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

Wisp, If Not Winter
Natalie Lu’s debut leans into the “pop” side of dream pop, exploring the double-edged sword of yearning with big builds and a combination of delicacy and pummeling sound.

The Armed, The Future Is Here and Everything Needs to Be Destroyed
The Detroit punks’ sixth album is a consistent, melodic post-hardcore assault, maintaining a relentless pummeling in defiance to the system as much as it is to their recent pop streak.

OK Cool, Chit Chat
The Chicago duo pull the strings taut on their emo-pop debut, adding piano passages, guitar theatrics, and other flourishes to their established college-radio-rock sound.
FLOOD Staff

The indie-pop songwriter plays “Demo of a One Night Stand” and “Who I Am” for our special series shot around the city’s annual Øya Festival.

Alex Turner and co. are in the midst of their first US tour in over five years.

The songwriter and actor’s sophomore record End of Ways arrived last week via Kill Rock Stars.

The cosmic folk group perform the first of many sets featured in our special series shot around the annual Øya Festival, which took place in early August.

Filmed on her agave farm, the track appears on her debut album Despechada—out now via LaunchLeft.

The indietronica icons are taking over the airwaves ahead of their performance at the San Francisco music festival next month.

Modern English
The one-day-only “Flashback Sunday” episode lands on the cusp of the English post-punks’ North American tour.

Rina Sawayama
Röyksopp, Thundercat, Purple Disco Machine, SBTRKT, Jai Paul, and more will be taking over the Bay Area for Portola Week 2023.

The indie icons—along with Cat Power—closed out the Summer Stage series at the historic Asbury Park, NJ venue.

Both tracks appeared on the songwriter’s LP Forgiving Season released earlier this summer.

Fatboy Slim
Every Saturday leading up to the event on the weekend of September 30, we’ll be exclusively playing tracks by artists performing at the San Francisco festival.

Coco & Breezy, Soccer Mommy, Poolside, Grace Ives, Yaya Bey, No Vacation, and more from the fest within the fest.

Lorde at Flow Festival in Helsinki, Finland. August 12, 2023. Photo by Joshua Mellin
Shots of Blur, Kelela, Tove Lo, Suede, Wizkid, and more from Helsinki, Finland.

The Kentucky-based songwriter performs two tracks from his Dan Auerbach–produced debut album Yellow Peril, out now via Easy Eye Sound.

Megan thee Stallion at Outside Lands in San Francisco, CA. August 13, 2023. Photo by Mallory Turner
Shots of The 1975, Alvvays, Soccer Mommy, Ethel Cain, Gabriels, beabadoobee, Maggie Rogers, and more from Golden Gate Park.

The LA-based musician announced his new album Blame It All on Love earlier this month with a yacht-rock-indebted single.

Josh Homme and co.’s “The End Is Nero” tour touched down in Philly earlier this week.

Behind-the-scenes shots from the inaugural two-day festival at Waterfront Park in San Diego.

Kendrick Lamar
Pics of Alex G, Lil Yachty, SOFI TUKKER, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rina Sawayama, and more from Grant Park.

The track was featured on Jordan Benjamin’s I Love You, I’m Trying LP, out now via Fueled by Ramen.