The first-time filmmaker discusses his personal connection to the critic’s work and why Christgau’s wife Carola may be the real star of the new doc premiering at SXSW.
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In Conversation
Matty Wishnow on Capturing Robert Christgau, One of the Greatest to Give a Grade, with The Last Critic
Words: Mike Hilleary
Photos: Ben Wu
The Band Squeeze in 2025 photographed by Dean Chalkley
In Conversation
Squeeze: Welcome to Trixies
Words: Dan Epstein
Photos: Dean Chalkley
BreakingNeighborhoods
Morgan Nagler: Finding Specificity in the Universal
Words: Sean Fennell
Photos: Daniela Shella
Track by Track
Anjimile Breaks Down His Ecstatic New LP You’re Free to Go
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Xander Opiyo
First Listen
Paul Bergmann Ponders the Mythos of the American West on New Single “Blue Light Cowboy”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: courtesy of the artist
Beabadoobee Returns with New Single “All I Did Was Dream of You” Featuring The Marías
Words: Will Schube
Photo: AboveGround
Bruce Springsteen Shares “A Rainy Night in Soho” Ahead of Shane MacGowan Tribute Album
Words: Will Schube
Broken Social Scene Share “Hey Amanda” Ahead of New LP Remember the Humans
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Kevin Drew
Photo layout: Jordan Allen
First Listen
Sunnan Channel the Spirit of Bergman on New Single “Longing to Miss You”
Words: Mike LeSuer
First Listen
Pope Reflect on Grief and Communal Support on “Make You Feel”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Izze Thompson
The Lemon Twigs Announce Look for Your Mind! LP, Share First Single “I Just Can’t Get Over Losing You”
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Eva Chambers
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Cut Copy’s Pre-CRSSD Festival Dance Playlist
Perfect Day
Perfect Day in Tamanrasset: Tinariwen
Kacey Musgraves Announces Sixth LP Middle of Nowhere, Shares “Dry Spell”
Violet Grohl Announces Debut Album, Shares New Single “595”
Bleachers Share “Dirty Wedding Dress,” Announce North American Tour
Modest Mouse Share First New Single in Five Years with “Look How Far…”
BreakingNeighborhoods
Morgan Nagler: Finding Specificity in the Universal
Neighborhoods
Watch Hotel Fiction Perform in Athens, Georgia for “Neighborhoods”
Neighborhoods
Watch Solya Perform in Buffalo Gap, Texas for “Neighborhoods”
FLOOD Sessions
Watch Vitamin String Quartet Cover Teddy Swims and Radiohead for “FLOOD Sessions”
Neighborhoods
Watch Boy Golden Perform in Winnipeg’s Whittier Park for “Neighborhoods”
Neighborhoods
Watch Mothé Perform in Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights for “Neighborhoods”
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Watch Ski Team Play “Plan A” and “New BF” in Brooklyn for “FLOOD Sessions”
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In Conversation
Matty Wishnow on Capturing Robert Christgau, One of the Greatest to Give a Grade, with The Last Critic
The first-time filmmaker discusses his personal connection to the critic’s work and why Christgau’s wife Carola may be the real star of the new doc premiering at SXSW.
Words: Mike Hilleary
Photos: Ben Wu
The Band Squeeze in 2025 photographed by Dean Chalkley
In Conversation
Squeeze: Welcome to Trixies
Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook discuss their new concept album about a fictional nightclub that was originally recorded as demos way back in 1974 when the duo were teens.
Words: Dan Epstein
Photos: Dean Chalkley
BreakingNeighborhoods
Morgan Nagler: Finding Specificity in the Universal
The songwriter and actress discusses going solo two decades into her music career and previews her new album’s single “Heartbreak City” for a “Neighborhoods” session outside the soon-to-be-demolished Taix French Restaurant in Los Angeles.
Words: Sean Fennell
Photos: Daniela Shella
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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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Thundercat and Willow Ride the Lightning on New Single “ThunderWave”
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Neil Krug
Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE, and Surf Gang Unite for Pompeii // Utility Double Album and Tour
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Ian Buosi
Hear Hayley Williams and Daniel James Take on This Is Lorelei’s “Perfect Hand”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photos: Courtesy of the Artist (Power Snatch ) / Al Nardo (This Is Lorelei)
Watch Gorillaz Play “Clint Eastwood” and “The Moon Cave” on Saturday Night Live
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Pooneh Ghana
First Listen
Johnny Dynamite Dials 1-800-WANNA-CRY in Video for New Single “Helpline”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Claire Wardlaw
5 Questions
5 Questions with Bosse-de-Nage
Words: Kurt Orzeck
Photo: Bobby Cochran
First Listen
KIMIKO Takes on Love Bombers with New Track “Emotional Whiplash”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Acacia Evans
Maya Hawke and Christian Lee Hutson
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Tibet House Benefit 2026 with Elvis Costello, Maya Hawke, Christian Lee Hutson, Toro y Moi, and More
Words: FLOOD Staff
Photos: David Iskra
Craig Wedren Announces Deluxe Edition of The Dream Dreaming
Words: Will Schube
Neighborhoods
Watch Hotel Fiction Perform in Athens, Georgia for “Neighborhoods”
Words: FLOOD Staff
Playlist
Bory’s Never Turns to Night Influences Playlist
Words: Mike LeSuer
First Listen
Ray Bull Adopt an “Almost Comically Open Perspective” on New Track “Marry a Skater”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Track by Track
Puma Blue Walks Us Through the “Unnatural” Processes Behind New LP Croak Dream
Words: Kurt Orzeck
Photo: Liv Hamilton
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Cut Worms, Transmitter
Produced by Jeff Tweedy, Max Clarke’s fourth album tampers down the luster of past records, grounding aspects of the indie-folk songwriter’s music that once seemed impossibly pristine.
Kim Gordon, Play Me
Fully embracing the trashy SoundCloud-era internet aesthetic as she raps, sings, and shreds over industrial clatter, this is the sound of an artist who’s still inspired by the cutting edge at 72.
The Notwist, News From Planet Zombie
This folksy, brassy new iteration of the German trio excels at melodies that yearn and churn with melancholy—yet still manages something celebratory.
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