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Live, in Photos: Roots Picnic 2026 with Jay-Z, Erykah Badu, Kehlani, and More
Words: David Iskra
Photos: David Iskra
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In Conversation
Glen Matlock on Sharing His Side of the Story with I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol
Words: Daniel Kohn
Photo: Ray Stevenson
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: BottleRock 2026 with Lorde, LCD Soundsystem, Rilo Kiley, and More
Words: FLOOD Staff
Photos: Donny Evans
Track by Track
Doublespeak Speaks: Vince Clarke, Blancmange’s Neil Arthur, and Benge Break Down Their New Covers LP
Words: Lyndsey Parker
Photos: Courtesy of Doublespeak
Perfect Day
Perfect Day in NYC: Widowspeak
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Rico Nasty Reunites with Kenneth Blume (f.k.a. Kenny Beats) for New Single “Rituals”
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Emerald Arguelles
Vince Staples Shares “Cotton” Ahead of New LP Cry Baby
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Joshua Mellin
YHWH Nailgun Announce Their 11-Minute 4AD Debut, Magazine
Words: Will Schube
Photo: courtesy of 4AD
Film & TVFilm Review
Backrooms Review: The Pathway of Least Resistance
Words: Steve Horton
Photo: courtesy of A24
First Listen
Josh Da Costa Shares Another Facet of New Wave Graveyard with the Hypnagogic (and Possibly Psychic) “Cordelia”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Tonje Thilesen
Neighborhoods
Watch Tory Silver Play Two Songs in Pittsburgh for “Neighborhoods”
Words: FLOOD Staff
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Death Cab for Cutie Share “Stone Over Water” Ahead of New LP Out This Friday
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Deer Tick’s Coin-O-Matic Influences Playlist
Track by Track
MALIA Breaks Down Her Emotionally Mature New EP If I’m Being Honest
Violet Grohl Announces Fall Show at Rickshaw Stop Presented by FLOOD and Popscene
5 Questions
5 Questions with Big Special
Charli XCX Announces New Album Music, Fashion, Film with John Cale, Marc Jacobs, and Martin Scorsese on the Cover
Neighborhoods
Watch Tory Silver Play Two Songs in Pittsburgh for “Neighborhoods”
Neighborhoods
Watch knitting Perform on a Montreal Rooftop for “Neighborhoods”
FLOOD Sessions
Watch Clarion Play “Hello Juliet” in Somerville, Massachusetts for “FLOOD Sessions”
Neighborhoods
Watch New Constellations Perform in Portland, Oregon for “Neighborhoods”
Neighborhoods
Watch City of the Sun Perform in Moab, Utah for “Neighborhoods”
FLOOD Sessions
Watch Yot Club Play “Make It Easy” and “Bones” in Los Angeles for “FLOOD Sessions”
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Watch Wrabel Perform in Los Angeles for “Neighborhoods”
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In Conversation
Glen Matlock on Sharing His Side of the Story with I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol
The band’s founding bassist discusses the new documentary based on his 1990 autobiography, as well as the band’s upcoming reunion tour with Gallows’ Frank Carter.
Words: Daniel Kohn
Photo: Ray Stevenson
Track by Track
Doublespeak Speaks: Vince Clarke, Blancmange’s Neil Arthur, and Benge Break Down Their New Covers LP
The supergroup shares a track-by-track guide to their self-titled debut album, featuring their take on everyone from ABBA to Fad Gadget.
Words: Lyndsey Parker
Photos: Courtesy of Doublespeak
Film & TVIn Conversation
Jena Malone on Finding a New Frequency with Flowers for Men
The actress and songwriter discusses her first full-length album in over a decade, as well as the profundity of motherhood, her role in the Duffer brothers’ new sci-fi series, and more.
Words: Melanie Robinson
Photos: Jena Malone
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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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Portraits From BottleRock 2026: Backstreet Boys, The Beths, Ludacris, and More
Words: FLOOD Staff
Photos: Donny Evans
Syd Teases New LP Beard, Shares Lead Single “Callin” Featuring Blu June
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Nabil
wilt Share an Honest Look at Success with New Single “Nothing Good to Cry About”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Sarah Eiseman
First Listen
Pearly Drops Link Up with Namasenda and DJ_Dave for Dizzying Electro Cut “Falling Out of Grace”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Saara Taussi
Ravyn Lenae Announces Blue Island LP, Shares New Single “Handle”
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Drew Jarrett
Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, Nas, Bright Eyes, and More Set for Riot Fest 2026
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Coen Rees
Bikini Kill
Bikini Kill, Molchat Doma, and American Football to Headline Levitation 2026
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Joshua Mellin
Perfect Day
Perfect Day in Luxembourg: Francis of Delirium
Words: FLOOD Staff
Tom Morello Recruits Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Joan Baez, and More for Power to the People Festival
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Donny Evans
First Listen
Maura Weaver Shares an Industrial-Synth Remix of “Museum Glass” Helmed by The Serfs’ D.S. Carlyle
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Nikita Gross
First Listen
Soft Palms Take Network News to Task in Video for New Single “Nervous As Hell”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Jess Giles
Ian MacKaye and Henry Rollins Working with The Cramps Inc. on Expanding the Legendary Band’s Legacy
Words: Will Schube
Photo: David Godlis
Check Out Phoebe Bridgers in the Teaser for New Robert Pattinson Movie Primetime
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Joshua Mellin
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Bedouine, Neon Skin Summer
Flowing out of a period of stillness, Azniv Korkejian’s fourth LP dusts up a world of childhood innocence as it diverges from the folk-pop tradition—and her own catalog—of lovelorn intensity.
Kurt Vile, Philadelphia’s Been Good to Me
The slacker-folk songwriter’s latest is an uncharacteristically fuzzy ode to his hometown that feels like a late-night hang surrounded by the ghosts of his various musical heroes.
Elder, Through Zero
With their seventh LP, the heavy psych-rockers demonstrate what experimental majesty a band can create when they’ve spent two decades working to play together on the same wavelength.
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