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5 Questions with The Marias’ Josh Conway
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Goodbye Cool World!, Hello Future of DIY: Bomb the Music Industry!’s Pivotal LP at 20
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Live, in Photos: Governors Ball 2026 with A$AP Rocky, Wet Leg, Geese, and More
Words: Dutch Doscher
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Breaking
Jordan Joy Is Taking Back Control
Words: Lily Moayeri
Photo: Brantley Gutierrez
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Playing for the Badge: When Fashion, Soccer, and Music Collide
Words: Matty Pywell
Photos: Adam Powell , Raphaël Gaultier, Marty Tannenbaum, Robbie Laing, and Kimberley Ross
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Meltt Guide Us Through Their Transformative New LP Pathways
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Zachary Vague
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Cinder Well Shares Another Stark Chamber-Folk Cut Ahead of New LP with “Beyond the Pale”
Words: Mike LeSuer
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Portraits From Governors Ball 2026: Slayyyter, Wisp, King Princess, and More
Words: FLOOD Staff
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Olivia Rodrigo Announces Immersive Experiences in LA Ahead of New Album
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Christian Sarkine
The Strokes Announce Fall Hometown Gig with Beach House, TV on the Radio, and Fcukers
Words: Will Schube
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Tank and the Bangas, Terrace Martin, Tortoise, and More Set for Summer Skirball Shows
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Perfect Day in Montreal: La Sécurité
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Zoh Amba Breaks Down the Lyrical Themes Behind Their New Slacker-Folk LP Eyes Full
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Backstage Camera Roll: The Leaving at Gold-Diggers in Los Angeles
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Finn Wolfhard Unveils New Single “Tunnels”
Sylvan Esso Return with Video for New Single “Hot Slob”
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Watch New Constellations Perform in Portland, Oregon for “Neighborhoods”
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Goodbye Cool World!, Hello Future of DIY: Bomb the Music Industry!’s Pivotal LP at 20
Jeff Rosenstock discusses the record that birthed the industry’s first donation-based label, which remains a blueprint for do-or-die DIY two decades on.
Words: Hayden Merrick
Breaking
Jordan Joy Is Taking Back Control
The songwriter talks shifting gears from a career in social activism to the family trade of music, most recently learning to be her most honest, unguarded self with a pair of recent singles.
Words: Lily Moayeri
Photo: Brantley Gutierrez
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Playing for the Badge: When Fashion, Soccer, and Music Collide
Future Islands, Mount Kimbie, and Full Kit co-founder Robbie Laing weigh in on the recent trend of musicians making personal and political statements with merch inspired by their favorite football clubs.
Words: Matty Pywell
Photos: Adam Powell , Raphaël Gaultier, Marty Tannenbaum, Robbie Laing, and Kimberley Ross
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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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Jack White Announces New Album Frozen Charlotte, Shares Lead Single “Dollar Bill”
Words: Will Schube
Photo: David James Swanson
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ggwendolyn Is Feeling Afflicted in Video for New Single “Superstar Syndrome”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Nicholas Woltersdorf
Interpol Signs with Partisan Records, Announces This Mirror Weighs a Ton LP
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Elliot Lee Hazel
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Jay-Z Announces 30th Anniversary Gigs in LA and Paris
Words: Will Schube
Photo: David Iskra
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Watch The Deslondes Cover Norman Smith in Laramie, Wyoming for “Neighborhoods”
Words: FLOOD Staff
Chat Pile Announce New LP Who Loves the Sun, Share Billy Squier–Inspired Single “Deep Blue”
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Ryan Lawson
Mitski Announces 10th Anniversary Edition of Puberty 2
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Lexie Alley
First Listen
Julez and the Rollerz Strive for a Balance Between Art and Private Life on New Track “Phaser”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Zach Adams
Mike D Announces Debut Solo Album Thank You, Reveals “True Colors”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Sam Finelli
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Paycheque Pay Homage to “the Tough Germanic Hotties of the ’80s” on New Single
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Sandi Denton
Phoebe Bridgers Announces Fall Dates with “The Lost Tour”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Skylar Watkins
Steve Lacy Returns with “The Feeling,” Details Third LP Oh Yeah?
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Gus Van Sant
4 Films That Inspired Frankie Cosmos’ Something You Should Know About Me Soundtrack
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Jackie Lee Young
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Kelsey Lu, So Help Me God
On their second LP, Lu taps Jack Antonoff and Yves Rothman to co-produce a fascinating tapestry of pop, R&B, electronica, classical, folk, and everything avant-garde in between.
Genghis Tron, Signal Fire
The cacophony of ideas on display on the transhumanist metal band’s dystopian fourth album reflects the relentless, manic digi-present we find ourselves in today.
Vince Staples, Cry Baby
On his first release away from Def Jam, the emcee spends more time looking outward than inward, peering into a communal politic with more rock to his roll than ever before.
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