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WATCH: Chvrches Step Out of the Fog in “Leave a Trace” Video

Chvrches “Leave a Trace” video screengrab

Every Open Eye out September 25 on Glassnote.

WATCH: Tame Impala Will Make You Confront Your Fear of Flying in “Let It Happen” Video

Tame Impala “Let It Happen” video screen grab

Don’t get on a plane with Kevin Parker.

RIP: Bob Johnston (1932–2015)

1972. Bill Johnston Bird on a Wire screenshot

The legendary producer of seminal Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, and Simon and Garfunkel records has died.

WATCH: Deerhunter Share New Video for “Snakeskin,” Announce New LP “Fading Frontier”

Atlanta’s finest are back.

PREMIERE: Quiet Hollers Take Us to the “Cote d’Azure” on New Single

The band’s self-titled LP is out October 23.

August 16, 2015

Art & CultureFilm + TV

WATCH: Giants Offer Up a San Francisco Treat: A Perfect Recreation of the “Full House” Opening Credits

Winning three World Series in five years: pretty cool. Recreating the opening credits to your city’s most beloved television franchise: have mercy!…

Sound Board: The Week’s Best Tracks

Staff Picks

Our picks for the best tracks out there for the week of August 10–14, 2015. Headphone-tested, FLOOD-approved.

LISTEN: Cold Beat Share “Spirals”

The second single from next month’s “Into the Air.”

Dolly Parton’s Already-Immortal “Jolene” to be Further Immortalized In New Film

Film + TV

Dolly Parton‘s “Jolene” is bulletproof. It’s great when Dolly does it. It’s great when The White Stripes do it. It’s even…

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.

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

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

FLOODFest Outside Lands 2015

The crowd at FLOODFest Outside Lands / by FLOOD Staff

Events

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

WATCH: HEALTH Get Grisly in Video for “Stonefist”

Cheerleaders! Surgical instruments!

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

Chvrches “Never Ending Circle” video screengrab

Spiral toward the center with the Scottish trio.

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

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

Ruban Nielson: piano crooner.

Outside Lands 2015: In Photos

Crowd / Photo by Credit Misha Vladimirskiy

Events

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

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.

Thom Yorke Writing Music for Harold Pinter Play

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

Art & Culture

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

LISTEN: Majical Cloudz Share “Silver Car Crash”

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

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