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

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.

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Naturally [20th Anniversary Edition]
This 2005 modern classic of soul revivalism pulled itself up from the bootstraps of the group’s debut with a respect for nuance to match its need for pulsating grooviness.

PinkPantheress, Fancy That
The UK artist’s second mixtape features an EP’s brevity and an album’s worth of heft, all built upon breathless, sample-heavy instrumentals that form an unlikely sense of cohesion.
FLOOD Staff

The video stars Stephanie Sigman, who obsesses over real footage of the group with mascara-stained eyes.

Photo by Marlene Marino
NYC trio Blonde Redhead has resurfaced after four years with a new single featuring lead singer Kazu Makino’s breathy vocals….

photo by Justin Tenney
The L.A. band announces debut album for Ty Segall imprint God? records.

photo by Ruth Swanson
White Fence’s Tim Presley has teamed up with Ty Segall once again to produce his fifth album, To The Recently…

photo by Rick Bahto
The sultry singer announces release of double A-side + vinyl reissue of Tragedy debut.


Demetri Martin in “Dean”


Join us for a summer rooftop party in the heart of Hollywood with XYLO on-hand for a DJ set.

2014 The Orwells performing at the Burton Chicago Flagship store. Photo by Eric Kommer.
With live performances from respective local bands the Orwells, De Lux, and Painted Palms

Featuring a cover story on Thomas Middleditch—as well as features on Spoon, “Mystery Science Theater 3000,” and more—as well as an entire side dedicated to the making and legacy of the Beastie Boys’ “Check Your Head.”

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Featuring cover stories on Angel Olsen and Daveed Diggs, as well as features on Jonathan Lethem, Christopher Guest, Nickelodeon’s “Doug,” Deap Vally, and more.

Big Grams // photo by Timothy Saccenti
The collaboration’s debut EP is out now on Epic.

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Featuring a live art installation by Thank You X, a performance by DJ Mick, and live on-site gaming stream with Twitch.tv with special guests.

Featuring Run the Jewels, “Veep,” Courtney Barnett, Gary Baseman, and more