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

Alex G, Headlights
Alex Giannascoli’s major-label debut earnestly embraces dated musical tropes only to turn them on their heads as they soundtrack explosions of messy emotional honesty.

Billie Marten, Dog Eared
The British indie-folk songwriter’s fifth album is aided by a full-band even in its most personal moments, as Marten reflects on indelible scenes from childhood as seen through adult eyes.

Flooding, Object 1
The Kansas City trio ushers in a new kind of tenderness with an EP running the gamut from slowcore to screamo, one that’s vulnerable and violent and completely captivating.
Will Schube

The track will be featured on A$AP’s new LP Don’t Be Dumb.

Sabrina Teitelbaum’s second LP is reportedly close to being done.

Sonorous Present, his upcoming solo album, will arrive on October 18.

On the guest-heavy, low-stakes sequel to his 2012 breakout mixtape, the LA-via-Miami rapper is fully engaged as he cruises with his fastball and best 12-6 curve from beginning to end.

The group led by Stephen Malkmus will release their debut album in October via Matador.

The cut features backing vocals from Katy Kirby.

His debut album The New Sound will arrive on October 4 via Rough Trade.

The Office Culture member’s new album will arrive on November 1.

The song was one of many standout cuts from the pop star’s Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.

The recording was credited to his late-’00s group with Kanye West and Pharrell, Child Rebel Soldier.

The late British rocker’s ashes will remain in Nottingham until next August.

The track was produced by Danger Mouse and SAULT’s Inflo.

For Every Set of Eyes is set to arrive on August 23 via Holy Family.

The duo’s new project will arrive on October 18.

The group’s new LP—presumably for, inspired by, and/or about us—will be released on September 20 via Psychic Hotline.

The group’s new album is set to arrive in October via Epitaph.

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The boygenius member and solo artist will be performing multiple nights in each city she visits.

Do not get Thom Yorke started.

Both tracks will appear on Chaz Bear’s Hole Erth, which is set to arrive on September 6 via Dead Oceans.

The Armand Hammer member’s new album will arrive on October 11 via Fat Possum.