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

Stereolab, Instant Holograms on Metal Film
Their first new album in fifteen years spins on an axis of subtly infectious refrains and gently askew rhythms—it’s avant-garde art-pop as something radically old yet experimentally new.

Sparks, MAD!
The Mael brothers’ 26th album purrs with sincere longings dedicated to romantic splits, though ultimately remains true to the duo’s idiosyncratic melody and tongue-in-cheek lyricism.

These New Puritans, Crooked Wing
The interplay of organ and voice throughout the Essex band’s fifth album creates a haunting document of the modern world wrestling for coexistence with the old world.
FLOOD Staff

Redd Kross on set of “I.R.S.: The Cutting Edge” taping at Windows of Hollywood, Hollywood, California. 17 August 1987. L-R: Jeffrey McDonald, Roy McDonald, Robert Hecker, and Steven McDonald.
In this exclusive preview, Jeff and Steven McDonald recall getting together with Robert Hecker—the lead guitarist for their much-loved Neurotica and Third Eye albums.

Following the release of her third album The Vandalist, the pop-rap vocalist spins tracks by Little Simz, UMO, Missy Elliott, and more.

The inaugural Huntsville, Alabama festival was forced to cancel day two due to the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

Behind the scenes with the pop troubadour during weekend one of the annual festival.

The Irish garage-punk band was joined by Slow Fiction in Nashville.

The former Cosmonaut/Spires co-founder performs “Save Your Own,” “Smack Water,” and “Tightrope Life” in his hometown.

The German producer takes us behind the scenes of his set at the San Francisco festival last weekend.

The songwriter continues to promote his new country-tinged LP The Hard Way with a radio takeover featuring T. Rex, Foster the People, Mitski, and more.

The legendary French duo played their largest stand-alone US show yet at the iconic Los Angeles venue, along with opener Thundercat.

Peaches at Portola in San Francisco, CA / photo by Wilson Lee
Anderson .Paak, Disclosure, Jessie Ware, JPEGMAFIA, Gesaffelstein, Empress Of, Shygirl, and more from Pier 80 in San Francisco.

The Australian quartet shares photos taken during and after their set at the Dana Point, California festival last weekend.

Fleet Foxes / photo by Okay Niicolita
The annual festival celebrated its third year at Seaside Park in Bridgeport, Connecticut this past weekend.

Shots of Remi Wolf, Conan Gray, Bleachers, Reneé Rapp, Hozier, Maisie Peters, and more from Merriweather Post Pavillion

Chappell Roan Drag Party
Julien Baker, Janelle Monáe, Ethel Cain, Samia, Holly Humberstone, Soccer Mommy, Coco & Clair Clair, and more from Forest Hills Stadium.

With their new album Flood out now, the indie-pop quartet spins tracks by Jessica Pratt, The Pogues, Hotline TNT, and more they’ve had on repeat.

Following the releases of his first solo album in 12 years and his debut memoir, Wynn performs the title track from Make It Right ahead of touring the new material later this month.

LCD Soundsytem
James Blake, Peggy Gou, Jamie xx, LP Giobbi, Thundercat, and more from the reconfigured annual fest in Las Vegas.

IDLES at Forest Hills credit Dutch Doscher 9
Both bands delivered enthralling performances at the Queens, NY venue this past Friday.

Air at Benaroya Hall in Seattle, WA / photo by Eric Tra
The French ambient-pop duo kicked off their North American tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of Moon Safari over the weekend.

With the songwriter’s new live film out now, he shares how Talking Heads, Nirvana, Jimi Hendrix, and more set high bars for the medium.