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

Preoccupations, Ill at Ease
The Calgary post-punks couldn’t sound more comfortable in their own skin on their ironically titled fifth album, which seamlessly alternates between joyful and haunting moods.

Provoker, Mausoleum
Production from Kenny Beats heightens the LA trio’s signature gloominess on their third album of mournful 19th century gothic narratives and mirthful 1980s horror nostalgia.

Various artists, True Names: A Benefit for Trans Youth
Worry Bead Records compiles tracks from Squirrel Flower, Remember Sports, 22° Halo, and more conjuring a wistful world of lo-fi elegance while raising funds for a very worthwhile cause.
FLOOD Staff

Lana Del Rey / photo by Pooneh Ghana
Tyler, the Creator, Khruangbin, Vampire Weekend, The Last Dinner Party, Lil Yachty, and more (including Billie Eilish sightings) from the first weekend in the desert.

The ambient producer plays “Illusion” from last year’s the skies, they shift like chords LP on harmonium.

The rapper is in the midst of a North American tour supporting last year’s Quaranta.

We’re spinning 24 hours of commercial-free music from LCD Soundsystem, Wu-Tang Clan, Joanna Newson, and other artists comprising the lineup of the SLC festival taking place the weekend of May 10.

The Brooklyn post-punks’ acoustic set includes “Blasé” from their 2022 debut Look at You, as well as the unreleased “Bloodhounds.”

With waves breaking in the background, the songwriter performs “Damage” from her recently released debut EP When We’re Older.

The genre-breaking Edinburgh trio lit up the intimate Spring Garden venue in advance of their Coachella appearance this weekend.

As they embark on a month-long US tour in support of their new album Parallel Realms, the band share some favorite tunes by Peggy Gou, Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter, and more.

Kicking off our new miniseries spotlighting the NYC festival, Carly Kraft’s indie-pop project plays “shrooms” and “Poser” in Freeman Alley in Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

The long-running psych-rock outfit plays “Realm of Minor Angels” from their newly released album Eros Zeta & the Perfumed Guitars.

The London-based songwriter and producer is in the midst of a North American tour supporting his second album, Lahai.

With their debut album Pratts & Pain out now, the Australian duo are set to take over North America later this month when their tour kicks off April 20 in Texas.

Diaz shares a photo diary of her experience at Willie Nelson’s ranch during his annual event in Spicewood, Texas.

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.