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

HAIM, I Quit
The sister trio’s fourth full-length is a summer breakup concept record that’s intimate, powerful, and too scattered within its catharsis.

Little Simz, Lotus
The product of a fractured personal and professional relationship, the UK rapper’s sixth album feels like an unexpected new growth blooming on the same familiar plant.

Keep, Almost Static
Toiling away at creating a style all their own for over a decade, the Richmond group’s latest LP exudes a sense of freedom in their doomsday shoegaze sound.
FLOOD Staff

Jamie xx / photo by Joshua Mellin
Tickets are on sale now for the September 30 event sponsored by FLOOD.

The late-night performance arrives ahead of TSUNG’s new album Empire Postcards, out this Friday.

Ahead of the release of her new album rising this Friday, Maia will be taking over FLOOD FM this week with hand-picked songs and stories.

This week’s “Fave 15” podcast also includes Kathleen Hanna, Danger Mouse & Black Thought, and mxmtoon.

The Canadian folk songwriter plays through “All Dressed Up,” “Waterfall,” and “I Can’t Believe” in her backyard.

The solo pipe organ performance arrives ahead of the songwriter’s forthcoming record ALTAR.

The former Walkmen member performs the track from his latest solo venture The Bear outside his schoolhouse studio.

Pre-Coachella weekend 1 playing it cool
The LA-based four-piece takes us behind the scenes of their weekend festival experience.

The North Charleston festival curated by Shovels & Rope also featured Sharon Van Etten, Modest Mouse, Mavis Staples, Adia Victoria, and Black Pumas.

Both “Pink Sky” and “Broken Families” appear on the actress/songwriter’s forthcoming LP Lady for Sale.

Artists pose during weekend two of the Indio music fest.

The Dublin-based five-piece played a memorable set alongside Just Mustard this weekend before vocalist Grian Chatten’s laryngitis diagnosis.

The experimental songwriter performs the track from his new album d E A T h ~ b U g in his backyard.

Brockhampton, Phoebe Bridgers, Wallows, Caroline Polachek, Denzel Curry, and many more highlights from weekend one in Indio.

The co-founder of the British synthpop duo will be taking over FLOOD FM this week with hand-picked songs and stories.

The inaugural Coachella kick-off event also featured sets from Jahi Sundance and DJ Chocolatebarbangs

Most of the festival’s sets will be broadcast for free on YouTube beginning tonight.

The dream-pop duo perform a track from their recently unveiled second album Take Your Time.

Shots from their sets at Jawbreaker’s Dear You 25th anniversary show.

Kaplan’s Shooter Jennings–produced album Floating on a Dream arrives May 20 via Fantasy Records.