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

Wavves, Spun
The LA band’s eighth LP eschews distortion in favor of a cleaner pop-punk sound that both spotlights Nathan Williams’ songwriting chops and dulls the project’s compelling eccentricities.

Skegss, Top Heavy
Clashing with expectations, the rowdy Australian duo dive into an older, deeper, more refined sound with this EP that positions them as stronger musicians and storytellers.

Mister Romantic, What’s Not to Love?
John C. Reilly’s latest role as a lonely vaudevillian singer of Great American Songbook standards sees him unwrap each melody and lyric without irony or snarky dispatch.
Mike LeSuer

The track was featured on the rapper/songwriter’s surprise-released acoustic album from last month.

The cult rockers’ first album since 2018’s “TRU” is out now via Exploding in Sound.

The mostly instrumental LP—incorporating influences ranging from Arca to The Locust, Bosch to the Challenger disaster—officially drops this Friday.

The Puerto Rican rocker’s latest solo album will arrive soon via Hotel Records.

The Boston group’s sixth LP “Frosting” is out now via Take This to Heart Records.

A remix by Andrew Sarlo also arrives ahead of the LA-based producer’s latest project, which drops December 13.

The Cleveland punks’ new EP is out now via Triple Crown Records.

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

Ahead of the double-LP reissue of his “Dangerous” LP, Gene Thompson breaks down what he was listening to when each track from the album was written.

The Sons of Kemet tuba player’s genre-hopping sophomore album is out today via New Soil.

The single arrives ahead of her LP “Highs in the Minuses” which drops tomorrow.

The West Coast punks share a visual for the track from their recently released LP “It’s All Over.”

The single from her forthcoming LP “Tender” arrives with a video featuring dancing and choreography by Hana Erdman and Louise Dahl.

The New Jersey punks’ breakthrough second LP was also remastered and posted to Bandcamp last Friday.

The track arrives ahead of Chloë Drallos’ forthcoming two-song EP arriving next month.

Dave Benton wanders further into the country on his third solo album, out now via Lame-O Records.

The Belgian shoegaze ensemble shares a playlist of tracks that inspire them ahead of the release of their new LP “Hush.”

The LA group’s “Asymmetry” EP drops this Friday via Royal Mountain Records.

The Toronto-based group shares a subtle new single ahead of their forthcoming third LP.

Shalom Toy’s latest single features vocals from Chanele McGuinness and string arrangements by Collin Dupree.