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

$uicideboy$, Thy Kingdom Come
On their fifth proper LP, Ruby da Cherry and Scrim’s usually dense, trap-imbued soundscapes are open and airier, leaving more room for the duo and their guests to misery-wallow within.

Nuclear Daisies, First Taste of Heaven
The club-ready breakbeats and unrelenting experimentation on the Austin trio’s second LP serve as a deafening clarion call for humanity to get its act together before it’s too late.

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.
Mike LeSuer

We’re just glad someone’s enjoying 2020.

Ahead of her True Romantic Clubhouse stream, René Kladzyk shares a playlist that speak her love language.

Part 2 of “Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy” is available October 2 only on Bandcamp.

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.