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

Ezra Furman, Goodbye Small Head
A glitchy folk-punk opera like a pastoral take on Lou Reed’s Berlin, the songwriter’s quivering-yet-empowered latest sees her knocked down—but never knocked out.

Youth Code, Yours, with Malice
The EBM duo continues to test new waters with their debut EP for metalcore label Sumerian, inviting experimentation on each of these five bone-rattling recordings.

Kali Uchis, Sincerely,
Moving from the synth-dembow-pop of last year’s Orquídeas to dreamy neo-soul, her fifth album sees Uchis adapt the tripling axis of joy, pain, and existential dilemma into cloudy song.
FLOOD Staff

The Brooklyn neo-psych rockers toured the UK, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands in support of their recent sophomore album Illuminator.

10 stunning collaborations and bold solo cuts that defined the year.

The songwriter gives an acoustic performance of the two lead singles from her upcoming LP Forever on her back porch.

50 records that dispel the notion that the 2020s will be remembered as the decade of the single.

FLOOD presented the LA band’s only hometown headlining show of the year on Sunday, with support from Forest and Finnish Postcard.

The multi-talented “Model, Actress, Whatever” brought The Sparklemuffin Tour to Indianapolis this week.

Ten films and series that approached the most engaging untold stories among various genres and time periods.

Featuring cameos from fantasy of a broken heart, Venus Twins, Tempers, Drew McDowall, and more from the recent show in Ridgewood.

Brandon Gomez gives a night-time performance of the GEM cut “Top of the World” while visiting his home on Hawaii’s main island.

Their take on Purple Mountains’ “Snow Is Falling in Manhattan” appears on Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips’ new holiday album with Sonic Boom, A Peace of Us.

With their new album Dust out today, twins Elektra and Miranda Kilbey walk us through some favorite spots in their Swedish hometown.

The Austin surf-punk trio share candid moments from the US leg of their “EELS on Wheels” tour.

The band gives an acoustic performance of “Find the Ground” and “Grand Junction” from their recent album Roll It Out outside of New West Records’ offices.

Tyler, the Creator’s annual festival celebrated its 10th anniversary with Vince Staples, André 3000, Doechii, Jean Dawson, The Marias, Syd, Erykah Badu, Wisp, and more.

As the Nashville-based band wraps up their Love Hate Music Box tour, they’re taking over the station to spin tracks by Passion Pit, Dijon, Modest Mouse, and more.

Why Bonnie, Wombo, and Cola walk us through their day before taking the stage at Baby’s All Right to celebrate a decade and a half of their label.

Liz Nistico shares words and photos from her recent set of dates opening for Kate Nash and Joh Chase.

Here’s your chance to score his limited-edition guitar as well as a signed poster of our recent cover with the songwriter.

The garage-rock revivalists perform the single from their latest EP, Ameripop!.

Following the release of the mariachi EP reworking songs from his 2022 collaboration with Panda Bear, Peter Kember shares some favorite works of Latin pop, Mexican folk, and beyond.