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.
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Radio Free Alice Recruit Water From Your Eyes’ Rachel Brown for “Big Ideas”
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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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Julia Jacklin Isn’t Looking for Answers Anymore
A decade into her career, the Melbourne-based songwriter talks finding the confidence to follow her gut and get “a bit crazy” on her fourth album, The Gem.
Words: Maia Raymer
Photos: Ebru Yildiz (for FLOOD)
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The Battle Scars of All the Good Times: Marc Almond on Soft Cell’s Poignant Final Album
The frontman for the Second British Invasion figures discusses Danceteria, which was recorded immediately before the death of co-founder Dave Ball.
Words: Lyndsey Parker
Photo: Mike Owen
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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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Father John Misty Drops “The X-panded Universe,” Reveals New Tour Dates with Damien Jurado
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Christian Sarkine
Kim Deal Announces Live at the Barbican Album and Film
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Photo: Steve Gullick
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Watch Scarves Perform in Bellingham, Washington for “Neighborhoods”
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Always You Turn Back the Clock with Easygoing New Single “1994”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Matt Allen
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Live, in Photos: Fontaines D.C. at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
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Chelsea Cutler’s Sunsets in New York City Playlist
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smush Announce New LP i’ll always wish,, with Epee-Filled Video for Lead Single
Words: Mike LeSuer
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Tame Impala Recruits Fcukers For “Loser” Remix
Words: Will Schube
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The Decemberists, Portugal. The Man, Aminé, and More Set to Appear on LAIKA Studios’ Wildwood Sessions LP
Words: Mike LeSuer
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On the Road with Grumpy
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Adult DVD’s Playlist of Songs for Rights and Wrongs
Words: Mike LeSuer
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Tegan and Sara Tease 2027 Return with Lights-Featuring Single “Our Year”
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Michael Kiwanuka Announces Self-Produced Fifth Album Fudge
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Wishy, Nature’s Pill
The guitar-pop group expands upon their 2024 debut with a more relaxed effort emphasizing a stronger interplay between two co-vocalists who remain a match made in college-rock heaven.
Leon Bridges, Happiness Anytime
Continuing to defy expectations, the Texan R&B songwriter heads for the London dancefloor on a joyful collaboration with acid-jazz outfit Jungle.
Hermanos Gutiérrez, Los Ojos del Cóndor
Dedicated to the instrumental folk duo’s father, their forlorn cinematic expanse is given greater breadth and interwoven liveliness on their seventh LP.
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