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

Shura, I Got Too Sad for My Friends
Electro-pop and dreamy grooves are largely replaced with rich ’60s-style folk-pop on the artist’s isolation-inspired third album, wherein self-doubt feels like a secondary character.

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.
Mike LeSuer

Georgetown University’s Hip-Hop Artist-in-Residence shares another track from his forthcoming “Crossroads” EP.

The debut LP sounds more influenced by “Is Rock Dead?” think pieces than it does any of the diverse genres tapped.

A.F. Cortes’ “Brooklyn Is Burning” is still looking to reach its Kickstarter goal.

The film and its OST hit streaming last Friday.

Terra Lopez opens up about the doomed relationships, generational trauma, and music industry bullshit that inspired her latest record.

The Tijuanero shoegazers’ second album drops tomorrow via Felte.

The full “Miss the Feeling” EP drops tomorrow.

Lil Yachty, Big Freedia, and Joey Fata$$—er, Bada$$—will also make appearances in the show’s fifth season.

Jasamine White-Gluz checks in from Quebec with a rendition of the “Motherhood” track.

The darkwave duo also made a playlist to pair with the songs on their 2015 debut.

David Byrne / photo by Daniel Cavazos
The six-week project aims to dispel the popular notion of America’s political division.

“Mr. Lonely” arrives ahead of “Kajillionaire,” set for release this Friday.

10 songs organized by how badly we’d like to party like it’s the year they’re singing about.

The New Jersey duo signed to Equal Vision Records for the track.

Regional Justice Center’s Ian Shelton unveils his band’s new EP, single, and self-directed visual.

Ahead of the group’s new LP “Shame,” here are four releases the band is particularly proud to share a label with.

“NEATO” is set for releases on October 16.

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

The singer/rapper gives us an acoustic take on the track from his debut album.

Michael Cantor shares the second single from “Beautiful Motors,” out October 9 via Double Double Whammy.