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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Foo Fighters, Your Favorite Toy
Dave Grohl focuses on the objects in life that keep us grounded when times are just plain weird on the band’s 12th LP, which is less a total reinvention than a vital recalibration.
This Is Lorelei, Box for Buddy, Box for Star [Super Deluxe]
Building off cosigns from the pillars of modern indie-rock cool, Nate Amos extends his 2024 label debut with an album’s worth of covers that meet the heights of the original recordings.
Punchbag, I Am Obsessed
The South London sibling duo take stock of the clutter in their life with a second EP of rave-infused pop-punk that may convince the listener that it was actually recorded in 2012.
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EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: The Best of 2023
40 of our favorite live shots from the year including boygenius, Arctic Monkeys, Weyes Blood, The Cure, Kendrick Lamar, Turnstile, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and more.
December 28, 2023
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The Best Films of 2023
10 movies that feel bolder with every repeat viewing.
December 20, 2023
Film & TVStaff Picks
The Best TV of 2023
10 series that continued to push the medium forward.
December 19, 2023
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FLOOD FM
Announcing FLOOD FM’s 50 Most Played Tracks of 2023
From Peggy Gou and OPN to Yard Act and Arlo Parks, here are the songs we couldn’t stop spinning over the past 12 months.
December 18, 2023
Staff Picks
The Best Songs of 2023
From bold and cathartic statements of newfound independence to unapologetic anthems for a one-weekend stand, here are the 10 most inventive tracks we heard in 2023.
December 14, 2023
FLOOD FM
Tune in for FLOOD FM’s Second Annual “Cool Yule Xmas” Radio Special
The special programming of eclectic holiday hits spanning indie, punk, hip-hop, and beyond kicks off this Sunday, December 17, and runs through the rest of the year only on FLOOD FM.
December 14, 2023
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Staff Picks
The Best Albums of 2023
From rap to pop to R&B to punk, this year was defined by a lack of homogeneity.
December 12, 2023
Neighborhoods
Watch Richie Quake Perform at Brooklyn’s Pratt Playground for “Neighborhoods”
The NYC-based songwriter gives an evening performance of “Tree” from his newly released sophomore LP Dog.
December 12, 2023
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FLOOD FM
FLOOD FM Celebrates 28 Years of Popscene All Week with “Top 28 Britpop Bangers” Radio Special
In honor of the San Francisco live music institution, Aaron Axelsen will be spinning two consecutive hours of Britpop hits released between 1995 and 2008 three times daily.
December 11, 2023
Neighborhoods
Watch Modern Nature’s Jack Cooper Perform in a Garden in Cambridge, UK for “Neighborhoods”
The songwriter strums through “Tonic” from his recent LP No Fixed Point in Space, out now via Bella Union.
December 05, 2023
Neighborhoods
Watch Slowshift Play Two Songs at the Munch Museum in Bjørvika for “Neighborhoods: Oslo”
The Of Monsters and Men offshoot performs “Every Kind of L” and “EndUp” with a 16-piece string orchestra for our special series shot around the city’s annual Øya Festival.
November 30, 2023
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Liz Phair and Blondshell at Ryman Auditorium
The Exile in Guyville 30th anniversary tour landed at the historic Nashville venue this week.
November 28, 2023
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Ms. Lauryn Hill at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia
Despite canceling the remainder of the tour, Ms. Hill and the Fugees brought the Miseducation 25th Anniversary show to the City of Brotherly Love this week.
November 28, 2023
Neighborhoods
Watch Husbands Perform a Chilly Halloween Set in Kansas City, Missouri for “Neighborhoods”
The OKC-based indie rockers play through “Old Town” from their latest LP Cuatro, out now via Thirty Tigers.
November 28, 2023
FLOOD FM
Join Metric This Week on a New Episode of FLOOD FM’s “Hacked”
With their latest LP Formentera II out now, Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw spin favorites from their indie-rock contemporaries.
November 27, 2023
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Black Midi at The Wiltern
The British avant-prog trio brought their “Eras Tour” to Los Angeles last week.
November 27, 2023
Neighborhoods
Watch Mermaid Perform Two Tracks in Their Backyard in Los Angeles for “Neighborhoods”
After releasing their debut album Iridescence last Friday, Brittany Campbell and Candace Quarrels play through “Find Me” and “Boundaries” in Highland Park.
November 21, 2023
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Darker Waves with Devo, New Order, OMD, and More
Tears for Fears, Soft Cell, The Human League, The B-52’s, and more from the inaugural new wave and goth festival in Huntington Beach, CA.
November 20, 2023
Neighborhoods
Watch Survival Guide Perform in a Dried-Up Creek Bed in Blanco, Texas for “Neighborhoods”
Emily Whitehurst plays “Blood Perfume” and “Lady Neptune” from her new LP deathdreams.
November 17, 2023
In the Kitchen
In the Kitchen with SadGirl
With the SoCal surf-pop group in the midst of celebrating a decade of existence, Misha Lindes walks us through his recipe for his world-famous chili.
November 15, 2023
