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

Marissa Nadler, New Radiations
The gothic songwriter’s latest collection of bad-dream vignettes feels like a return to the mold she was cast in as she wrestles with the current state of her country through obscured lyrics.

The Black Keys, No Rain, No Flowers
The blues-rock duo sifts through wreckage in search of meaning and growth on their 13th album only to come up with answers that are every bit as pat and saccharine as the title suggests.

JID, God Does Like Ugly
After 15 years of writing and developing verses, the Dreamville rapper has become a master of the form on his fourth album as he finds resolution and comes to recognize his purpose.
Mike LeSuer

The track arrives ahead of the February 28 release of the Seattle band’s “Buddy” LP via Slang Church.

The New Jersey punks are also announcing a new album, “Price of a Nation,” out March 12 via Revival Recordings.

With no release date yet, the electro-industrial songwriter’s long-anticipated debut may still be imminent.

Raps inspired by the late emcee have been pouring in since it was revealed that the underground legend passed away in late 2020.

The songwriter celebrates a recent move to the East Coast by performing the track in the town of Kittery.

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

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

The track is from the songwriter’s self-titled record, released back in October.

The song comes from the East Coast punks’ “The Meds You Deserve” EP released earlier this year.

Robert Tilden walks us through their second album of 2020, which is out today via Park the Van.

Vocalist Laura Colwell also answers questions about the new tune and the “bigger, fatter, sadder” record it will appear on.

The group featuring members of Birthing Hips, Landowner, and Tortured Skull will release the album on February 5.

The Brooklyn emcee cites Eddie Van Halen, Beethoven, and Toto as just a few of the record’s many disparate references.

Joey Burns walks us through each song on his band’s latest project, out today via ANTI- Records.

The EP featuring members of Hand Habits, Hop Along, and Hovvdy is out today via Saddle Creek.

The Chicago artists catch up after a long, strange—yet creatively fruitful—year.

Have a Nice Life’s Dan Barrett answers a few questions about his latest single and the new LP it appears on.

Ahead of the release of the black metal band’s new live recording, Clarke takes us behind the scenes of Deafheaven’s chaotic live shows.

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

The track arrives ahead of Charles’ “Magic Mirror,” due out January 15.