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

Dillon Basse and Tristan Duncan play through “Window” and “Sunlight” from their newly released second album, Burnout Days.

The SF-based producer spins Miike Snow, Michael Kiwanuka, RÜFÜS DU SOL, and more as he gears up for a set of dates in Florida and across the West Coast later this month.

In a night that included everyone from Dr. Dre joining Anderson .Paak to Billie Eilish jamming with Green Day, nothing was more stunning than this surprise set.

The alt-rockers play “Rat People” and “Post Hang” from their forthcoming debut album Vacation, landing next month via Warner/War Buddha Records.

The indie-pop duo share photos from their 14-date tour of China following the release of their second LP, Wah!!!.

St. Vincent
Jenny Lewis, FINNEAS, The Linda Lindas, Juliette Lewis, Fred Armisen, and Courtney Barnett, among others, will also perform on February 5 at Hollywood Palladium.

The Canadian duo are in the midst of celebrating the 20th anniversary of their explosive debut album, You’re a Woman, I’m a Machine

The powerhouse vocalist spins tracks by Jungle, Victoria Monét, A$AP Rocky, and more on the heels of her newly released My Way EP.

The Stranger Things star also revealed dates for a global Djo tour kicking off in February.

Jamie XX
In honor of the producer’s weekend set at San Francisco’s Cow Palace, he’ll be taking over the airwaves on Friday and Saturday to spin an eclectic playlist.

The Belgian-born, LA-based creative director and photographer is making an impact through her visual work with Bruno Major, slimdan, and more.

Kristyn Chapman and her band perform “Blue Light” and “Half of Two” from their recently released Morpho Season EP in the city’s River North neighborhood.

The band’s FLOOD-sponsored Los Angeles show was their last in the US for the foreseeable future.

Her 12-song debut album was written over a three-year period and recorded in London and Los Angeles.

The Belarusian coldwave trio recently performed a brief set outside the hotel in Slovakia that’s featured on the cover of their breakout 2018 album Etazhi.

We kick off the 2025 season with a radio takeover by the ever-adventurous neo-psych band, who spin songs by Tom Waits, A Tribe Called Quest, Dinosaur Jr., and more.

As fires continue to rage across Los Angeles County, we’ve compiled a list of resources for those at risk and those looking to help.

Devin Hobdy and Corey Smith-West perform “Avalon” from their recent Inside Voice(s): Side A EP.

Photos: Melt-Banana, Danielle Agnello, Josh Darr, Gerald Jenkins
10 releases that hid the decade-plus gaps in their creators’ resumes exceptionally well.

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.