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YACHT.

LISTEN: YACHT Announce New Album, Share Title Track “I Thought the Future Would Be Cooler”

New album out in October, which will hopefully be cooler.

August 14, 2015

FKA twigs M3LL155X video screengrab

WATCH: FKA twigs Drops Surprise EP, Video “M3LL155X”

And a four-song music video directed by twigs herself.

August 13, 2015

The crowd at FLOODFest Outside Lands / by FLOOD Staff

FLOODFest Outside Lands 2015

Body movin’ and fogging up the Bay with DJ sets from Classixx and STRFKR.

August 13, 2015

HEALTH “Stonefist” video screengrab

WATCH: HEALTH Get Grisly in Video for “Stonefist”

Cheerleaders! Surgical instruments!

August 13, 2015

Chvrches “Never Ending Circle” video screengrab

LISTEN: Chvrches Trace “Never Ending Circles” in New Single

Spiral toward the center with the Scottish trio.

August 13, 2015

Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Ruban Nielson on Late Night with Seth Meyers

WATCH: Unknown Mortal Orchestra Bring “Multi-Love” to “Late Night with Seth Meyers”

Ruban Nielson: piano crooner.

August 13, 2015

Crowd / Photo by Credit Misha Vladimirskiy

Outside Lands 2015: In Photos

The Bay Area festival favorite took over Golden Gate Park with Elton John, Leon Bridges, Tame Impala, D’Angelo, and more.

August 12, 2015

Art & CulturePlaylistStaff Picks

The Six Burning Questions That FYF 2015 Will (Hopefully) Answer

FYF Fest 2015 will take place at the LA Sports Arena & Exposition Park on August 22 and 23.

August 12, 2015

Thom Yorke in 2013 w/ Atoms for Peace. Photo by Henry Laurisch via Creative Commons

Thom Yorke Writing Music for Harold Pinter Play

Long pauses. Veiled threats. Suppressed meanings. Sounds like Thom Yorke’s bag alright.

August 12, 2015

Autosave-File vom d-lab2/3 der AgfaPhoto GmbH

LISTEN: Majical Cloudz Share “Silver Car Crash”

The first taste of October’s “Are You Alone?”

August 12, 2015

LOS ANGELES, CA – JULY 11: Actor Uggie attends Abercrombie & Fitch’s “Stars on the Rise” event at Abercrombie & Fitch on July 11, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Chelsea Lauren/WireImage)

RIP: “The Artist”‘s Uggie the Dog (2002-2015)

He was a good boy—a very, very good boy.

August 12, 2015

Fool’s Gold. Press photo. hi res.

RSVP: Fool’s Gold at the Echoplex for Red Bull Sound Select

The LA band will be joined by Isaac Rother & the Phantoms and Quitapenas.

August 11, 2015

Shabazz Palaces / 2014 / credit: Patrick O’Brien-Smith

LISTEN: Shabazz Palaces Drops New Track “The Mystery of Lonnie The Døn” for Adult Swim

Exclusive tracks by Slayer, Flying Lotus, and Run the Jewels are on their way this fall.

August 11, 2015

Amy Schumer. Live at the apollo screenshot.

WATCH: Amy Schumer Teases Upcoming HBO Standup Special

The special will premiere on October 17.

August 11, 2015

Stephen Colbert and Kendrick Lamar on The Colbert Report

Kendrick Lamar Will Be Stephen Colbert’s First “Late Show” Musical Guest

Lamar was also the last musical guest on “The Colbert Report.”

August 11, 2015

Arcade Fire The Relflektor Tapes screengrab

WATCH: Arcade Fire Share Full Trailer for “The Reflektor Tapes”

The group’s first film hits theaters September 23.

August 11, 2015

Girl Band “Paul” screen grab

WATCH: Girl Band Find Oblivion in a Children’s Show in “Paul” Video

It’s not the first time Girl Band have made an uncomfortable video—watch the incredibly grisly clip for “Why They Hiding Bodies…

August 10, 2015

Beach House. 2015. Liz Flyntz.

LISTEN: Beach House Share New Singles via Quiz

Which new Beach House song are you?

August 10, 2015

Joanna Newsom “Sapokanikan” video

WATCH: Joanna Newsom Shares “Sapokanikan,” Announces New LP “Divers”

New album out October 23 on Drag City.

August 10, 2015

Sound Board August

Sound Board: The Week’s Best Tracks

Our picks for the best tracks out there for the week of August 3–7, 2015. Headphone-tested, FLOOD-approved.

August 07, 2015

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