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

Rhys Langston, Pale Black Negative
The LA-based artist’s most comprehensive foray into genre abolition yet is a whirlwind of artistic exploration that sees the songwriter coloring well outside of hip-hop’s lines.

Subsonic Eye, Singapore Dreaming
The Singaporean indie rockers’ jangly fifth record proselytizes the beauty of the natural world, providing hope with deliriously catchy tunes that channel ’90s groups like Superchunk and GBV.

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Phantom Island
The Australian band’s growing comfort performing with orchestra musicians results in a bolder, brighter, more engaging, and more direct album than its predecessor.
FLOOD Staff

Phoenix, Sky Ferreira, Run the Jewels, Megan Thee Stallion, and more from Barcelona.

Gregg Gillis will be taking over FLOOD FM all week beginning June 13 with hand-picked songs and stories.

Today’s show also includes new music from Beach Bunny, of Montreal, and Maggie Rogers.

Ryan Kaiser’s debut album off the grid arrives this Friday.

Beck, Wet Leg, Caroline Polachek, Tame Impala, Charli XCX, and more highlights from weekend one in Barcelona.

Andy Craig gives a solo performance of his recent single, which was produced by Local Natives’ Nik Ewing.

Today’s show also includes new music from Roosevelt, Momma, 070 Shake, and more.

The pioneering alt-rockers recently played an intimate set at the 230-cap venue.

The Canadian songwriter’s latest album Cerulean arrives June 3.

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.