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

Lorde, Virgin
The pop star retains the tainted-love throb of electro rhythm on a fourth LP that’s high on affection, low on gloss, and geared toward transcendence and sneaky sexuality.

Frankie Cosmos, Different Talking
Greta Kline’s sixth album finds her clicking with her new band, lending these songs a DIY quality reminiscent of her early demos despite digging into themes exclusive to adulthood.

BC Camplight, A Sober Conversation
The UK-via-NJ songwriter’s blackly comic neo-chamber-pop missive on sobriety still manages to speak to the upbeat without a snip of excess emotion.
FLOOD Staff

The Canadian C&W songwriter braves the cold to play “Redneck Rehab” from his new LP El Viejo—out now via New West Records—as well as his 2009 track “This Is My Prairie.”

The FLOOD digital cover stars are in the midst of a 20-date North American tour.

Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince share a tour diary documenting the final weeks of the US leg of their God Games dates in words and photos.

Set up on a fire escape, songwriter and Cat Power collaborator Arsun Sorrenti plays the title track from his upcoming debut album Babe I Hear Thunder in Your Heart.

The NYC-based songwriter shares photos from her month-long tour with Katy Kirby and a stint in Austin for a handful of unofficial SXSW showcases.

Faux Real, Bootsy Collins, Sinkane, Wishy, Shannon and the Clams, and more from Austin during the annual festival.

Following the release of last year’s Indie, Seen photo book, Ferguson spins Beck, The Strokes, and a handful of other artists from the scenes she’s helped document over the years.

Interviews and live footage from Grandbrothers, Lisa Morgenstern, and Sofi Paez at Austin’s Central Presbyterian Church.

With support from Black Belt Eagle Scout, Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker brought hits old and new to the South Street venue in support of their new LP Little Rope.

Plus Yaya Bey, Fat Dog, Viji, wilt, Holly Macve, Gareth Donkin, and Coach Party backstage at the Mohawk.

Accompanied by producer Aaron Taos, the Tulsa-based songwriter gives acoustic performances of “Televangelic” and “Ghost” outside of Taos’ Howdy Partner Studio.

Shots of J Noa, Fat Dog, Yaya Bey, Porij, Caleb Landry Jones, Coach Party, Viji, wilt, and Gareth Donkin from the Mohawk in Austin.

As they prepare to hit the road for their latest set of dates in support of last year’s Blame My Ex LP, the Toronto rockers queue up tracks by girl in red, Ethel Cain, Pet Shop Boys, and more.

The Black Keys
Sponsored by FLOOD, the showcase at Mohawk also featured Robert Finley, Early James, Kenny Brown, Moonrisers, and more.

Coming off a recent tour playing with The Postal Service, Lewis switched gears to perform songs from last year’s country-flavored solo LP on the final night of her “Joy’all Ball” tour in Nashville.

The Australian psych-folk songwriter takes us through her ideal day in her hometown ahead of her new album Ramona, which arrives April 5 via ATO.

The Baltimore-based songwriter plays through “Home for the Moment” from his new EP of the same name on a friend’s porch while visiting the town.

Yaya Bey and Coach Party have been added to our lineup at the Mohawk on Thursday, joining Chromeo, Hinds, Estevie, Fat Dog, Porij, Caleb Landry Jones, J Noa, Viji, wilt, and Gareth Donkin.

Our latest digital cover stars and FLOODfest headliners queue up their favorite new singles and deepcut remixes before taking the stage in Austin.

Behind-the-scenes shots with Poolside, Coco & Breezy, Tim Atlas, and others from the nonprofit festival in Phoenix, Arizona.