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, Music, Fashion, Film
The pop star’s guitar-strewn reset is the stuff of savage, searing power-pop with primal, minimalist rhythms and a hint of sleek, sizzling electronics.
The Strokes, Reality Awaits
With their first album in six years, the influential garage rockers have defiantly moved on from slacker apathy in favor of a synthier era defined by an unexpected foray into the political.
Mojave 3, Mojave 3: 1995-2006
The Slowdive offshoot’s five melancholic LPs were remastered to more clearly express Rachel Goswell and Neil Halstead’s vision of hillbilly heartache and dustbowl romanticism.
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PREMIERE: Imperial Teen Feel Connected on “Walkaway”
It’s the second single from the Bay Area power-pop band’s first album in seven years.
June 05, 2019
WATCH: Jay Som Announces Second Album with “Superbike” Video
The LA-based songwriter returns from Joshua Tree with her second LP, “Anak Ko.”
June 04, 2019
PREMIERE: Florida Man Trips on Communion Wafers in “Holy Roller” Video
The South Carolinians take to the pulpit to deliver their searing gospel of noise punk.
June 03, 2019
PREMIERE: Philary Embraces the Legacy of Grunge on “Smells Like Mean Spirit”
The brief track is the first single from Pile bassist Alex Molini’s debut LP.
May 31, 2019
PREMIERE: Cat Clyde Gets Confrontational on “So Cold”
The Ontarian alt-country songwriter’s latest single boldly calls out unappreciative exes.
May 30, 2019
PREMIERE: Shmu Makes Noise with “Silent Rapture”
The ex-Zorch sound collagist Sam Chown announces his latest LP, “Vish,” with the busy single.
May 29, 2019
WATCH: White Reaper Can’t Go Wrong with “Might Be Right”
Along with news of their signing to Elektra, the power pop group reveal their first single in two years.
May 29, 2019
PREMIERE: Lauren Early Sets Out on Her Own on “Patience” EP
The LA local navigates soft rock, dream pop, and the pranking nature of indie rock on her solo debut.
May 24, 2019
LISTEN: Denzel Curry Announces New Album, “ZUU,” with “SPEEDBOAT”
The Miami rapper follows up last year’s “TA13OO” with the grim single.
May 22, 2019
WATCH: Charly Bliss Cover “Mr. Brightside”
Name a more iconic duo, etc., etc.
May 21, 2019
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PLAYLIST: Olden Yolk’s Study Guide for “Living Theatre”
The psych-folk duo share a few favs from the making of their latest LP.
May 17, 2019
Signal Boost: There’s a New Girl Band Single Next Month
Dublin’s noisiest sons are returning with a 12″ Rough Trade calls “an uncomfortable atonal blanket.”
May 15, 2019
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PLAYLIST: Lydia Ainsworth’s Sounds of Nature
On the release day of her haunting “Phantom Forest,” the newly christened Angelino shares a nature-themed track list.
May 10, 2019
PREMIERE: Kissing Party Chart the Distance Between Glamour and Loneliness in “Wasted Worlds Apart” Video
The Denver “slop-pop” band share the final single from their debut release on their own BBYV Records.
May 07, 2019
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PLAYLIST: The Budos Band Present “The Budos Dirge”
With “Game of Thrones” coming to an end, the NYC instrumental jazz-funk troupe plays the series out with an aptly Homeric soundtrack.
May 03, 2019
PREMIERE: POW! Release the Rage in “Dream Decay” Video
The dancey track is the third single from the LA-via-San Francisco group’s forthcoming Shift LP for Castle Face.
May 02, 2019
PREMIERE: Stonefield Announce “Bent” LP with Dreamy Single “Sleep”
The Australian psych-rock group returns with their King Gizzard–produced fourth LP and an extensive tour schedule.
April 30, 2019
PREMIERE: Cosmonauts Play a Trancy Rooftop Gig in “Seven Sisters” Video
The LA psych rock stalwarts share the latest single from “Star 69,” out this Friday on Burger Records.
April 24, 2019
WATCH: Angel Du$t Shares Colorful Video for “Let Me Know”
The Baltimore hardcore expats reveal a creative visual for the power-pop single, as well as a sequel to their Pretty Buff tour.
April 24, 2019
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PLAYLIST: Jackie Mendoza’s Audiosyncrasies
The Latin American songwriter offers up a taste of the experimental pop artists who helped inspire her forthcoming “LuvHz” EP.
April 19, 2019
