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

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.

BRUIT ≤, The Age of Ephemerality
The French post-rock band lyrically addresses the unthinkable progress and regression of our post-internet age via droning metal and modern-classical sound on their second LP.
FLOOD Staff

Wanna see the electropop icons IRL? Of course you do.

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.

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.