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.
Arlo Parks, Ambiguous Desire
Vulnerability is baked into the heartbeat of the British songwriter’s third album with an aching groove lifted to new levels courtesy of the ecstasy of dance music.
José González, Against the Dying of the Light
With his fifth album, the Swedish songwriter considers his deepest of existential queries while maintaining the effervescent, seductive sound that’s the strongest through line in his career.
Courtney Barnett, Creature of Habit
Still flatliningly deadpan, the Australian songwriter uses the back-and-forth fear of the new as a start point for further depth-diving and confession on her fourth solo album.
FLOOD Staff
The iconic indie rock outfit is releasing their Sumday-era B-sides and rarities collection Sumday: Excess Baggage digitally next month.
Graphic by Jerome Curchod. Photos by Daniel Cavazos, Nina Andersson, Harrison Whitford, Jonathan Mannion, Sophia Matinazad
In honor of our favorite releases of the year thus far, catch 24 straight hours of our picks on July 15, 22, and 29.
The Georgian country-rockers’ sophomore album You Know Who is out now via Normaltown/New West Records.
The songwriter performs two tracks from his debut LP Singing Into Darkness live from the Navajo Nation mountain range spanning New Mexico and Arizona.
The free outdoor concert series in LA kicks off on July 20 with blues/R&B singer Billy Valentine.
Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and Tom Skinner played one of the most intimate venues of their current tour on Sunday.
The English duo give a nocturnal performance of the track from their new LP Ten Paces, out now via Yep Roc.
Phoenix, The Last Dinner Party, The Chemical Brothers, Róisín Murphy, and more from the annual festival in Spain.
From Massive Attack to Marvin Gaye, Red shares a mix of songs that inspired his latest LP Paranoïa, Angels, True Love.
25 of our favorite listens from the first half of the year.
The singer performs his single a cappella as a peaceful protest toward the injustices against the LGBTQ+ community.
Plus enter to win tickets to see Sparks and They Might be Giants at the FLOOD-sponsored Bowl show on July 16.
Enter to win a pair of tickets to see Sparks and They Might Be Giants on July 16, 2023
She performs outside of the cabin where she wrote much of her debut album, Playing the Part of You is Me.
The Smile at ACL Live at The Moody Theatre in Austin, TX. June 25, 2023. Photo by Daniel Cavazos
Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood’s other group returned for the second swing of their US tour last night in Austin.
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The Chicago-bred songwriter’s sophomore album Supermodels is out July 14 via Saddest Factory Records.
The Cure at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY. June 21, 2023. Photo by David Iskra
The new wave icons played three sold-out shows with The Twilight Sad in New York this week.
Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker’s sold-out tour hit the Steel City on Tuesday.
The newly reunited post-hardcore band played their first live show since 2019 on Friday.
The Bristol-based songwriter performs “Sound of the Morning,” “Float,” and “Alligator” at the Mattachine Steps, a monument dedicated to the gay rights organization the Mattachine Society.
