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

Sufjan Stevens, Carrie & Lowell [10th Anniversary Edition]
Padded out with a personal essay, family photos, and outtakes, this re-release of Stevens’ album-length eulogy permits yet another return to the 1980s Oregon of the artist’s memory.

Alan Sparhawk, With Trampled by Turtles
Far more mournful than his solo debut from last year, the former Low member’s collaboration with the titular bluegrass band is drenched in sorrow, absence, longing, and dark devastation.

Cola Boyy, Quit to Play Chess
Despite bristling with Matthew Urango’s familiar cotton-candied disco, the late songwriter and activist’s sophomore album also opens the floodgates to everything else he seemed capable of.
FLOOD Staff

photo by Todd Weaver
Plus Xander Singh lends a hand.

Analog synths, gentle moods, and “Doctor Who.”

The Denver duo keep their heads in the clouds.

In case you happen to be looking for an excuse to get out of the country for a bit.

photo by Cara Robbins
The former Passion Pit member confronts the loss of love and his sense of self on his new album “Muffin.”

The recent City Slang signee played a sundown set for us in her hometown of Tel Aviv.

Prince-approved and straight from Australia, the funk-rock maestro was in support of his upcoming LP, “Smoke Fire Hope Desire.”

Taken from the “AMMA RMXD” LP, out now via Foehn.

Mute your TV. Turn up your stereo.

The darkwave Brooklyn band released “If Language” back in September.

photo by Sean Macneil
The New York quartet’s new album Bloodshot Tokyo is out February 3.

Radiohead, Beyoncé, and Kendrick Lamar are your headliners.

Our pals from the worlds of music, film, and TV offer their lists for the best of the year.

Our favorite tracks of the year, (almost) all in one place.

Media’s boundaries are more porous than ever, and great artwork abounds. So does weirdness.

Has the era of the antihero come to an end?

Don’t get too comfortable.

Great year for music, terrible year for everything else.

The Brooklyn duo’s ludicrously titled second album, “You Can Catch a Lobster With Eggs But Not Egg Salad,” is out February 10.

At this point, we’ll take any excuse to celebrate.