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
The Mynabirds, It’s Okay to Go Back If You Keep Moving Forward
Laura Burhenn’s fifth album strips the project down to its piano core as she revisits old songs from her discography through a more introspective lens.
Midlake, A Bridge to Far
The Denton folk-rockers’ second album since returning from a hiatus flits effortlessly between psychedelic rock, folk, and hazy jazz as Eric Pulido continues to steer the ship forward.
Khruangbin, The Universe Smiles Upon You ii
Recorded on the 10th anniversary of their debut, the trio forgoes reliving past glories in favor of quietly ruminating on what’s gone on between these two points, detonating everything in sight.
FLOOD Staff
The theatrical synthpop duo just wrapped up their first-ever North American tour, which featured plenty of costumes, specialty acts, and memorable dining experiences.
Starcrawler joined the band on their North American tour closer.
The pop-rap star gave a high-energy performance earlier this week in San Diego.
The duo gives an acoustic performance of the song “Everyday Feels Like Tomorrow” from their recent Super Love 3 LP in their local pocket park.
Deftones
Clipse, Deafheaven, Rico Nasty, 2hollis, and more from Deftones’ sixth annual fest in San Diego.
With their second LP Rude out now, the Bay Area garage-punks spin tunes by Interpol, Metric, Model/Actriz, and more.
The indie rockers give a rousing acoustic performance of “Do You See Me?,” the opening track from their recently released LP Lovesick.
The Swedish punks played one of their biggest headlining shows to date this past weekend in Los Angeles.
The husband-and-wife electro-pop duo spins tracks by Interpol, Magdalena Bay, Fleetwood Mac, and more ahead of the release of their LP Fata Morgana: Dusk on December 5.
The 18-track collection features Elliott Smith, Rilo Kiley, The Flaming Lips, Norah Jones, Local Natives, and more in support of wildfire recovery efforts in Los Angeles.
The LA-based songwriter performs the track from her newly released Brainfeeder debut The Prophet and the Madman, which was inspired by the Lebanese-American poet.
The much-discussed Brooklyn band were joined in Chicago by openers Racing Mount Pleasant.
Following the release of his solo single “Telephone Games” last week, Sim spins tracks by Pet Shop Boys, Oklou, The Durutti Column, and more.
The recently reunited band brought their “Sometimes When You’re On, You’re Really F**cking On Tour” to the hills of Griffith Park for a hometown show this week.
With his second LP out today, Nacho Cano gives an acoustic performance of the single from a friend’s rehearsal space.
Behind the scenes shots with Spacey Jane, Pierce the Veil, Alemeda, Hotline TNT, and more from Zilker Park.
Peter Bjorn and John’s Peter Morén plays “Last Night on the Mountain” on a mountain in the Swedish city’s Södermalm neighborhood.
Plus more live shots and festival atmosphere with Magdalena Bay, Car Seat Headrest, Joey Valence & Brae, and more.
The electronic pop duo spin tracks by Justice, Nine Inch Nails, Daft Punk, and more in the lead-up to the release of their fourth album, Blink, this Friday.
Crowd shots from Zilker Park taken throughout the festival’s first weekend.
