With 232 pages and an expanded 12″ by 12″ format, our biggest print issue yet celebrates the people, places, music, and art of our hometown, including cover features on David Lynch, Nipsey Hussle, Syd, and Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Factory Records, plus Brian Wilson, Cuco, Ty Segall, Lord Huron, Remi Wolf, The Doors, the art of RISK, Taz, Estevan Oriol, Kii Arens, and Edward Colver, and so much more.
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Pulp, More
The Sheffield art rock ensemble’s first album in nearly 24 years still maintains their Kinks-y kitchen sink dramatics in opposition to Oasis’ Beatles-like demeanor and Blur’s operatic Who-ness.
Sufjan Stevens, Carrie & Lowell [10th Anniversary Edition]
Padded out with a personal essay, family photos, and outtakes, this re-release of Stevens’ album-length eulogy permits yet another return to the 1980s Oregon of the artist’s memory.
Alan Sparhawk, With Trampled by Turtles
Far more mournful than his solo debut from last year, the former Low member’s collaboration with the titular bluegrass band is drenched in sorrow, absence, longing, and dark devastation.
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2014. Bootstraps “Oh Ca” video
WATCH: Bootstraps Release Live Video for “OH CA”
LA-based folk-rock quartet Bootstraps recently released yet another live music video, this time, the short film depicts a killer performance…
July 03, 2014
2014. Tycho press photo by Reuben Wu
LISTEN: Tycho’s New Mix Worships The Weekend
Just in time for the three-day holiday weekend, Tycho (one of our favorite records of the year so far) has…
July 03, 2014
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SOUND ADVICE: FLOOD’s 10 Best Records of 2014 (So Far)
At the half-year mark, we’re here to reflect on the sounds of the year 2014 to date. From a self-titled siren and a long-awaited solo debut to a career-defining record and a sound-scaping journey, here the editorial staff of FLOOD discusses the best albums of the year so far.
July 03, 2014
2014. Naomi Punk press photo.
LISTEN: Naomi Punk Builds Some Momentum On New Single “Firehose Face”
Olympia, Washington, trio Naomi Punk keep the energy of their punk tracks pent up and ready to explode. With their…
July 02, 2014
2014. De Lux “Moments” video
WATCH: De Lux Gives Modern Love a Whole New Meaning in “Moments” Video
De Lux’s video for their single, the new-wave-nostalgic “Moments,” follows a lovelorn human robot-wannabe searching for love on the streets…
July 02, 2014
WATCH: Allah-Las Have Vintage Backyard Fun in New “501-415” Video
Much like their music, Allah-Las’ newest video for their sun-soaked single, “501-415,” is laced with vintage vibes. Taking place in…
July 02, 2014
2014. Trapper Keeper Tablet Cover
Art & Culture
Mead’s Trapper Keeper Gets a 21st Century Upgrade
Filed under “remember these??”: Kensington has resurrected the middle-school binders that kept you so organized (and awesome) that you just had to…
July 02, 2014
Hundred Waters performs live in 2014 at The Earl in Atlanta, Georgia / photo by Max Sweeney
Events
LIVE, IN PHOTOS: Hundred Waters at The Earl in Atlanta (7/1/2014)
Photos by Max Sweeney
July 02, 2014
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
