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

Dijon, Baby
On the follow-up to his 2021 debut, Dijon Duenas lays glitchy, psychedelic textures atop his familiar alt-R&B sound to evoke a fractured internet-like aesthetic that’s often mesmerizing.

Rich Brian, Where Is My Head?
The edgy but earnest Indonesian-American rapper further leans into his identity on his first album in six years, welcoming a variety of guests on his trek through self-actualization.

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.
Mischa Pearlman

The Atlanta garage rockers’ debut is the sound of four women who don’t give a damn for convention or perception.

The songs on the group’s first live album sound more lush and textured than they do on their recorded counterparts.

At under 12 minutes, the Philly hardcore band all punch hard while documenting what it’s like to be a Black band in a white scene.

The “Mandy” tie-in record convincingly blurs the line between truth and fiction with songs that, on their own merits, are actually pretty cool.

While its experimental attitude should be applauded, “Shiver” is at its best when Jonsí tiptoes across familiar ground.

These 13 tracks are as oddball and incohesive as should be expected from the California band.

In lieu of their planned Japanese tour, Houston’s Overo and Tokyo’s Asthenia share four new songs.

“Sun Racket” finds frontwoman Kristin Hersh on her trademark fine and fiery form.

The new video from the Swedish blues/death-metal musician feels perfectly on-brand.

Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, and Nate Walcott discuss how picking up where they left off in 2011 has been a source of comfort for them.

There’s a real sense of dread and foreboding in the posthumous record’s dark sinews.

The Detroit post-punk group’s fifth album “Ultimate Success Today” is out this Friday.

The LA duo’s fifth record is full of weird and unexpected twists and turns.

The sheer scope of Johnston’s talent shines brightly on Built to Spill’s album-length homage.

The Fort Collins punks share the latest single from their forthcoming EP “KILLERMAJESTIC.”

“Strange to Explain” is a confused swirl of hope, wonder, and melancholy.

The ex-Gaslight Anthem frontman on leaving his label, therapy, and what Bruce Springsteen told him about writing political songs.

Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter discuss their move to LA, new album, and longtime bond.

Lyxzén discusses the politics of the Swedish post-hardcore band’s second new album since 1998’s classic Shape of Punk to Come.

by Pedro Margherito
The Brazilian psychedelic band discusses “Soumbrou Dúvida” and the benefits of working with a professional engineer.