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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Lorde at Flow Festival in Helsinki, Finland. August 12, 2023. Photo by Joshua Mellin
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Flow Festival 2023 with Lorde, Christine and the Queens, Devo, and More
Shots of Blur, Kelela, Tove Lo, Suede, Wizkid, and more from Helsinki, Finland.
August 15, 2023
Neighborhoods
Watch Nat Myers Play “75-71” and “Duck n’ Dodge” Outside Nashville for “Neighborhoods”
The Kentucky-based songwriter performs two tracks from his Dan Auerbach–produced debut album Yellow Peril, out now via Easy Eye Sound.
August 15, 2023
Megan thee Stallion at Outside Lands in San Francisco, CA. August 13, 2023. Photo by Mallory Turner
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Live, in Photos: Outside Lands 2023 with Megan Thee Stallion, Foo Fighters, ODESZA, and More
Shots of The 1975, Alvvays, Soccer Mommy, Ethel Cain, Gabriels, beabadoobee, Maggie Rogers, and more from Golden Gate Park.
August 14, 2023
Join Poolside on the Latest Episode of FLOOD FM’s “Hacked”
The LA-based musician announced his new album Blame It All on Love earlier this month with a yacht-rock-indebted single.
August 14, 2023
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Queens of the Stone Age, Phantogram, and The Armed @ The Mann in Philadelphia
Josh Homme and co.’s “The End Is Nero” tour touched down in Philly earlier this week.
August 10, 2023
Events
Portraits from Bleached Fest 2023: Surf Curse, Blondshell, Dayglow, and More
Behind-the-scenes shots from the inaugural two-day festival at Waterfront Park in San Diego.
August 09, 2023
Kendrick Lamar
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Live, in Photos: Lollapalooza 2023 with Kendrick Lamar, Tomorrow X Together, Suki Waterhouse, and More
Pics of Alex G, Lil Yachty, SOFI TUKKER, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rina Sawayama, and more from Grant Park.
August 08, 2023
Neighborhoods
Watch grandson Play “Half My Heart” at a Cabin Outside Buffalo, New York For “Neighborhoods”
The track was featured on Jordan Benjamin’s I Love You, I’m Trying LP, out now via Fueled by Ramen.
August 08, 2023
The Flaming Lips at The Fillmore in Philadelphia, PA. August 5, 2023. Photo by David Iskra
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Live, in Photos: The Flaming Lips @ The Fillmore Philadelphia
Wayne Coyne and co. are on tour celebrating 20 years of their classic Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots album.
August 07, 2023
Join George FitzGerald All Week on a New Episode of FLOOD FM’s “Hacked”
The London-based house musician’s recent Not As I EP gets a physical release this Friday via Domino.
August 07, 2023
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Newport Folk Festival 2023 with Maggie Rogers, My Morning Jacket, Angel Olsen, and More
Shots of Remi Wolf, Indigo De Souza, Jason Isbell, Bartees Strange, and more from the iconic annual fest on the shores of Fort Adams in Newport, Rhode Island.
August 02, 2023
Neighborhoods
Watch Meltt Play “Soak My Head” and “It Could Grow Anywhere” in Vancouver for “Neighborhoods”
The neo-psych quartet perform two tracks from their forthcoming LP Eternal Embers on Cypress Mountain in British Columbia, Canada.
August 01, 2023
Grouplove Take Over FLOOD FM This Week with a New Episode of “Hacked”
Following the release of the band’s sixth LP I Want It All Right Now, Christian Zucconi and Hannah Hooper spin everything from Wire and Talking Heads to alt-J and Broncho.
July 31, 2023
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Pitchfork Music Festival 2023 with Weyes Blood, The Smile, and More
Shots of Alvvays, Vagabon, JPEGMAFIA, Big Thief, and more from the annual fest in Chicago’s Union Park.
July 25, 2023
Neighborhoods
Watch Daisy the Great Play “Looking U Up” and “Glitter 2” in New Orleans for “Neighborhoods”
The indie-pop duo return to Mina Walker’s hometown to perform two tracks outside the arts organization Music Box Village ahead of their upcoming European/UK tour.
July 25, 2023
Art & Culture
Piper Ferguson Announces New Indie Rock Photo Book “Indie, Seen”
Featuring 272 pages of portraits, live photos, and behind-the-scenes shots from the 2000s and beyond, the hardcover book arrives November 7 via Weldon Owen.
July 25, 2023
Join Frankie Rose This Week on a New Episode of FLOOD FM’s “Hacked”
Leaning into the genres explored on her latest record Love as Projection, Rose spins an hour of coldwave and post-punk deep cuts.
July 24, 2023
Neighborhoods
Watch Joseph Play “Fireworks” in San Diego for “Neighborhoods”
Sisters Natalie, Allison, and Meegan Closner perform the track from their new album The Sun in a parking lot during a stop on their recent North American tour.
July 18, 2023
Join Grandaddy All Week on a New Episode of FLOOD FM’s “Hacked”
The iconic indie rock outfit is releasing their Sumday-era B-sides and rarities collection Sumday: Excess Baggage digitally next month.
July 17, 2023
Graphic by Jerome Curchod. Photos by Daniel Cavazos, Nina Andersson, Harrison Whitford, Jonathan Mannion, Sophia Matinazad
Catch “FLOOD’s Best Albums of 2023 (So Far) Radio Special” Airing Saturdays on FLOOD FM
In honor of our favorite releases of the year thus far, catch 24 straight hours of our picks on July 15, 22, and 29.
July 13, 2023
