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

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Phantom Island
The Australian band’s growing comfort performing with orchestra musicians results in a bolder, brighter, more engaging, and more direct album than its predecessor.

Murder by Death, Egg & Dart
Each song on the Louisville-based gothic-Americana band’s final album is its own requiem, a tender farewell accepting of its fate.

The Bug Club, Very Human Features
Another collection of relentlessly charming and eccentric garage rock, this fifth album doubles down on the Welsh band’s signature stylized-raw production and unusual lyrics.
FLOOD Staff

2015. Amason SXSW FLOOD Session screenshot
The Swedish supergroup’s debut album “Sky City” is out now on Fairfax Recordings.

You and a guest could fly to Beantown to see Beck, My Morning Jacket, Tame Impala, and more!

Sket One Galactic Empire Flag
Graffiti artist Sket One is known for subversive work, but putting Princess Leia on a prayer candle? That’s just brilliant….

2015. Twin Shadow, “I’m Ready” video
“Eclipse” is out now via Warner

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Featuring cover stories on Courtney Barnett and Jack White on one side, and Roy Choi (in conversation with Portugal. The Man) and Kate Berlant and John Early on the other.

Featuring cover stories on Courtney Barnett and Jack White on one side, and Roy Choi (in conversation with Portugal. The Man) and Kate Berlant and John Early on the other.

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Our picks for the best tracks out there for the week of April 27–May 1, 2015. Headphone-tested, FLOOD-approved.

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.