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

Andy Bell, Ten Crowns
The Erasure frontman works out something open and anthemic on his latest solo album, with producer Dave Audé adding subtler shades to his post-house pop mix.

Viagra Boys, viagr aboys
The Swedish post-punks’ fourth album combines half-assed humor with half-assed performances, filling in the void left by guitar-centric punk with demented synth tinkering.

Sunflower Bean, Mortal Primetime
The New York trio’s first self-produced album has a smooth, consistent, quietly confident sound quality that reflects the elegance that’s always been at their core.
FLOOD Staff

From the forthcoming “Who Cares About Tomorrow.”

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.