With Jane Schoenbrun’s new film about fandom and nostalgia getting a significant boost from its carefully curated soundtrack, King Woman’s Kris Esfandari and Florist’s Emily Sprague weigh in on the movie’s magic.
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EssayFilm + TV
The Rare Harmony of I Saw the TV Glow
Words: Sean Fennell
Photo: courtesy of A24
In Conversation
Kacy Hill on Bouncing Back From Burnout with Bug
Words: Will Schube
Photos: Katherine Levin Sheehan
Art & Culture
Kathleen Hanna on the Enduring Legacy of Riot Grrrl
Words: Matty Pywell
Photo: Jason Frank Rothenberg
FLOOD FM
Join Neil Frances This Week on a New Episode of FLOOD FM’s “Hacked”
Words: FLOOD Staff
Photo: Pia Riverola
Track by Track
Cold Hart Takes Us Track by Track Through His Goth-Rock Inspired New LP Pretty in the Dark
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Ben Collins
First Listen
Psychic Graveyard Work Through the Challenges of Parenthood on New Track “Sword Through My Neck”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Art & Culture
MUNA Announce Gayotic Podcast Residency Live at Largo
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Shervin Lainez
The Blood Brothers Announce 20th Anniversary Edition of Crimes, Prep First US Tour Since 2014
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Nick Barnett
Playlist
One Step Closer’s All You Embrace Influences Playlist
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Spencer Chamberlain
Omar Apollo Announces Sophomore Album God Said No, Shares “Dispose of Me”
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Aitor Laspiur
First Listen
Jenny Don’t and the Spurs Unveil Rollicking New Track “You’re What I Need”
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Jen Borst
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First Listen
Night Sins Begin Anew in Video for New Single “Burn Away”
Playlist
Ghostly Kisses’ Darkroom Influences Playlist
Revenge Wife Taps NZCA Lines for New Single “Myth of a Salesman”
First Listen
Fake Fruit Cast the Devil Out in Video for New Single “Mucho Mistrust”
First Listen
Hannah Mohan Recruits Lady Lamb for Fiery New Single “Hell”
Monsters of Folk Celebrate 15th Anniversary of Their Self-Titled LP with Expanded Edition
Neighborhoods
Watch Delilah Montagu Perform Two Songs in Los Angeles for “Neighborhoods”
Neighborhoods
Watch Hause Plants Perform in Freeman Alley for “Neighborhoods: New Colossus”
Neighborhoods
Watch Jon Muq Play “Bend” in Nashville for “Neighborhoods”
Neighborhoods
Watch Pokey LaFarge Perform in Boise, Idaho for “Neighborhoods”
Neighborhoods
Watch Good Morning Perform in Melbourne, Australia for “Neighborhoods”
Neighborhoods
Watch Cucamaras Perform on the East River for “Neighborhoods: New Colossus”
Neighborhoods
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Watch Roger Eno Perform in a Flint Field in Suffolk, England for “Neighborhoods”
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In Conversation
Kacy Hill on Bouncing Back From Burnout with Bug
After releasing a pair of albums in the thick of the pandemic, the songwriter discusses how opting for fun over perfectionism made her collaborative new LP her most sonically complex to date.
Words: Will Schube
Photos: Katherine Levin Sheehan
Art & Culture
Kathleen Hanna on the Enduring Legacy of Riot Grrrl
The Bikini Kill/Le Tigre vocalist discusses her new autobiography Rebel Girl and the feminist-punk movement’s lasting impact on mainstream pop.
Words: Matty Pywell
Photo: Jason Frank Rothenberg
Amen Dunes: Fighting the Power
Damon McMahon talks staying authentic while protesting the old world order with Death Jokes, the songwriter’s first new album in six years.
Words: Zachary Weg
Photo: Michael Schmelling
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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
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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Neighborhoods
Watch Delilah Montagu Perform Two Songs in Los Angeles for “Neighborhoods”
Words: FLOOD Staff
Playlist
Lip Critic’s Future of Freak-Punk Playlist
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Justin Villar
Foo Fighters, Noah Kahan, and Queens of the Stone Age Set for Inaugural Soundside Music Festival
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Josh Darr
First Listen
Susan James Charts the Road to Gratitude on New Single “Magnificent”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: courtesy of the artist
EssayFilm + TV
Luca Guadagnino’s Double-Edged Sword of Desire
Words: Sean Fennell
Photo: MGM/Everett Collection
First Listen
Hockey Dad Share an Ode to Their Ride-or-Die on New Track “Safety Pin”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Chris Frape
Playlist
Yhapojj’s Influences Playlist
Words: Mike LeSuer
Track by Track
Arcadia Grey Walk Us Through Their Coming-of-Age Pop-Punk Odyssey Casually Crashing
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Snow Ellet
Amen Dunes: Fighting the Power
Words: Zachary Weg
Photo: Michael Schmelling
First Listen
ahem Find Their Freedom in the Video for New Single “Waterlogged”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Oak & Glen
Backstage Camera Roll
Backstage Camera Roll: Water From Your Eyes
Words: FLOOD Staff
How Steve Albini Changed the Course of Music History in 15 Albums
Words: A.D. Amorosi
Neighborhoods
Watch Hause Plants Perform in Freeman Alley for “Neighborhoods: New Colossus”
Words: FLOOD Staff
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Billie Eilish, Hit Me Hard and Soft
The alt-pop songwriter’s intricate third full-length collaboration with her brother FINNEAS explores what it means to grow up in public and find one’s voice, both literally and figuratively.
Crumb, AMAMA
On their third LP, the Brooklyn-based quartet continues to experiment with rhythm as they find their niche within the neo-psych space.
Knocked Loose, You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To
After developing their confidence and honing their sound over the course of a decade, the Kentucky hardcore quintet pushes boundaries in a big way on their third full-length.
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