The Irish rockers played their first major festival headlining set of 2026 at the historic fest on the northern French coast—which included two songs from their newly announced fifth album Dopamine Chamber.
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The Womack Sisters: A Tale of Perseverance
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If These Walls Could Rock: The Untold Story of Music’s Most Legendary Hotel
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Live, in Photos: Outside Lands 2026 with The Strokes, Lucy Dacus, Turnstile, and More
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5 Questions with André Cymone
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5 Non-Musical Influences on Cornelius’ Prismatic New LP Refractions
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wilt Announce Debut LP When No One’s Watching, Share Latest Single “Dent”
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5 Questions with Girl Talk, Michael Christmas, and Chris Crack
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Hayley Law Breaks Down Her Heart-on-Sleeve Debut Last Summer
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Erykah Badu and The Alchemist Share New Single, Detail New LP, Apologize for Not Coming Up with an Album Title
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Hayley Williams and Daniel James Share New Power Snatch EP
Claud Kicks Off Me and the Music Era with Optimistic Single “She Doesn’t Love Me”
Denzel Curry and Kenneth Blume (f.k.a. Kenny Beats) Announce II, Share New Single with Yebba
New Comp Contra-ICE Vol. 1: ICE Out Announced Featuring Kathleen Hanna, Ad-Rock, Tom Morello, and Fred Armisen
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Wavves and Say Anything Are Still Going Strong on New Single “Still Alive”
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Watch Keenan O’Meara Perform in the Southern Catskills for “Neighborhoods”
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The Womack Sisters: A Tale of Perseverance
In our latest digital cover story, siblings Kucha, Zeimani, and BG—along with Daptone Records co-founder Gabriel Roth—walk us through the decade-long journey to their self-titled debut album.
Words: Will Schube
Photos: Sheva Kafai
If These Walls Could Rock: The Untold Story of Music’s Most Legendary Hotel
Filmmakers Tyler Measom and Craig A. Williams discuss their new documentary feature about the Sunset Marquis and its many famous residents over the years.
Words: Lily Moayeri
Geniuses of Love: Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth Revisit Tom Tom Club
With the release of Let There Be Love, a career-spanning box set from the Talking Heads offshoot, the duo reflect on Tom Tom Club’s origins, creative evolution, Stop Making Sense, and more.
Words: A.D. Amorosi
Photo: Courtesy Rhino Records
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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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Jawdropped Get Swept Up in the Idea of Los Angeles on New Single “Cup”
Words: Mike LeSuer
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Larry June and Jhené Aiko Share Romantic Music Video for “California Dream”
Words: Will Schube
DJ Shadow Announces 30th Anniversary Edition of Endtroducing….. and Tour
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Watch Margaret Glaspy Perform in Woodstock, New York for “Neighborhoods”
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Flesh & Fluids: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma Is the Most Fun You’ll Have at the Movies This Year
Words: Melanie Robinson
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Live, in Photos: Pond at Brooklyn Bowl Nashville
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Art d’Ecco Stands Up to the Four Horsemen of the Tech Apocalypse in Video for Epic Single “The Death of Indie”
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Chappell Roan Announces Trans Youth Fundraiser “The Super Graphic Spectacular” in LA
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Automatic Share Nick Zinner Remix of “Black Box” Ahead of Their Outside Lands Set This Weekend
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The Avalanches Announce Fourth LP No Bad Memories, Share New Single Featuring Portraits of Tracy
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Catch Turnstile, Charli XCX, The Strokes, and More on the Outside Lands Live Stream This Weekend
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Portraits From Lollapalooza 2026: Water From Your Eyes, INJI, Momma, and More
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Westside Cowboy Share “Dobro” Ahead of New LP Out Later This Month
Words: Will Schube
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Jungle, Sunshine
Sultry, smart, and sophisticated, the London acid-jazz trio’s aptly titled fifth album is a bright, brassy soundtrack to a late summer’s dusk into dawn.
L’Rain, Fata Morgana
Taja Cheek’s complex fourth album pushes the boundaries of genre to create something shimmering and otherworldly.
Kiwi Jr., Blowin’ Up
On an emotionally explosive fourth album of catchy quips about crime scenes, the Toronto jangle-pop band shifts from light-hearted procedural stuff to grisly noir.
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