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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Anna Calvi, Is This All There Is?
The British songwriter returns with a four-song EP defined by theatrical arrangements and an actorish guest list featuring Iggy Pop, Laurie Anderson, Perfume Genius, and Matt Berninger.
Various artists, Red Xerox: Chicago Youth Beat 2020-2025
Spotlighting the diversity of Chicago’s underground scene, this comp is as much a symposium for genre-defying trailblazers as it is a no-skips playlists capturing the city’s budding youth-beat movement.
Cut Worms, Transmitter
Produced by Jeff Tweedy, Max Clarke’s fourth album tampers down the luster of past records, grounding aspects of the indie-folk songwriter’s music that once seemed impossibly pristine.
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LISTEN: Jakob Ogawa Releases Three-Song EP “April”
The young Norwegian songwriter gives exclusive details on his follow-up to 2017’s hypnagogic “Bedroom Tapes.”
September 27, 2019
Track by Track
Trentemøller Shares “Blue September,” Breaks Down “Obverse” Track by Track
On the eve of its release, Anders Trentemøller shares the final single from his fifth album and goes in-depth on each track.
September 26, 2019
Chris Baio and Chris Tomson of Vampire Weekend Announce New Podcast, “The Road Taken”
The Ringer Podcast Network delivers the new program, featuring members of The Strokes, Can, Mobb Deep, and more.
September 25, 2019
Cate Le Bon and Deerhunter’s Bradford Cox Announce “Myths 004” EP, Share “Secretary”
The songwriters pair up for the fourth installment in Marfa Myths’ record series.
September 24, 2019
PREMIERE: Samia Covers Liz Phair’s “Never Said,” Enlists Lucas Hedges for Video
“Eighth Grade”’s Fred Hechinger also stars in the black-and-white clip for the “Exile in Guyville” homage.
September 23, 2019
photo by Kerry Brown
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Announce Double Album “Ghosteen,” Out Next Week
The announcement came this morning via Cave’s Red Hand Files website.
September 23, 2019
LISTEN: Tegan and Sara Wrestle with Deceit on “Don’t Believe the Things They Tell You (They Lie)”
With “Hey, I’m Just Like You” dropping next Friday, the twins share one more single.
September 20, 2019
LISTEN: Soccer Mommy Shares New Single “lucy” Ahead of Tour with Wilco and Vampire Weekend
The 7-inch single is the songwriter’s first new music since last year’s breakthrough LP “Clean.”
September 19, 2019
Nick Cave to Embark on “An Evening of Talk and Music” Tour This Friday
The Australian post-punk icon hits the road for a month of unmoderated Q&As and intimate piano performances.
September 18, 2019
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PLAYLIST: Tiger Army’s Songs That Influenced “Retrofuture”
Nick 13 details eleven tracks that informed the surf rock, punk, and other elements of his band’s sixth album.
September 18, 2019
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PREMIERE: Baby Shakes Outgrow NYC in “Cause a Scene” Video
The power pop ensemble get Godzilla-sized in the clip for the latest single from their LP of the same name, out this Friday.
September 18, 2019
Arcade Fire / photo by Andy Sawyer
Arcade Fire Prep Goods for “Funeral” 15 Year Anniversary
The band is sharing never-before-seen footage from the time of their iconic debut and a restored “Rebellion (Lies)” video.
September 12, 2019
WATCH: The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Angel Olsen’s “Lark”
The songwriter’s new single from her forthcoming “All Mirrors” comes with a cinematic video.
September 12, 2019
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FKA Twigs Announces New Album “MAGDALENE,” shares “holy terrain”
The Future-featuring single precedes the songwriter’s second album, out October 25 via Young Turks.
September 09, 2019
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PLAYLIST: RÜFÜS DU SOL’s Favorite Remixes
With their “SOLACE” remix album out today, the Australian house trio share their favorite reworks of other artists’ songs.
September 06, 2019
WATCH: M83 Take Us to the “Temple of Sorrow” in New Video
The first installment of a three-part film called “Extazus,” “Sorrow” will also appear on the band’s forthcoming LP “DSVII.”
September 05, 2019
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LISTEN: Illuminati Hotties Prove “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” Is a Song About Heartbreak
The Whitney Houston single gets a somber rework by the LA rockers.
September 03, 2019
Avey Tare and Geologist Share Cover of Silver Jews’ “Ballad of Reverend War Character”
The single was uploaded to Animal Collective’s Bandcamp this morning with all proceeds going to MusiCares and Music Health Alliance.
August 30, 2019
Track by Track
Noël Wells Breaks Down “It’s So Nice!” Track by Track
The songwriter and “SNL” alum gives us a proper introduction to her debut LP, which drops today.
August 30, 2019
Vetiver Announces New LP “Up on High,” Share “To Who Knows Where”
Andy Cabic shares the first single from his Americana project’s first album since 2015, out November 1.
August 28, 2019
