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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Portrayal of Guilt, …Beginning of the End
The Austin trio pushes into new territories within the frameworks of hardcore and metal, inserting flourishes of trip-hop, nu metal, and even Memphis rap into their aggressive package.
VINSON, Raw Honey
The debut album from the Detroit-reared artist jumps from jazz to electronica to R&B while always maintaining a cohesive structure of easy Sunday-morning vibes.
Friko, Something Worth Waiting For
With their second album, the Chicago band sheds their tough noise-pop exterior to reveal a more delicate sound—and emotional truisms to match—as they grow more confident.
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Art & Culture
LOOK: Merge Celebrates 25 Years of Music Making With Seminal Album Art Show
This summer, Merge Records will celebrate their silver anniversary, and no, not with flatware. From July 28 through August 9,…
July 01, 2014
2014. Spoon press photo for “They Want My Soul” by Tom Hines.
LISTEN: Another Powerhouse Preview From Spoon’s Upcoming Album
Spoon has done it again, debuting yet another powerhouse preview of their upcoming album They Want My Soul. We’ve already…
July 01, 2014
Film + TV
LOOK: “A Hard Day’s Night” Gets The Criterion Treatment
Fifty years ago, on July 6, 1964, crowds of teenagers across the UK poured into movie theaters to see the…
July 01, 2014
RIP: Bobby Womack (1944–2014)
The influential blues and soul musician has died at age 70.
June 27, 2014
WATCH: See the World Behind Glass in a Sunny Day in Glasgow’s New Music Video
A Sunny Day In Glasgow shared their new video for their Sea When Absenttrack, “In Love With Useless (The Timeless Geometry…
June 27, 2014
2014. Cloud Boat press photo by Simon Lesley
LISTEN: Cloud Boat Constructs and Combines on the Calmly Arresting “Hallow” (FLOOD Premiere)
Cloud Boat, the London electronic duo of Sam Ricketts and Tom Clarke, have released a few singles in the lead-up…
June 27, 2014
WATCH: Pink Mountaintops Share Invigorating Youth Collage for “The Second Summer of Love”
This morning, Pink Mountaintops debuted the video for their latest single, “The Second Summer of Love,” off of their fourth…
June 26, 2014
2014 press photo of Tokyo Police Club. Photo by Andrew Strapp.
LISTEN: Tokyo Police Club’s “Hot Tonight” Gets A Vocoder-Vibey Remix By Magic Man
Tokyo Police Club’s “Hot Tonight” is one breezy summer jam fit for coasting along the highway with friends. Now the…
June 26, 2014
2014 press photo of Karen O. Photo by Barney Clay.
Karen O Releasing Intimate Set Of Tracks For Debut Solo Album: “Crush Songs”
Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ frontwoman, Karen O, has collected some personal songs from 2006 and 2007, for what she calls her…
June 25, 2014
WATCH: Sam Smith Creates Quiet Magic For “How Will I Know” Whitney Houston Cover
Sam Smith has publicly acknowledged his love of ’80s and ’90s soul singers, like Chaka Khan, Whitney Houston, and Luther…
June 24, 2014
WATCH: FKA Twigs Unleashes Exotic Video for First Single Off Upcoming Album
“Two Weeks” encapsulates the allure of a rare, exotic bird—colorful, attractive, and unattainable.
June 24, 2014
Shabazz Palaces / 2014 / credit: Patrick O’Brien-Smith
LISTEN: Shabazz Palaces Share Their Affinity for “#CAKE” With New Single
Seattle-based hip-hop collective Shabazz Palaces have shared the second single from their upcoming album and it’s a bass-heavy, new black wave…
June 23, 2014
2014 press photo of Julian Casablancas + The Voidz by Colin Lane
Julian Casablancas + The Voidz Announce Release Date For Debut Album
The debut album from Julian Casablancas + The Voidz, Tyranny is set to drop on September 23 via Casablancas’s own Cult Records,…
June 23, 2014
Art & Culture
Life Is Beautiful Announces 2014 Festival Lineup Featuring Kanye West, Arctic Monkeys And More
Life Is Beautiful, the inspiring social platform that launched with a signature festival that brings together various forms of art…
June 23, 2014
RSVP: Camp DTS Space
Join us for a summer kickoff party with Best Coast (DJ Set) and Moonsville Collective.
June 22, 2014
A section of the “Wish I Was Here” film poster
Film + TV
LISTEN: The Shins Share “So Now What” From Zach Braff’s New Film
The last time The Shins were featured in a Zach Braff film, two of their most memorable songs (“New Slang,”…
June 20, 2014
Film + TV
Rian Johnson Rumored To Write And Direct “Star Wars” Episodes VIII and IX
With J.J. Abram’s Episode VII underway, Deadline reports that Lucasfilm is already eyeing Rian Johnson to write and direct Star Wars…
June 20, 2014
2014 promo photo for “Better Call Saul” with Bob Odenkirk from the AMC website
Film + TV
AMC Picks Up “Better Call Saul” For A Second Season Before Its First Even Premieres
For those of you still mourning the loss of Breaking Bad, let your souls be soothed a bit by the news…
June 20, 2014
WATCH: Hundred Waters Takes To The Arizona Desert For “Out Alee” Video
For the latest video from their excellent new album The Moon Rang Like A Bell, Hundred Waters uses the mystical imagery…
June 19, 2014
2014 “The Trip To Italy” press photo by Ciro Meggiolaro
Film + TV
WATCH: Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon Reunite For “The Trip to Italy”
Comedic duo Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon are reuniting for a sequel to Michael Winterbottom’s largely improvisational (and completely hilarious) The Trip….
June 19, 2014
