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.
Caroline Rose, Gentling the Horse at the Walt Whitman Mall
Blending synthpop, alt-country, and punk, the songwriter’s surrealist vision of American suburbia in 2026 is fueled by tracks that rip and soak in the moments they depict.
Sour Widows, Sigil
The Bay Area duo confronts grief and cruelty while making space for necessary indulgence on their second LP, with producer Melina Duterte pushing them toward bolder arrangements.
Grumpy, Unfindable Ring
After a pair of EPs opened the door to shapeshifting unpredictability, Heaven Schmitt’s second LP leans into an emotive, purposefully fragmented sound that remains impossible to pin down.
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Green Day
Shots of Wet Leg, Pussy Riot, Sampa the Great, Local Natives, The Marías, and more from Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.
Scenes from Grant Park in Chicago over the weekend.
Plus, shots of Green Day’s festival headlining set from Skydeck Chicago at Willis Tower.
The psych-rock group performs two tracks from their new LP Hour of Green Evening outside of LA.
Behind-the-scenes shots of artists from the Chicago music fest over the weekend.
Jackson Phillips plays two track from his recent LP Pastlife ahead of his upcoming tour with Two Door Cinema Club.
From Kendrick Lamar to Tom Petty, the band’s multi-instrumentalist dives into the 10 records that best define his hometown.
The Real Estate vocalist performs two tracks from his latest solo LP Magic Sign, out now via Domino.
The three-day immersive car camping fest in Long Pond, PA also features Tycho, Kaskade, Zed’s Dead, FISHER, REZZ, and many more.
The comedian and songwriter will be taking over FLOOD FM all week beginning July 18 with hand-picked songs and stories.
Madelene Eliasson gives an acoustic performance of two tracks from her debut album This End Had No Beginning.
Sophie Allison will be taking over FLOOD FM all week beginning July 11 with hand-picked songs and stories.
Today’s show also includes new music from Maya Hawke, Pussy Riot, and SG Lewis.
The Summer Cannibals vocalist’s new EP I Think My Heart Loves to Break is out now.
photos by JOSEPH ROSS, JOSHUA MELLIN, ALEX LAKE, DANIEL CAVAZOS, AND DANIEL SANNWALD
25 albums that have stuck with us so far as the AOTY contenders continue to roll in.
The alt-soul duo bring their HARMINE single to Hampstead Heath.
The 20″ x 20″ silk-screened print, signed by Arens and numbered, benefits The David Lynch Foundation.
The duo bring “The Tree” and “Camera” to their nighttime set.
The rescheduled festival kicked off in Lisbon, Portugal this past weekend.
Sonia Kreitzer brings the single from her new EP of the same name to the San Bernardino Mountains.
