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

In addition to cuts from their classic 1998 album, the Bristol trip-hop duo surprised their audience with plenty of covers.

The band celebrated the twentieth anniversary of “S&M” in SF this weekend.

A round-up of what we’ve been digging lately.

Featuring stories on Carly Rae Jepsen, Jamila Woods, Jónsi of Sigur Rós, and Helado Negro.

We spent two days with The Marías behind the scenes of the annual San Francisco festival.

Clementine Creevy and the band frolic behind the scenes of the annual San Francisco festival.

People actually showed wtf
The rising LA indie band provides a glimpse behind the scenes at the annual San Francisco festival.

Childish Gambino
Record crowds descended upon the San Francisco festival also featuring Kacey Musgraves, Wallows, Anderson .Paak & the Free Nationals, Better Oblivion Community Center, and more.

The Helsinki music fest saw Solange, Blood Orange, Mitski, Father John Misty, and more take the stage.

Kacey Musgraves
Featuring Kacey Musgraves, Mitski, Tenacious D, and Shaq as DJ Diesel.

A round-up of what we’ve been digging as of late.

JPEGMAFIA at Pitchfork Festival. July 21, 2019. Photo by Joshua Mellin
It was a scorcher, featuring sets from Charli XCX, Stereolab, HAIM, CHAI, and many more.

Mannequin Pussy
Give a listen to some of our favorite songs and albums from last month.

On the grounds in the Woodlands with Young the Giant, X-Ambassadors, Sir Sly, NoMBe, Klingande, Yoke Lore, Bea Miller, and many more.

Featuring cover stories on Animal Collective and Alex Honnold on one side, and Jeff Bridges and Swoon on the other.

Featuring cover stories on Jeff Bridges and Swoon on one side, and Animal Collective and Alex Honnold on the other.

Themed around sustainability + the natural world, this print issue features four cover stories plus Weyes Blood, Big Thief, Gary Clark Jr., Philippe Cousteau Jr., and more.

From American Football to Weyes Blood, twenty-five releases from this year that we stand behind without wobbling.

Featuring stories on Local Natives, SASAMI, iLoveMakonnen, and Johnathan Rice.

The National at Panorama / photo by Joyce Jude Lee
The songs and albums from last month you should listen to immediately.