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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Ethel Cain, Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You
The prequel to Preacher’s Daughter helps sprawl Hayden Silas Anhedönia’s narrative out even further while dialing up the intensity of her droning slowcore/shoegaze textures.
Osees, Abomination Revealed at Last
John Dwyer has crafted his most overtly political album yet in terms of both its lyrical and musical attack, with his band’s recent linear and pared-down punk style put to enjoyably cutthroat use.
Marianne Faithfull, Cast Your Fate to the Wind: The Complete UK Decca Recordings
Reissued for the first time in this six-CD box set are the British singer’s original Decca albums, along with a double LP of singles, B-sides, and rarities from the era.
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Track by Track
LURK Take Us Through Their Raging Debut Album “Around the Sun” Track by Track
The Chicago-based punks are also premiering a visual for their track “Sterilizer.”
September 17, 2021
Dean Wareham Isn’t Selling Out on New Single “Cashing In”
Wareham channels Michael Rother and Pete Hook on the latest single from “I Have Nothing to Say to the Mayor of L.A.,” out October 15.
September 17, 2021
Chelsea Wolfe
Substance 2021 Lineup Announced, feat. Chelsea Wolfe, HEALTH, Nitzer Ebb, Lingua Ignota, and More
The three-night industrial and new wave festival will kick off November 26 at Downtown LA’s Belasco theater.
September 16, 2021
Cedric Noel Confirms Allegiances in His “Allies” Video
The Montreal-based songwriter’s new album “Hang Time” arrives November 12 via Joyful Noise and Forward Music Group.
September 16, 2021
Reviews
Injury Reserve, “By the Time I Get to Phoenix”
The amorphous second album from the rap group focuses on unease-ambient soundscapes that swallow the vocals into the soundtrack.
September 15, 2021
Playlist
20 Songs You Can Find Bad Bad Hats Walking To
With her band’s latest LP “Walkman” dropping this week, Kerry Alexander shares a playlist fit for your portable music player.
September 13, 2021
Track by Track
Slothrust Break Down Their Spiritual New LP “Parallel Timeline” Track by Track
Leah Wellbaum’s latest album is out now via Dangerbird Records.
September 10, 2021
Track by Track
Molly Drag Walks Us Through His Stripped-Back New Album “Resemble Another”
Michael Hansford’s latest slowcore LP is out now through Terrible Records.
September 10, 2021
Playlist
Stream Amyl and The Sniffers’ “Random Shit We Like Cause No One Knows How to Follow Basic Instructions” Playlist
With “Comfort to Me” out this week, the Australian group shared some songs that, yeah, have very little to do with that.
September 09, 2021
Ehiorobo Is All About That Cheese on “Munstar”
The genre-bending New Jersey artist touches on hustle culture in his latest single for Grind Select.
September 09, 2021
LNDFK and Pink Siifu Get Dissociative on New Single “How Do We Know We’re Alive”
Following her recent single with Chester Watson, the Italian-Tunisian artist continues to tease her debut album.
September 09, 2021
Watch Guided by Voices’ Channel-Surfing Video for New Single “Dance of Gurus”
The group’s latest LP, “It’s Not Them. It Can’t Be Them. It Is Them!,” arrives October 22.
September 08, 2021
Super American Celebrate Ego Death in the Video for New Single “RIP JEFF”
Matt Cox and Patrick Feeley kill off their ego, Jeff, in the latest single from the pair’s forthcoming LP “SUP,” expected out October 22 via Wax Bodega.
September 08, 2021
Claire Cronin Has an Out-of-Body Experience on the Title Track to Her Forthcoming LP “Bloodless”
“Bloodless” arrives November 12 via Orindal Records.
September 07, 2021
Oberhofer on What “What Does It Mean to Me?” Means to Him
Along with debuting a new video for the track, Brad Oberhofer dives into his new philosophies which inspired the single.
September 03, 2021
Playlist
Spirits Having Fun Share a Playlist of Their Favorite Indie Rock Tracks by Jazz Kids
With the band’s “Two” dropping today, Andrew Clinkman introduces us to our new favorite microgenre.
September 03, 2021
Track by Track
Meatbodies Walk Us Through Their Tripped-Out Vision for “333”
Chad Ubovich supplies commentary on each track on the band’s third record, out now via In the Red.
September 03, 2021
Just Friends Take in the Sunshine in Their Video for “Sunflower”
The Bay Area collective shares a visual for one of the tracks on their newly released EP “JF CREW VOL 3.”
September 02, 2021
Signal Boost
Signal Boost: 15 Tracks from August 2021 You Should Know
The month’s most discourse-worthy singles, according to our Senior Editor.
September 01, 2021
Robin Hatch Announces New LP “T.O.N.T.O.” with the Tropicalia-Inspired “Brazil”
The Toronto-based composer readies a full album recorded with the behemoth synthesizer made famous by Stevie Wonder.
September 01, 2021
