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

Ezra Furman, Goodbye Small Head
A glitchy folk-punk opera like a pastoral take on Lou Reed’s Berlin, the songwriter’s quivering-yet-empowered latest sees her knocked down—but never knocked out.

Youth Code, Yours, with Malice
The EBM duo continues to test new waters with their debut EP for metalcore label Sumerian, inviting experimentation on each of these five bone-rattling recordings.

Kali Uchis, Sincerely,
Moving from the synth-dembow-pop of last year’s Orquídeas to dreamy neo-soul, her fifth album sees Uchis adapt the tripling axis of joy, pain, and existential dilemma into cloudy song.
FLOOD Staff

Dre Babinski’s new album Newfound Oxygen is out now.

With the band’s first volume of singles out now via Sony Music, photographer Piper Ferguson revisits the band’s early appearances at the Troubadour, SXSW, Coachella, and more.

Weyes Blood at Brooklyn Steel, March 2023 / photo by Julia Drummond
Natalie Mering played the first of two sold-out shows in New York on Friday night.

The Austin-based electronic composer performs his recent single atop the city’s iconic music venue.

The German nu-disco producer takes over the airwaves ahead of his appearance at M3F Festival in Phoenix this weekend.

The native Texan performs her recent single in the city’s arts district.

The band Sylvan Esso — Amelia Meath (left) and Nick Sanborn — in Los Angeles. The married indie rock/electro-pop duo were about to release a new album, “No Rules Sandy.”
Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn spin everything from Helado Negro to Aldous Harding on their station takeover.

The Akron/Family offshoot performs the track from last year’s Experiments in Plant Based Music Vol. 1 atop a floating house.

With his debut album Good for Nothing (A Spiraling Blackout Montage) out now, Brandon Hoogenboom brings the song to a tunnel in Southern Orange County.

Monday through Friday, we’ll be spinning all your favorite artists’ covers of all your favorite songs.

Tell us what your favorite radio channel was growing up and these items could be yours.

The outlaw-pop songwriter performs her 2021 single along with a cut from her newly released God Is Dead EP in Southern California.

Ahead of their anticipated US tour, the French pop artist shares an eclectic DJ set with us.

Stephen Sanchez / photo by Mallory Turner
Stephen Sanchez, ATL Jacob, Gunner Stahl, Blu De Tiger, Em Beihold, London on da Track, Victoria Canal, and more from the three-day pop-up experience celebrating #GRAMMYSNextGen

The second half of the PBS series’ 48th season kicked off at the beginning of January.

The art-pop duo take on O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” in addition to a single from their forthcoming debut LP on a balcony a block from Times Square.

The destination includes an exhibit designed by Cey Adams celebrating 50 years of hip-hop with photography by Janette Beckman, Michael Lavine, B+, Danny Clinch, Greg Noire, and Gunner Stahl.

We’ll be spinning the brother/sister duo of Josh and Amy Dowdle’s vibey set every day through February 3.

The soul icon’s latest solo record Sentimental Fool arrived back in October via Daptone Records.

Steve Bays and Parker Bossley take us back to the early ’00s with their guest DJ set.