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

The SD-based group performs two songs at the storied Che Café in La Jolla.

The punk trio took their Together, Baby! single to the Clovelly Cliffs on Australia’s East Coast.

The Vancouver-based post-punk revivalist is taking over the station all week with hand-picked tunes.

The Australian songwriter’s 20th studio album I’m Fun! arrived in August via Ten Fingers/Warner.

10 series that lived up to the virality of their screencaps.

Shannon Busch gives an acoustic performance of both tracks from her forthcoming debut LP outside of her recording studio.

10 movies that helped us navigate everything from complicated familial drama to psychotic conspiracy theorists.

Kicking off on Monday and running through Christmas Day, make FLOOD FM your source for great and eclectic holiday music.

10 tracks that look toward the past to push things forward.

The songwriter performs an acoustic take on his recent single in the capital city.

Sloan Struble is taking over the station this week with handpicked tunes.

25 records that were hard to take out of rotation this year.

The band was joined by Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino, Darkside’s Dave Harrington, and Miya Folick during their three-night residency.

The Australian indie rockers perform the track in the Sydney suburb shortly after releasing an acoustic version last week.

The synth-pop duo gives us a look into their unpredictable world by spinning a handful of their current favorite songs.

The UK indie rockers perform a track off their new album I Don’t Belong Anywhere, out now via Physical Education Recordings.

50 percent of proceeds of the 19″ x 19″ limited edition giclée print benefit the Neighborhood Nip Foundation.

The Louisville rockers’ latest album Asking for a Friend is set to arrive January 27 via Elektra Records.

Trevor Hutchens performs his hit single featuring Bipolar Sunshine & KALLITECHNIS on the beach.

Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood’s Radiohead side-project with drummer Tom Skinner played New York this past weekend.