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.
Phoebe Bridgers makeup: Jenna Nelson (using Smashbox Cosmetics)
Phoebe Bridgers hair: Lauren Palmer-Smith
MUNA hair/makeup: Caitlin Wronski
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Goon, Dream 3
Both brighter-eyed and harder-hearted, the LA quartet return with a third LP of full-bodied psych-shoegaze which settles deeply into Kenny Becker’s cataclysmic transitional life period.
Ólafur Arnalds & Talos, A Dawning
This seamless collaboration fuses the Icelandic composer’s gentle, piano-based soundscapes with the late Irish artist’s poignant electronica and singular voice without ever feeling saccharine.
Gina Birch, Trouble
This second solo LP moves further into the Raincoats co-founder’s melodic mix of dub-rock, neo-jazz, skeletal R&B, and space-pop as she continues to eschew creature comforts.
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Crumb and Melody’s Echo Chamber Team Up for “Le Temple Volant”
The track arrives via Crumb Records.
September 19, 2023
Film + TV
Tom Waits, Donald Glover, Adam Scott, and Others Offer Up Items and One-on-One Experiences to Support WGA and SAG-AFTRA Strikes
Other stars with items to bid on include the cast of Bob’s Burgers, Lena Dunham, Bob Odenkirk and David Cross, Natasha Lyonne, Spike Jonze, John Lithgow, and “Weird Al.”
September 14, 2023
Aesop Rock Announces New LP “Integrated Tech Solutions,” Shares “Mindful Solutionism”
Out November 10, the album features billy woods, Hanni El Khatib, and more.
September 14, 2023
Reviews
Mitski, “The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We”
With this LP of lovesick twangers, the art-pop-architect-turned-country-balladeer sounds deeply interested in untangling the nuances and geometry of relationships.
September 14, 2023
Lol Tolhurst, Budgie, and Jacknife Lee Recruit Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie on New Cut “Ghosted at Home”
The supergroup’s debut album Los Angeles will arrive on November 3.
September 13, 2023
Big Thief
Big Thief Bring Another Live Staple to the Studio with “Born for Loving You”
The new track, along with A-side “Vampire Empire,” will be released as a physical 7-inch on October 20 via 4AD.
September 13, 2023
Vagabon Shares Final Pre-Album Single and Video “Lexicon”
Lætitia Tamko’s third LP Sorry I Haven’t Called is out this Friday via Nonesuch Records.
September 12, 2023
Cat Power Announces Live LP of Bob Dylan Covers, Shares First Two Tracks
Chan Marshall shares her takes on “Ballad of a Thin Man” and “She Belongs to Me” ahead of the November 10 release of Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert.
September 12, 2023
First Listen
Gabe ’Nandez Keeps the Coffee Hot on New Single “Cortado”
The New York-based artist’s new album H.T. III is out on September 20 via POW Recordings.
September 12, 2023
Track by Track
Jalen Ngonda Walks Us Through His Soulful Debut Album “Come Around and Love Me”
The London-based songwriter’s record is out now via Daptone.
September 08, 2023
In Conversation
Long Live Anjimile
The North Carolina–based songwriter discusses his new LP The King, which shapes old demos into a cohesive narrative singularly soundtracked by guitar.
September 07, 2023
Playlist
Yussef Dayes’ “Black Classical Music” Influences Playlist
Ahead of the release of his solo debut this Friday, the drummer and composer shares 11 tracks—within the realm of jazz and beyond—that inspired him.
September 06, 2023
Breaking
Kah-Lo Is Feeling It All
The Nigerian hip-house songwriter discusses her debut album pain/pleasure, a sparkling testament to the power of perseverance.
September 05, 2023
Hear Jeff Rosenstock’s New Album “HELLMODE” a Day Early
The project was originally set to arrive tomorrow, September 1.
August 31, 2023
Reviews
midwxst, “e3”
On his major label debut, the Indiana-raised artist is confident, heartbroken, and positively raging over some of the best pop-rap crossover beats you’ll ever hear.
August 30, 2023
The Kills Explore New Sonic Territory on “103”
The duo have also announced their sixth album, God Games, which is out on October 27 via Domino Records.
August 30, 2023
Beirut Announces New Album “Hadsel,” Shares “So Many Plans”
Zach Condon’s new album will be released on November 10 via his own Pompeii Records.
August 30, 2023
Poolside Recruits Cut Copy’s Ben Browning for “Ride with You”
The track will be featured on Jeffrey Paradise’s forthcoming album Blame It All on Love.
August 29, 2023
Mitski Announces Early Listening Party for New LP Paired with Film Screenings
The screenings are set for September 7 in movie theaters across the globe—a week before The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We officially drops.
August 29, 2023
Oneohtrix Point Never Brings a Pair of Crash Test Dummies to Life in Video for New Single “A Barely Lit Path”
Daniel Lopatin’s new album Again will arrive on September 29 via Warp Records.
August 29, 2023
