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.
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Live at the Paradise Rock Club, 1978
Recorded via two-track by WBCN-FM Boston in time for the band’s sophomore album, this live LP is a rare contact high connected to the sage rage of their earliest punk-rock days.
Maya Hawke, Maitreya Corso
The actress and songwriter’s barely older, mostly wiser, and more wearily symbolic follow-up to 2024’s Chaos Angel sketches her commitments to love beyond the boundaries of her usual big ideas.
American Football, American Football (LP4)
Further expanding the majesty and swell of their sound, the Midwest emo icons’ widescreen fourth LP flows with darkness, morbidity, emotional distress, and a newfound sense of hope.
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The outlaw-pop songwriter performs her 2021 single along with a cut from her newly released God Is Dead EP in Southern California.
Ahead of their anticipated US tour, the French pop artist shares an eclectic DJ set with us.
Stephen Sanchez / photo by Mallory Turner
Stephen Sanchez, ATL Jacob, Gunner Stahl, Blu De Tiger, Em Beihold, London on da Track, Victoria Canal, and more from the three-day pop-up experience celebrating #GRAMMYSNextGen
The second half of the PBS series’ 48th season kicked off at the beginning of January.
The art-pop duo take on O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” in addition to a single from their forthcoming debut LP on a balcony a block from Times Square.
The destination includes an exhibit designed by Cey Adams celebrating 50 years of hip-hop with photography by Janette Beckman, Michael Lavine, B+, Danny Clinch, Greg Noire, and Gunner Stahl.
We’ll be spinning the brother/sister duo of Josh and Amy Dowdle’s vibey set every day through February 3.
The soul icon’s latest solo record Sentimental Fool arrived back in October via Daptone Records.
Steve Bays and Parker Bossley take us back to the early ’00s with their guest DJ set.
The SD-based group performs two songs at the storied Che Café in La Jolla.
The punk trio took their Together, Baby! single to the Clovelly Cliffs on Australia’s East Coast.
The Vancouver-based post-punk revivalist is taking over the station all week with hand-picked tunes.
The Australian songwriter’s 20th studio album I’m Fun! arrived in August via Ten Fingers/Warner.
10 series that lived up to the virality of their screencaps.
Shannon Busch gives an acoustic performance of both tracks from her forthcoming debut LP outside of her recording studio.
10 movies that helped us navigate everything from complicated familial drama to psychotic conspiracy theorists.
Kicking off on Monday and running through Christmas Day, make FLOOD FM your source for great and eclectic holiday music.
10 tracks that look toward the past to push things forward.
The songwriter performs an acoustic take on his recent single in the capital city.
Sloan Struble is taking over the station this week with handpicked tunes.
