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.
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Photo by Michael Muller. Image design by Gene Bresler at Catch Light Digital. Cobver design by Jerome Curchod.
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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.
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Tino Drima Fondly Recalls His Virtual Quarantine Relationships on New Single “Computer Valentine”
The track precedes the West Coaster’s sophomore album, which is expected to arrive early next year via Park the Van.
August 12, 2021
They Hate Change Share New Song “Faux Leather” Along with “Album Cover That Talks to You”
The new track arrives alongside news of the Tampa Bay duo’s signing to Jagjaguwar.
August 11, 2021
Injury Reserve Reveal New Album “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” Will Drop Next Month
The rap group’s first new music since the passing of emcee Stepa J. Groggs last year will arrive September 15.
August 10, 2021
The Shivas Return to—and Get Kicked Out of—the Bar in the Video for New Single “Undone”
The Portland psych-rockers’ latest album “Feels So Good // Feels So Bad” is out September 24 via Tender Loving Empire.
August 10, 2021
A Brief History of the “Schoolhouse Rock!” Song “Figure Eight” in Rap
The cultural footprint of the spellbinding 1973 song about times tables and infinitude goes deeper than Elliott Smith and Noah Baumbach.
August 10, 2021
allie Confronts Their Past Relationships on New Track “ghosts”
The single arrives ahead of Allie Cuva’s debut album Maybe Next Time, out August 27 via Other People Records.
August 09, 2021
The Top 10 Musician Huffs, Ranked by We Are Scientists’ Keith Murray
Ahead of the release of his band’s new album “Huffy,” Murray counts down the most inspiring huffs committed by household-name artists.
August 06, 2021
SadGirl Relive Intergalactic, Country-Western Love in “Goodbye Queenie” Video
The visual for the recent single arrives alongside a short set of West Coast tour dates.
August 05, 2021
Often Announces Debut LP “Dirty Saint,” Shares Video for New Single “Palm Trees”
The LA-via-Atlanta songwriter’s album is set to drop October 8.
August 04, 2021
Signal Boost
Signal Boost: 15 Tracks from July 2021 You Should Know
The month’s most discourse-worthy singles, according to our Senior Editor.
August 03, 2021
Frank Ocean / photo by Joyce Jude
Rage Against the Machine and Travis Scott Confirmed for Coachella 2022, Frank Ocean Moved to 2023
The fest’s co-founder Paul Tollett assures us the scheduled 2020 headliners will still take the stage—just not in the same year.
August 02, 2021
Track by Track
Durand Jones & the Indications Break Down Their Dancefloor-Friendly LP “Private Space” Track by Track
The Bloomington neo-soul group’s latest album is out now via Dead Oceans and Coalmine Records.
July 30, 2021
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Oberhofer Sets His Spirit Free on New Single “What Does It Mean to Me?”
The single follows a handful of one-off tracks and collaborations, most recently appearing on Rostam’s “Changephobia” LP.
July 30, 2021
Liily Relinquish All Forms of Control in “Odds Are It’s Blue” Video
The new single follows “I Am Who I Think You Think I Am,” the band’s first new music in two years, which was released last month.
July 29, 2021
Hear Xiu Xiu’s “Melted Shoes” Remix of Melted Bodies’ “99 Scents”
The track arrives ahead of the LA experimental rockers’ remixed version of “Enjoy Yourself,” which drops August 6 via Plastic Smiles.
July 27, 2021
Spring Silver Shares Self-Made Video for “Mountebank” Illustrating Friends’ Reactions to the Track
The visual arrives ahead of the two-year anniversary cassette reissue of their debut LP “The Natural World,” arriving August 30 via Moon Physics.
July 26, 2021
Alex Orange Drink Endures the Chemical Mixup Known as Love on “It’s Only Drugz (Limerence)”
“Everything Is Broken, Maybe That’s O.K.” arrives September 17 via Shea Stadium Records and Freeman Street.
July 23, 2021
Caroline Loveglow Signs to 100% Electronica, Shares Debut Single “Patience Etc…”
The LA-based songwriter’s debut album will arrive later this year along with a pair of West Coast dates alongside George Clanton, Negative Gemini, and Magdalena Bay.
July 22, 2021
Sirius Blvck Shares an Early Stream of His New Reference-Heavy LP “Cinephile”
The Indianapolis rapper offers a preview of his latest release, out tomorrow via Near Mint Records.
July 22, 2021
Flamingosis Revisits the Golden Age of Frisbee in “Avenue of the Fireflies” Video
The visual accompanies a track from the electronic musician’s recently released debut album, “Daymaker.”
July 22, 2021
