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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Pelican, Flickering Resonance
The tone of the Chicago post-metal band’s first album in six years feels triumphant, like ascending the peak of the mountain that adorns its cover.
Pet Symmetry, Big Symmetry
The Chicago trio’s fourth album stands tall as their most positive and sincere effort yet, glossing their emotionally resonant emo revivalism with a hard coat of power-pop paint.
Grails, Miracle Music
Regaining the fast momentum with which they released their early material, the instrumental post-rockers’ ninth LP is defined by a meditative feel coursing through the songs’ proverbial veins.
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Dry Cleaning, “New Long Leg”
Florence Shaw’s biting delivery steals the show and elevates the album to great heights.
April 05, 2021
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Tim Cohen, “You Are Still Here”
The Fresh & Onlys vocalist’s latest illustrates why he’s a trusted source for catchy hooks and jangly tunes.
March 31, 2021
Film + TVIn Conversation
In Conversation: Tamara Saviano on “Without Getting Killed or Caught” and the Genius of Guy Clark
The co-director of the new documentary on the outlaw country icon discusses her film and Clark’s influence on her life.
March 16, 2021
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Tokyo Police Club, “Champ — 10th Anniversary Reissue”
This deluxe edition offers a nice slew of remixes and demos, but its best function is a reminder of how good TPC was the first time around.
March 11, 2021
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DJ Muggs the Black Goat, “Dies Occidendum”
The album functions as a sample pack for aspiring producers, introducing a number of styles that Muggs handles with ease.
March 11, 2021
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Painted Shrines, “Heaven and Holy”
Jeremy Earl and Glenn Donaldson construct an effortless cascade of pastoral psych-folk on their debut.
March 10, 2021
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Your Old Droog & Tha God Fahim, “Tha YOD Fahim”
The pair’s second release of 2021 smoothly builds on the chemistry they established on that first tape.
March 04, 2021
In Conversation: DIIV Is Reborn on “Deceiver”
The band talks addiction, recovery, and their hiatus—and how these elements led to their heaviest album to date.
October 04, 2019
In Conversation: Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner Would Like to Make a Fun Album
The musician talks grief, her memoir, releasing songs without the pressure of a record press cycle, and her struggle with writing happy tunes.
September 19, 2019
WHY? Settles for the Joy and Heartbreak of the Everyday on “AOKOHIO”
Yoni Wolf details the impulse and happenstance that informed the band’s fractured new album.
August 08, 2019
Foxing Is Nearing Perfection Onstage and in the Studio
Following the band’s Shaky Knees set, Conor Murphy wrestles with musical and existential questions.
May 22, 2019
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The National, “I Am Easy to Find”
There are fewer layers, less fireworks; every part coalesces quietly.
May 15, 2019
White Denim
White Denim Are No Longer Just an Austin Band
When they’re not on the road, James Petralli and Steve Terebecki are taking creative control with their own studio.
April 18, 2019
Quelle Chris Takes Aim at the Weaponization of Art
On “Guns,” the Detroit rapper continues to defy assigned labels.
March 29, 2019
Film + TVIn Conversation
In Conversation: Bing Liu’s Skate Doc “Minding the Gap” Is About a Lot More Than Skating
The first-time filmmaker on becoming a documentarian-of-all-trades—and trying not to miss anything.
October 12, 2018
Dr. Octagon / photo by Carlo Cavaluzzi
Dr. Octagon Gave Us Two Decades to Catch Up, But They’re Still a Thousand Years in the Future
Tired of waiting for everyone else to join them, Kool Keith, Dan the Automator, and DJ QBert have touched back down on Earth.
July 02, 2018
Film + TV
Soundtracking the Domestic Horror of “Hereditary” with Colin Stetson
With A24’s latest triumph now in theaters, Stetson walks us through his collaboration with director Ari Aster and the film scores that have shaped his work.
June 12, 2018
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La Luz, “Floating Features”
La Luz are turning their garage rock early days into something shimmering and alluring, yet laced with venom and sharp edges.
May 17, 2018
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H.C. McEntire, “LIONHEART”
On her debut solo LP, H.C. McEntire remains an effusive, unrelenting force amidst a shifted landscape.
January 31, 2018
The Emotional Ingredients of Blue Hawaii
The Montreal pop duo experiments with optimistic themes on their latest musical cocktail.
January 22, 2018
