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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Anna Calvi, Is This All There Is?
The British songwriter returns with a four-song EP defined by theatrical arrangements and an actorish guest list featuring Iggy Pop, Laurie Anderson, Perfume Genius, and Matt Berninger.
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.
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Catch Sets by Frank Ocean, Gorillaz, Rosalía, BLACKPINK, Bad Bunny, blink-182, and More Over the Weekend on Coachella’s Livestream
All six stages at the annual Indio, California fest will be streaming on YouTube.
April 11, 2023
Neighborhoods
Watch Babygirl Play “Sore Eyes” at a Toronto Train Station for “Neighborhoods”
The Canadian duo’s latest EP Be Still My Heart arrives this Friday via Sandlot/AWAL.
April 11, 2023
FLOOD Sessions
Watch Califone Perform the Title Track From Their New LP “villagers” for “FLOOD Sessions”
Tim Rutili will release his latest album on May 19 via Jealous Butcher Records.
April 10, 2023
Catch mehro in Los Angeles Next Week at Newly Announced Winston House Show Presented by FLOOD
The songwriter will be performing April 12 at the Venice venue.
April 05, 2023
Neighborhoods
Watch Ron Gallo Play Two Songs From “FOREGROUND MUSIC” in Philadelphia for “Neighborhoods”
Gallo performs the album’s closing tracks “ANYTHING BUT THIS” and “I LOVE SOMEONE BURIED DEEP INSIDE OF YOU” in Fishtown.
April 04, 2023
Join Dragonette This Week on a New Episode of FLOOD FM’s “Hacked”
As she wraps up her North American tour, the songwriter spins songs by Asake, Son Lux, Alvvays, and more.
April 03, 2023
Perfect Day
Perfect Day in Kyoto: TEKE::TEKE
From stops at shrines and temples to a cold beer at the end of the day, Maya Kuroki and Sei Nakauchi Pelletier take us through a day in the Japanese city they came up in.
March 29, 2023
Neighborhoods
Watch Parker Gispert Play “You and I Forever” and “Golden Years” in Athens, Georgia for “Neighborhoods”
Both tracks appeared on the Whigs frontman’s sophomore LP Golden Years, which was released last year.
March 28, 2023
Catch FIDLAR All Week on a New Episode of FLOOD FM’s “Hacked”
The West Coast punks are taking over the station through March 31 with a tracklist featuring Butthole Surfers, Spirit of the Beehive, and more.
March 27, 2023
Militarie Gun crowd at Lost Weekend/Brooklyn Vegan party at Mohawk in Austin, TX. March 15, 2023. Photo by Skylar Watkins
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: SXSW Music Festival 2023
Be Your Own Pet, Bartees Strange, Militarie Gun, Sweet Pill, Debby Friday, Godcaster, and more highlights from the annual music conference.
March 21, 2023
Neighborhoods
Watch Rogê Play “Retumbar do meu tambor” in Topanga, California for “Neighborhoods”
The Brazilian songwriter performs a track from his latest release, Curyman, in the Santa Monica Mountains.
March 21, 2023
Events
Portraits from FLOODfest at SXSW 2023: Sudan Archives, Blondshell, Baby Rose, and more
Plus Sunflower Bean, EKKSTACY, Frost Children, Victoria Canal, and more from backstage at the Mohawk
March 20, 2023
Ibeyi Joins Us This Week on an All-New Episode of FLOOD FM’s “Hacked”
Midway through their March US tour, Lisa and Naomi Diaz take over the station to spin everything from Tame Impala to OutKast.
March 20, 2023
Sudan Archives at FLOODfest at The Mohawk in Austin, TX. March 16, 2023. Photo by Daniel Cavazos
EventsLive, In Photos
FLOODfest at SXSW 2023: Sudan Archives, Indigo De Souza, EKKSTACY, and More
Plus photos of Sunflower Bean, Blondshell, Baby Rose, Frost Children, Sports Team, CIVIC, Barrie, Goon, and Victoria Canal from our return to the Mohawk.
March 18, 2023
Neighborhoods
Watch CIVIC Play “Blood Rushes” in Victoria, Australia for “Neighborhoods”
The Melbourne rockers perform the single from their new LP Taken by Force ahead of their appearance this week at FLOODfest SXSW.
March 14, 2023
Events
20 SXSW Artists You May Not Know That You Need to See
Blondshell, McKinley Dixon, PENDANT, Divino Niño, and more sets to prioritize this week.
March 13, 2023
Events
RSVP: FLOODfest at SXSW 2023 with Sudan Archives, Indigo De Souza, EKKSTACY, and More
Sunflower Bean, Blondshell, Baby Rose, Frost Children, Sports Team, Barrie, Civic, Goon, and Victoria Canal will also perform at the March 16 event at the Mohawk.
March 09, 2023
Events
RSVP: Wasserman Music 2023 SXSW Day Party at the Mohawk
The talent agency’s second annual day party sponsored by FLOOD will feature sets from Indigo De Souza, The Nude Party, MICHELLE, and more.
March 07, 2023
Neighborhoods
Watch Steady Holiday Survive a Car Crash and Perform “Asleep” in LA for “Neighborhoods”
Dre Babinski’s new album Newfound Oxygen is out now.
March 07, 2023
The Modern Age of The Strokes: Photos and Memories (2001-2002)
With the band’s first volume of singles out now via Sony Music, photographer Piper Ferguson revisits the band’s early appearances at the Troubadour, SXSW, Coachella, and more.
March 07, 2023
