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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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.
Kim Gordon, Play Me
Fully embracing the trashy SoundCloud-era internet aesthetic as she raps, sings, and shreds over industrial clatter, this is the sound of an artist who’s still inspired by the cutting edge at 72.
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Join Mercury Rev This Week on a New Episode of FLOOD FM’s “Hacked”
We kick off the 2025 season with a radio takeover by the ever-adventurous neo-psych band, who spin songs by Tom Waits, A Tribe Called Quest, Dinosaur Jr., and more.
January 13, 2025
LA: Stay Strong, Stay Safe, Stay Informed
As fires continue to rage across Los Angeles County, we’ve compiled a list of resources for those at risk and those looking to help.
January 10, 2025
Neighborhoods
Watch Bathe Perform on a Stoop in Brooklyn for “Neighborhoods”
Devin Hobdy and Corey Smith-West perform “Avalon” from their recent Inside Voice(s): Side A EP.
January 07, 2025
Photos: Melt-Banana, Danielle Agnello, Josh Darr, Gerald Jenkins
Staff Picks
The Best Return Albums of 2024
10 releases that hid the decade-plus gaps in their creators’ resumes exceptionally well.
January 02, 2025
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: The Best of 2024
50 of our favorite live shots from the year including Chappell Roan, Olivia Rodrigo, Charli XCX, The Last Dinner Party, IDLES, Lana Del Rey, Ethel Cain, St. Vincent, Childish Gambino, and more.
December 31, 2024
Staff Picks
The Best Double Albums of 2024
10 LPs that made a strong case for the extended format.
December 26, 2024
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Katie Gavin at Thalia Hall
MUNA’s lead singer wrapped up her What a Relief solo debut tour in her hometown of Chicago this week.
December 21, 2024
Art & CultureStaff Picks
The Best Music Books of 2024
10 titles that provided exclusive access to some of music’s greatest mysteries.
December 20, 2024
FLOOD FM
Tune in for FLOOD FM’s Third Annual “Cool Yule Xmas” Radio Special
The special programming of eclectic holiday tunes spanning indie, punk, soul, electronic, hip-hop, and beyond kicks off this Saturday, December 21, and runs through the rest of the year only on FLOOD FM.
December 19, 2024
Staff Picks
The Best TV of 2024
The 10 most invigorating series among a new era of prestige television.
December 19, 2024
Staff Picks
The Best Films of 2024
10 movies that offered new perspectives on familiar themes.
December 17, 2024
Neighborhoods
Watch SUSTO’s Johnny Delaware Perform in Athens, Georgia for “Neighborhoods”
The Americana group’s co-founder plays “Jungle Full of Ghosts” and “Running” from his third solo album, Para Llevar, which is out now via Normaltown and New West Records.
December 17, 2024
Smashing Pumpkins at KROQ Acoustic Chrristmas at Kia Forum in Los Angekes, CA / photo by Skylar Watkins
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2024 at Kia Forum
The Smashing Pumpkins, Franz Ferdinand, The Linda Lindas, Jimmy Eat World, and more from the annual LA event’s 33rd year.
December 16, 2024
FLOOD FM
Catch the FLOOD Staff on FLOOD FM All Week Counting Down Our Favorite Tracks of 2024
Fontaines D.C., Kacey Musgraves, Justice, The Last Dinner Party, and more top our individual ballots.
December 16, 2024
Backstage Camera Roll
On the Road with GIFT
The Brooklyn neo-psych rockers toured the UK, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands in support of their recent sophomore album Illuminator.
December 13, 2024
Staff Picks
The Best Songs of 2024
10 stunning collaborations and bold solo cuts that defined the year.
December 12, 2024
Neighborhoods
Watch Lilly Hiatt Perform in Nashville, Tennessee for “Neighborhoods”
The songwriter gives an acoustic performance of the two lead singles from her upcoming LP Forever on her back porch.
December 10, 2024
The Best Albums of 2024
50 records that dispel the notion that the 2020s will be remembered as the decade of the single.
December 10, 2024
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: wilt at The Echo
FLOOD presented the LA band’s only hometown headlining show of the year on Sunday, with support from Forest and Finnish Postcard.
December 09, 2024
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Suki Waterhouse at Old National Centre
The multi-talented “Model, Actress, Whatever” brought The Sparklemuffin Tour to Indianapolis this week.
December 07, 2024
