Ringing in the year of the fire horse, the event’s 39th edition emphasized a message of celebration amid a moment of turmoil.
Inside the Anxious Art of Mitski’s Nothing’s About to Happen to Me
Photos: Lexie Alley
Words: Kyle Lemmon
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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
In Conversation
Lala Lala Is Still Trying to Figure Out What the Fuck Is Happening
Words: Will Schube
Photos: Kevin Allen
Inside the Anxious Art of Mitski’s Nothing’s About to Happen to Me
Words: Kyle Lemmon
Photos: Lexie Alley
Digital Cover
Charlotte de Witte: The Future of Techno
Words: Mike Wass
Photos: Carianne Older
Lighting Design: Jesse Tam
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
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
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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
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Puma Blue Walks Us Through the “Unnatural” Processes Behind New LP Croak Dream
Words: Kurt Orzeck
Photo: Liv Hamilton
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Channel Tres Cures What Ails Him on “Medicine”
Seefeel Announce First LP in 15 Years, Share “Ever No Way”
SASAMI Shares Director’s Cut Version of Blood on the Silver Screen, Drops New Remixes
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Tigers Jaw Chart the Solitude of Their Inner Landscapes with Visual for New Single “Breezer”
First Look
St. Lucia Share Documentary Short Film Detailing the Making of Their Fata Morgana Double LP
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Live, in Photos: Peaches at Knockdown Center
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”
FLOOD Sessions
Watch Ski Team Play “Plan A” and “New BF” in Brooklyn for “FLOOD Sessions”
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Watch Crisis Public Relations Perform in Brooklyn for “Neighborhoods”
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In Conversation
Lala Lala Is Still Trying to Figure Out What the Fuck Is Happening
Lillie West discusses her time living in flux between Iceland, Taos, Chicago, and LA and learning to change her mindset before touring her newly released Sub Pop debut Heaven 2.
Words: Will Schube
Photos: Kevin Allen
Inside the Anxious Art of Mitski’s Nothing’s About to Happen to Me
Creative director Mary Banas and photographer Lexie Alley examine the Tansy House aesthetic and various influences that slink out of Mitski’s eighth album like playful cats.
Words: Kyle Lemmon
Photos: Lexie Alley
Digital Cover
Charlotte de Witte: The Future of Techno
In our latest digital cover story, the Belgian DJ discusses the long road to her debut album, the early clubbing memories that inspired it, and the evolution of techno in the hands of a more diverse scene.
Words: Mike Wass
Photos: Carianne Older
Lighting Design: Jesse Tam
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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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Charli XCX, The Strokes, The xx, Turnstile, and More to Headline Outside Lands 2026
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Joshua Mellin
Aldous Harding Announces New Album Train on the Island, Sings About John Cale on “One Stop”
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Kate Ellen Meakin
Neighborhoods
Watch Solya Perform in Buffalo Gap, Texas for “Neighborhoods”
Words: FLOOD Staff
First Look
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum Share a Live Video of “The Salt Crown” in Quebec Ahead of West Coast Tour
Words: Mike LeSuer
First Listen
Beatrice Deer Recounts the Fallout From a Tragic Hunting Accident on New Single “Aukkauti”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Alexi Hobbs
Oasis Reveal That a Live Version of “Acquiesce” Will Be Packaged with the Forthcoming HELP(2) Comp
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Joshua Halling
First Listen
Scout Gillett Turns Anxieties About Uncertainty Into a Feel-Good Two-Step with “Gonna Change”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Candice Lawler
FLOOD FM
Join Heavenly This Week on a New Episode of FLOOD FM’s “Hacked”
Words: FLOOD Staff
Photo: Alison Wonderland
Maya Hawke Announces New Album Maitreya Corso, Shares Lead Single
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: David Sims
Film & TVFilm + TV Essay
The 10 Best Things the Scream Franchise Ever Did
Words: Bee Delores
Track by Track
Inner Wave Walk Us Through Their Latest Neo-Psych Odyssey See You When I Get Back
Words: FLOOD Staff
Photo: Abraham Recio
First Look
Common Holly Shares an Understated Visual for “They Will Draw Halos Around Our Heads”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Aabid Youssef
Yaya Bey, Hamilton Leithauser, and Bartees Strange Set for Noise for Now’s My Body My Festival in DC
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Daniel Cavazos
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Flying Lotus, Big Mama
A hodgepodge of electronic textures, genres, and styles, the artist’s proper debut for his own Brainfeeder label feels improvisational despite its meticulous craftsmanship.
Talking Heads, Tentative Decisions: Demos & Live
These early live recordings and studio demos of tracks familiar from the band’s first three LPs provide worthwhile peeks into the ensemble’s process as a trio.
Various artists, HELP(2)
The sequel to the Britpop-era War Child comp couldn’t have arrived at a better time, with its guest-filled track list embodying the charity’s mission of healing in the midst of global violence.
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