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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
Film & TVIn Conversation
Jena Malone on Finding a New Frequency with Flowers for Men
Words: Melanie Robinson
Photos: Jena Malone
5 Questions
5 Questions with Big Special
Words: Mischa Pearlman
Photo: Isaac Watson
Charli XCX Announces New Album Music, Fashion, Film with John Cale, Marc Jacobs, and Martin Scorsese on the Cover
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Joshua Mellin
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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
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Bikini Kill
Bikini Kill, Molchat Doma, and American Football to Headline Levitation 2026
Perfect Day
Perfect Day in Luxembourg: Francis of Delirium
Tom Morello Recruits Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Joan Baez, and More for Power to the People Festival
First Listen
Maura Weaver Shares an Industrial-Synth Remix of “Museum Glass” Helmed by The Serfs’ D.S. Carlyle
First Listen
Soft Palms Take Network News to Task in Video for New Single “Nervous As Hell”
Ian MacKaye and Henry Rollins Working with The Cramps Inc. on Expanding the Legendary Band’s Legacy
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Watch knitting Perform on a Montreal Rooftop for “Neighborhoods”
FLOOD Sessions
Watch Clarion Play “Hello Juliet” in Somerville, Massachusetts for “FLOOD Sessions”
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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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Watch Wilby Perform on a Brooklyn Rooftop for “Neighborhoods”
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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
The Human League’s Hard-Won Hits
Ahead of their first US tour in 15 years—including dates at the Hollywood Bowl, Radio City Music Hall, and Grand Ole Opry—Philip Oakey talks five decades of impostor syndrome, reinvention, redemption, and being “the haircut at the front.”
Words: Lyndsey Parker
Photo: Perou
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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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Check Out Phoebe Bridgers in the Teaser for New Robert Pattinson Movie Primetime
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Joshua Mellin
Kneecap Share New Version of “Smugglers & Scholars” Co-Starring Killer Mike
Words: Will Schube
Photo: courtesy of PIAS
The Durutti Column Return with Renascent, Their First Studio Album in 16 Years
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian/eyevine
First Listen
Catherine Moan Returns to Reality with New Single “No Magic”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Rik Horoky
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Warm Love Cool Dreams 2026 feat. The Jesus and Mary Chain, Courtney Barnett, Whitney, and More
Words: FLOOD Staff
Photos: Josh Darr
Playlist
Oakwood’s Blurred Away Influences Playlist
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Drew Elaine
Track by Track
Grant Chapman Reveals His Methods for Torture Methods’ Debut LP with a Track-by-Track Breakdown
Words: Will Schube
St. Vincent Announces Physical Edition of Live in London!
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Andy Paradise
First Listen
Hew Engage in Rituals of Hope on New Single “Reconciliation”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Lorenzo Lerma
Track by Track
Tim Kasher Takes Us Track by Track Through His New Writing Experiment Sponges of Experience
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Erica Lauren
5 Questions
5 Questions with Tigers Jaw
Words: Kurt Orzeck
Photo: Mike Paulshock
5 QuestionsFirst Look
Aja Monet Shares a Video for New Single (and Potential Cultural Revolution) “Working Class Musicians”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Daniel N Johnson
Gurriers Share Title Track From Forthcoming Album Nobody’s Coming to Save You
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Steve Gullick
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Future Islands, From a Hole in the Floor to a Fountain of Youth
The synthpop outfit celebrates 20 years together by propping up their lesser known material, affirming the value of these cutting-room-floor songs that the band knew they had all along.
Boards of Canada, Inferno
The Scottish duo’s first album in 13 years is their most evocative yet, presenting a series of down-tuned tones and dark chordal scores rippling with cryptic samples and robo-voice blips.
Paul McCartney, The Boys of Dungeon Lane
On his 20th album, the octogenarian pop-rock architect builds a time machine out of scuffed acoustic guitars, warm tape hiss, and the kind of indelible melodies that cast a long shadow.
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