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Live, in Photos: Kacey Musgraves at Moody Center
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In Conversation
Twin Temple: Passion, Heartbreak, and Satan
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Live, in Photos: Austin City Limits 2026 with Lorde, The xx, Turnstile, and More
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Photos: Daniel Cavazos
Lauren Halsey’s EMAJENDAT – Hollywood Bowl – September 29, 2026
Art & Culture
Lauren Halsey Is Manifesting—Imagine That!
Words: Nereya Otieno
Photos: Timothy Norris
Additional Photos: Allen Chen and Hugo Glendinning
Caroline Polachek, MUNA, Lola Young, and Tinashe Set to Play Chappell Roan’s Inaugural Super Graphic Spectacular
Words: Mike LeSuer
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Watch Phoebe Bridgers’ Three-Song Set for A24 Music’s “Sound Check at Cherry Lane Theatre” Series
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Jess Williamson Takes Us on a Road Trip Through A Mile South of Heaven
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Photo: Ryder Cavazos
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Carissa’s Wierd Reckon with Their Past and Present on New Single “I Don’t Feel Like I Feel Right”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Ryan Faist
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Aziya, Mr Hudson, and The Strokes’ Nick Valensi Form an Unlikely Bond on “Scream Your Name”
Words: Mischa Pearlman
Lana Del Rey, Bad Bunny, and Robyn to Host Grand Theft Auto VI Radio Stations
Words: Will Schube
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David Byrne and Daniel Pemberton Share “Let Me Sell You a Dream” From Musk Documentary
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Turnstile Announce Benefit Show at the Washington Monument
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Avery Friedman Savors Unexpected Fruits on New Single “You Move”
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Imaad Wasif Shares a Road-Movie Visual for “Grow”—a Track That’s More of an Existential Journey
Watch American Football Cover The Cure’s “Boys Don’t Cry”
Mike D Shares Music Video For “Secrets Pt. I & II”
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The Atmosphere and Street Style of Austin City Limits 2026
Neighborhoods
Watch Matt Pond PA Perform in Saugerties, New York for “Neighborhoods”
Neighborhoods
Watch Scarves Perform in Bellingham, Washington for “Neighborhoods”
Neighborhoods
Watch Amelia Day Perform Two Songs in Nashville for “Neighborhoods”
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Watch GAYLE Perform Two Songs in Nashville for “Neighborhoods”
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Watch Tasha Perform in Ridgewood, Queens for “Neighborhoods”
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Watch The Suffers’ Kam Franklin Perform in Northwest Houston for “Neighborhoods”
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Watch Kelly Doyle Perform Two Songs in West Texas for “Neighborhoods”
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In Conversation
Twin Temple: Passion, Heartbreak, and Satan
Alexandra and Zachary James on outsider culture, their reverence for mid-20th century music, and the difficult road to their Shooter Jennings–produced third album, Doomed Lovers.
Words: Bryan Reesman
Photos: Travis Shinn
Lauren Halsey’s EMAJENDAT – Hollywood Bowl – September 29, 2026
Art & Culture
Lauren Halsey Is Manifesting—Imagine That!
The multimedia artist talks building upon the proof of concept she debuted last week at the Hollywood Bowl with emajendat, a meticulously curated event featuring live music, carnival games, giant sculptures, and much more.
Words: Nereya Otieno
Photos: Timothy Norris
Additional Photos: Allen Chen and Hugo Glendinning
Breaking
Brooke Combe Is Sharing Her Obsession with the World
As she gears up for a sprawling tour with Jalen Ngonda, the Scottish soul artist discusses honoring the music she grew up on while establishing her own identity as a songwriter.
Words: Will Schube
Photos: Sam Crowston
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13
The Tenth Anniversay Issue
Celebrate our tenth anniversary with the biggest issue we’ve ever made. FLOOD 13 is deluxe, 252-page commemorative edition—a collectible, coffee-table-style volume in a 12″ x 12″ format—packed with dynamic graphic design, stunning photography and artwork, and dozens of amazing artists representing the past, present, and future of FLOOD’s editorial spectrum, while also looking back at key moments and events in our history. Inside, you’ll find in-depth cover stories on Gorillaz and Magdalena Bay, plus interviews with Mac DeMarco, Lord Huron, Wolf Alice, Norman Reedus, The Zombies, Nation of Language, Bootsy Collins, Fred Armisen, Jazz Is Dead, Automatic, Rocket, and many more.
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5 Questions
5 Questions with BODEGA
Words: Mischa Pearlman
Photo: Pooneh Ghana
Read an Excerpt From Joseph Rathgeber’s Extensive Two-Volume History of Anticon
Words: Will Schube
Photo By and Courtesy of: Odd Nosdam
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L’Eclair Aim to Fill Bigger Rooms with New Single “Excelsior”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Karen Alonzo
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Live, in Photos: Beabadoobee at Madison Square Garden and The Liacouras Center
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NYC photos: Kimberley Ross
Philly photos: David Iskra
Slayyyter Announces New Album Wor$t Man in America
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Christian Sarkine
Kacey Musgraves Teams Up with Intocable for Spanish Version of “Uncertain, TX”
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Jasmine Safaeian
Neighborhoods
Watch Matt Pond PA Perform in Saugerties, New York for “Neighborhoods”
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Karen O, Bon Iver, Erykah Badu, and More Share Thoughts on Their Favorite LPs in New Book
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Skylar Watkins
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Live, in Photos: She & Him at Orpheum Theatre
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Photos: Danielle Agnello
Film & TVFilm Review
Digger Is A Ham-Fisted Satire, Until It Isn’t
Words: A.D. Amorosi
Photo: Warner Bros.
Primavera Sound 2027 Announces Phoebe Bridgers, Fontaines D.C., Massive Attack, and More as Headliners
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Piper Ferguson
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Logic1000 Takes Us Full-Circle with a Track-by-Track Breakdown of Confirmation!
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Kasia Kim-Zacharko
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Teens in Trouble Step Into the Ring in Video for New Single “I Do”
Words: Mike LeSuer
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Dawn Richard, Creole Culture
Made in homage to the vibrancy of New Orleans’ musical history, the eclectic R&B artist’s first solo album in five years is all giddy momentum.
Remi Wolf, Mud
Written in the aftermath of a breakup, the alt-pop songwriter’s gut punch of a third album sees her diving into discomfort head first without losing any of her storytelling’s signature color.
Total Wife, come.back.down.x.recovery
The Nashville-based shoegaze experimentalists enlist their peers to help rehab rough demos from last year’s Come Back Down, with the resulting EP proving unexpectedly cohesive.
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