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

Peter Gabriel, i/o
The broadly poetic tales of ordinary madness on the Genesis co-founder’s first LP of new original material in over two decades are often spare and daringly melodic.

House of Harm, Playground
The Boston-based goth-pop trio scratch a unique itch on their more complex sophomore record by expanding their aesthetic to incorporate Midwest emo vocals.

Full of Hell & Nothing, When No Birds Sang
The six collaborative tracks from the Maryland grindcore outfit and Philly shoegazers stretch both bands into new compositional terrain in addition to playing to each group’s strengths.
FLOOD Staff

The songwriter strums through “Tonic” from his recent LP No Fixed Point in Space, out now via Bella Union.

The Of Monsters and Men offshoot performs “Every Kind of L” and “EndUp” with a 16-piece string orchestra for our special series shot around the city’s annual Øya Festival.

The Exile in Guyville 30th anniversary tour landed at the historic Nashville venue this week.

Despite canceling the remainder of the tour, Ms. Hill and the Fugees brought the Miseducation 25th Anniversary show to the City of Brotherly Love this week.

The OKC-based indie rockers play through “Old Town” from their latest LP Cuatro, out now via Thirty Tigers.

With their latest LP Formentera II out now, Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw spin favorites from their indie-rock contemporaries.

The British avant-prog trio brought their “Eras Tour” to Los Angeles last week.

After releasing their debut album Iridescence last Friday, Brittany Campbell and Candace Quarrels play through “Find Me” and “Boundaries” in Highland Park.

Tears for Fears, Soft Cell, The Human League, The B-52’s, and more from the inaugural new wave and goth festival in Huntington Beach, CA.

Emily Whitehurst plays “Blood Perfume” and “Lady Neptune” from her new LP deathdreams.

With the SoCal surf-pop group in the midst of celebrating a decade of existence, Misha Lindes walks us through his recipe for his world-famous chili.

The singer/rapper’s latest record Bury the Lede is out now via Doomtree.

Tyler, The Creator
Turnstile, Ice Spice, Lil Yachty, Clipse, PinkPantheress, Earl Sweatshirt, and much more from Chavez Ravine in Los Angeles.

The Easy Eye Sound signee’s fourth album Black Bayou arrived last month.

The duo play “Pleasure” and “Fever Dream” from the new expanded edition of their Light Split Sparkle EP outside of band member Philippe Andre’s studio.

The first installment of Alterego, the Colombian-Mexican artist’s adventurous two-part project, is out now.

Both tracks appeared on her EP Sunshine Kid, released back in September.

Live pics and portraits with Say She She, Amyl & the Sniffers, Ganser, SASAMI, and more from the annual Austin fest leading up to Halloween.

The collaborators’ debut solo album Los Angeles arrives this Friday.

Before the experimental songwriter’s latest record Zig drops this Friday, she takes us step-by-step through the process of baking the fruity treats.