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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Steve Lacy, Oh Yeah?
With a warmer, looser take on anthemic soul-pop, the guitarist and songwriter’s third solo effort sees him move way beyond the reach of The Internet.
Quicksand, Bring on the Psychics
The post-hardcore band’s razor-sharp fifth album finds the perfect balance between doing what they’ve done best since 1990 and successfully trying out new ideas.
Helado Tropical, Helado Tropical
An open-hearted meeting of minds, the collaborative debut from Helado Negro and Reyna Tropical’s Fabi Reyna is a warm, Latin-inspired electronic-pop collection made to soundtrack blissful summer evenings.
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FLOOD FM
Join Miami Horror This Week on a New Episode of FLOOD FM’s “Hacked”
The synthpop duo returned earlier this year with We Always Had Tomorrow, their first new LP in 10 years.
June 09, 2025
First Listen
Eleni Drake Ponders Accountability on New Single “Dolores”
The song is named after the character from Westworld.
June 04, 2025
Neighborhoods
Watch Hitsujibungaku’s Moeka Shiotsuka Perform on the Beach in Santa Monica, CA for “Neighborhoods”
The Japanese alt-rock trio recently wrapped-up their first US tour.
June 03, 2025
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Blondshell at The Fonda Theatre
The LA-based artist played a sold out show in her hometown on Friday.
May 31, 2025
Backstage Camera Roll
Backstage Camera Roll: Shower Curtain and Jawdropped at Angel Tapes’ NYC Label Showcase
The Fire Talk imprint celebrated their debut showcase with a Jawdropped EP release set and Shower Curtain celebrating the deluxe reissue of their 2024 LP Words From a Wishing Well.
May 30, 2025
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Wallows at Everwise Amphitheater
The LA band’s Model & More Tour hit Indianapolis this week.
May 29, 2025
Neighborhoods
Watch Mobley Perform in a Pocket Park in Austin, Texas for “Neighborhoods”
The songwriter gives acoustic performances of “Had to Be There” and “Yesterday’s Another Day” from his recently released debut album We Do Not Fear the Ruins in his hometown.
May 27, 2025
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Charlotte de Witte at The Ruins at Knockdown Center
The Belgian techno force played six shows in New York last week.
May 27, 2025
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory at The Wiltern
The recent FLOOD cover star’s tour with her new band arrived in Los Angeles this week.
May 23, 2025
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Cruel World 2025 with Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, New Order, Garbage, and More
Devo, OMD, Nation of Language, ’Til Tuesday, Provoker, Mareux, and more from the annual celebration of all things new wave, goth, and post-punk in Pasadena.
May 20, 2025
Neighborhoods
Watch Famous Friend Perform at Will Rogers State Beach in LA for “Neighborhoods”
Zachariah Carlson plays the first two songs from his new Blue EP on a closed-down lifeguard tower in the aftermath of the LA wildfires’ recent devastation.
May 20, 2025
Backstage Camera Roll
Backstage Camera Roll: girlpuppy at Moroccan Lounge
Featuring cameos from Jordana, Sedona, Tim Robbins, and Reggie Watts, the photos document Becca Harvey’s LA show supporting her new album Sweetness.
May 19, 2025
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Lucy Dacus at The Greek Theatre
The recent FLOOD cover star’s Forever Is a Feeling tour stopped in LA this week with MUNA’s Katie Gavin and jasmine.4.t.
May 16, 2025
Events
If I Awaken in Los Angeles Multimedia Event Set for The Ford This Summer
Sponsored by FLOOD, the August 1 event in partnership with the LA Phil will blend music, video, dance, and spoken word to tell the story of LA.
May 16, 2025
Backstage Camera Roll
Backstage Camera Roll: Soft Play at Coachella 2025
Keanu Reeves never accepted the band’s invitation to play bass with them, but Tony Hawk showed up.
May 16, 2025
Backstage Camera Roll
Backstage Camera Roll: Samia at Rough Trade NYC
Live shots, portraits, and behind-the-scenes pics from the songwriter’s release show and signing for her third album, Bloodless.
May 14, 2025
Neighborhoods
Watch Maia Friedman Perform in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn for “Neighborhoods”
The Dirty Projectors member plays “In a Dream It Could Happen” from her new solo album Goodbye Long Winter Shadow, out now via Last Gang.
May 13, 2025
Events
Polaroids From Just Like Heaven 2025: Courtney Barnett, Empire of the Sun, and More
Behind the scenes shots with Grouplove, Of Montreal, Wild Nothing, and more from the fest grounds at Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
May 13, 2025
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Just Like Heaven 2025 with Rilo Kiley, Vampire Weekend, Slowdive, and More
TV on the Radio, Bloc Party, Empire of the Sun, and more from the nostalgia-heavy indie fest in Pasadena.
May 12, 2025
FLOOD FM
Join Provoker This Week on a Special Cruel World Fest Edition of FLOOD FM’s “Hacked”
Before taking the stage this weekend in Pasadena in support of their new LP Mausoleum, the band will join us all week with a radio takeover.
May 12, 2025
