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

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.

Murder by Death, Egg & Dart
Each song on the Louisville-based gothic-Americana band’s final album is its own requiem, a tender farewell accepting of its fate.

The Bug Club, Very Human Features
Another collection of relentlessly charming and eccentric garage rock, this fifth album doubles down on the Welsh band’s signature stylized-raw production and unusual lyrics.
FLOOD Staff

If “Angry Birds” can be the most popular movie in America, why not Google Maps?

Holy Stokes premiere header 2
Directed by Russell Houghten, the project is a two-years-in-the-making international tour of the skating world—all in beautiful 4K ultra-HD.

2016. Andy Shauf Under the Influence screenshot
In this premiere installment of our new video series, the Canadian folk artist talks us through—and strips down—the opener from his ANTI- debut, “The Party.”

The Portland metalsmiths return with their second album, “Love.”

The Atlanta sextet heads to the lake with a Super 8 in this clip for the nostalgic opener from last year’s “Faces.”

2016. Ziemba press photo cred Megan Mack
“Hope Is Never” is out June 24 via Lo & Behold.

“We’ve got a squirrel.”

Beat Connection
From November’s “Product 3.”

2016. Paul Bergmann Ocean Song video
His “Romantic Thoughts” EP is out now via Fairfax.

2016. Ranch Ghost, cred Ashley Boyd Jones
The Nashville group’s debut LP “Lookin” is out July 1 via Rough Beast

Misha // no credit
The polyglot musician returns with his second record on May 20.

Slow Steve // photo by Joshua Obliers
“Adventures” is out this Friday on Morr Music.

ORB
The Geelong group’s new LP “Birth” is out July 1 on Castle Face.

Silversun Pickups You Are Here intro header
Our new video series tours the cities that inspire the world.

Work them hips a lil’ bit.

Used Cassettes / photo by Rie
The expat quartet drops “Rock n Rills” on Friday, but you can stream the whole thing today.

Local Natives / 2016 / credit unknown
No word yet on whether a new record is to follow.

2016. Drinks with Jennifer Keyser. cred Aubrie Pick
The bartender at Geraldine’s in Austin, Texas, talks us through making five of her favorite cocktails.

Whiskerman // photo by Riki Feldmann
From the Bay Area group’s new album “Champions,” out May 20.

Jon Stewart on the “Daily Show” set in 1999
FLOOD is presenting the live panel that will feature former writers, correspondents, and the show’s co-creator.