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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The Los Angeles Issue
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Fuck Money, Fuck Money
Leading with distortion and chaos, the Austin group’s debut is a 22-minute cataclysm of hardcore punk and harsh noise that distills the anti-capitalist ethos of their moniker.
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.
Will Schube
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Grizzly Bear, “Painted Ruins”
On their first record in five years, the venerable group starts small.
August 25, 2017
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The Districts, “Popular Manipulations”
This is how most of “Popular Manipulations” works: starts modest, grows bolder, ends up on a mountaintop.
August 07, 2017
photo by Masayoshi Sukita
In Conversation
In Conversation: With “Mellow Waves,” Cornelius Crashes on American Shores Again
It took eleven years, but the Japanese songwriter has returned.
July 26, 2017
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Tyler, The Creator, “Flower Boy”
Tyler’s always been an immensely talented producer and rapper, but he’s never put together an album as cohesively as he does here.
July 26, 2017
Shabazz Palaces
Shabazz Palaces Is Ishmael Butler’s Path to Understanding
We speak with the Seattle legend to figure out how, exactly, he always stays one step ahead of the game.
July 24, 2017
PREMIERE: The Dan Ryan Aim for the Stars on “Guidance” LP
A death-defying trip to Glacier National Park inspired the Austin band’s new record.
July 11, 2017
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Washed Out, “Mister Mellow”
Ernest Greene is a new musician on “Mister Mellow,” and the results are often outstanding.
July 07, 2017
photo by Adarsha Benjamin
In Conversation
In Conversation: Kevin Morby Reflects on City Life and the Joys of Solitude
The well-traveled musician seeks a quiet place to reflect on his old life as a city dweller.
June 22, 2017
In Conversation
In Conversation: Forest Swords Finds the Barest Way to Beauty
The British producer and sound collagist talks about opening himself to collaboration and simplifying his sound on his latest—and best—album, “Compassion.”
June 01, 2017
photo by Brad Bunyea
PREMIERE: Jake Xerxes Fussell Flips Duke Ellington’s “Jump for Joy”
Ascending to heaven comes with a steep caveat.
March 09, 2017
