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.
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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
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Big Thief, Double Infinity
Ditching the homespun folk-rock sound of their last record for otherworldly, jazz-infused transmissions, the group’s sixth LP is obsessed with the beauty and inefficiency of language.
David Byrne, Who Is the Sky?
With the aid of Ghost Train Orchestra and Kid Harpoon, Byrne continues his trek across urban prairies to explore our goofball commonalities, the quirks of romance, and his own intimacies.
Fleshwater, 2000: In Search of the Endless Sky
The Massachusetts grungegazers settle on their sound with their second LP: a balancing of frantic energy with moody heaviness and an overall tone of passionately charged emo splendor.
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Photos: Melt-Banana, Danielle Agnello, Josh Darr, Gerald Jenkins
Staff Picks
The Best Return Albums of 2024
10 releases that hid the decade-plus gaps in their creators’ resumes exceptionally well.
January 02, 2025
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: The Best of 2024
50 of our favorite live shots from the year including Chappell Roan, Olivia Rodrigo, Charli XCX, The Last Dinner Party, IDLES, Lana Del Rey, Ethel Cain, St. Vincent, Childish Gambino, and more.
December 31, 2024
Staff Picks
The Best Double Albums of 2024
10 LPs that made a strong case for the extended format.
December 26, 2024
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Katie Gavin at Thalia Hall
MUNA’s lead singer wrapped up her What a Relief solo debut tour in her hometown of Chicago this week.
December 21, 2024
Art & CultureStaff Picks
The Best Music Books of 2024
10 titles that provided exclusive access to some of music’s greatest mysteries.
December 20, 2024
FLOOD FM
Tune in for FLOOD FM’s Third Annual “Cool Yule Xmas” Radio Special
The special programming of eclectic holiday tunes spanning indie, punk, soul, electronic, hip-hop, and beyond kicks off this Saturday, December 21, and runs through the rest of the year only on FLOOD FM.
December 19, 2024
Staff Picks
The Best TV of 2024
The 10 most invigorating series among a new era of prestige television.
December 19, 2024
Staff Picks
The Best Films of 2024
10 movies that offered new perspectives on familiar themes.
December 17, 2024
Neighborhoods
Watch SUSTO’s Johnny Delaware Perform in Athens, Georgia for “Neighborhoods”
The Americana group’s co-founder plays “Jungle Full of Ghosts” and “Running” from his third solo album, Para Llevar, which is out now via Normaltown and New West Records.
December 17, 2024
Smashing Pumpkins at KROQ Acoustic Chrristmas at Kia Forum in Los Angekes, CA / photo by Skylar Watkins
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2024 at Kia Forum
The Smashing Pumpkins, Franz Ferdinand, The Linda Lindas, Jimmy Eat World, and more from the annual LA event’s 33rd year.
December 16, 2024
FLOOD FM
Catch the FLOOD Staff on FLOOD FM All Week Counting Down Our Favorite Tracks of 2024
Fontaines D.C., Kacey Musgraves, Justice, The Last Dinner Party, and more top our individual ballots.
December 16, 2024
Backstage Camera Roll
On the Road with GIFT
The Brooklyn neo-psych rockers toured the UK, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands in support of their recent sophomore album Illuminator.
December 13, 2024
Staff Picks
The Best Songs of 2024
10 stunning collaborations and bold solo cuts that defined the year.
December 12, 2024
Neighborhoods
Watch Lilly Hiatt Perform in Nashville, Tennessee for “Neighborhoods”
The songwriter gives an acoustic performance of the two lead singles from her upcoming LP Forever on her back porch.
December 10, 2024
The Best Albums of 2024
50 records that dispel the notion that the 2020s will be remembered as the decade of the single.
December 10, 2024
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: wilt at The Echo
FLOOD presented the LA band’s only hometown headlining show of the year on Sunday, with support from Forest and Finnish Postcard.
December 09, 2024
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Suki Waterhouse at Old National Centre
The multi-talented “Model, Actress, Whatever” brought The Sparklemuffin Tour to Indianapolis this week.
December 07, 2024
Film + TVStaff Picks
The Best Music Documentaries of 2024
Ten films and series that approached the most engaging untold stories among various genres and time periods.
December 06, 2024
Backstage Camera Roll
Backstage Camera Roll: LEYA’s “I Forget Everything” Release Party at TV Eye
Featuring cameos from fantasy of a broken heart, Venus Twins, Tempers, Drew McDowall, and more from the recent show in Ridgewood.
December 05, 2024
Neighborhoods
Watch Ark Patrol Perform Along the Mamalahoa Highway in Hawaii for “Neighborhoods”
Brandon Gomez gives a night-time performance of the GEM cut “Top of the World” while visiting his home on Hawaii’s main island.
December 03, 2024
