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

Matmos, Metallic Life Review
Composed entirely from the vibrations of metal objects, the compact experimental duo’s new anticapitalist allegory is as unique a prospect as a fingerprint.

Turnstile, Never Enough
The Baltimore hardcore collective distills and expands the essence of their breakout 2021 LP, leaning into the tension between explosiveness and a resulting uneasy stillness.

Hotline TNT, Raspberry Moon
Will Anderson’s debut with a full band exhibits his fondness for crunchy shoegaze while incorporating a stripped-down, folk-referencing sound tinged with melancholic guitar.
FLOOD Staff

2015. Taymir FLOOD Session, “Jenny”
The group’s debut album “Phosphene” will receive its stateside release later this year

2015. Cayucas press photo by Dusdin Condren
“Dancing at the Blue Lagoon” is due out June 23 via Secretly Canadian

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2015. Father John Misty photo by Suzanne Cordeiro
2015 is the year of Joshua Tillman as he continues to bewitch and bewilder in Texas.

Frank Turner / photo by Marc Lemoine
“The Third Three Years” is out now via Xtra Mile Recordings

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Our picks for the best tracks out there for the week of April 20–24, 2015. Headphone-tested, FLOOD-approved.

2015. Palma Violets, “English Tongue” video screenshot
“Danger In The Club” is out on May 5 via Rough Trade.

Shaky Knees festival 2015
The Atlanta fest has announced its finalized bill of performers for the stacked weekend, adding both nighttime shows and five more acts.

2015. Paul Bergmann press photo
There’s something comforting in a well-crafted folk song. A strong message conveyed through delicate and detailed instrumentation can leave even the…

Ben and Jerry’s 420
So good, they should be illegal.

Twin Shadow bus crash / photo via Aurora Police Deapartment: https://twitter.com/AuroraPD/status/589083910115463169/photo/1
Driver John Crawford and drummer Andy Bauer are in serious condition; George Lewis Jr. will undergo reconstructive hand surgery.

What the editorial staff of FLOOD will be heading to their favorite record stores to find on Saturday, April 18.

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Our picks for the best tracks out there for the week of April 13–17, 2015. Headphone-tested, FLOOD-approved.

International Music Festival Conference logo
IMFCON is now accepting registrations for the seventh annual conference and symposium set to take place just north of the border from December 13–15.
The second teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens just debuted at the Star Wars Celebration mega-event in Anaheim a few…

Chromeo / photo by Jasmine Safaeian
Special guests, grilled cheese sandwiches, and flowing drinks christened FLOOD’s inaugural trip to the desert

2015. Sound City Fest Header Updated
The Membranes, Gengahr, and more join the UK fest that already boasts acts like The Flaming Lips, Belle and Sebastian, and Dum Dum Girls.

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Our picks for the best tracks out there for the week of April 6–10, 2015. Headphone-tested, FLOOD-approved.