitarist shares 12 tracks that remind him that “every song is a prayer.”

The lyricist walks us through the post-punk band’s second album, out now via Dead Oceans.

Marnie Ellen Hertzler’s “Crestone” is out on PVOD February 16, with Domino releasing the score February 19.

Ali Beletic’s breaks in her new moniker with a single via Lightning Records.