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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Flying Lotus, Big Mama
A hodgepodge of electronic textures, genres, and styles, the artist’s proper debut for his own Brainfeeder label feels improvisational despite its meticulous craftsmanship.
Talking Heads, Tentative Decisions: Demos & Live
These early live recordings and studio demos of tracks familiar from the band’s first three LPs provide worthwhile peeks into the ensemble’s process as a trio.
Various artists, HELP(2)
The sequel to the Britpop-era War Child comp couldn’t have arrived at a better time, with its guest-filled track list embodying the charity’s mission of healing in the midst of global violence.
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Film & TVFilm + TV News
Beyoncé and Questlove Grab Oscar Noms Amidst a List of Academy Award Familiars
Lady Gaga was snubbed, but Jonny Greenwood, Billie Eilish & FINNEAS, and Hans Zimmer received noms.
February 08, 2022
Sharon Van Etten Centers Herself on New Single “Porta”
Ahead of her upcoming tour with Angel Olsen and Julien Baker, she shares her first new music of 2022.
February 08, 2022
Palm Friends Remind Us That Growth Isn’t Always Straightforward on “Hidden Perks”
It’s the lead single from the Minneapolis-based quartet’s forthcoming EP “The Delivery,” out March 24.
February 07, 2022
Wallows’ “Especially You” Captures the Universal Truth That People Can Be Confusing as Hell
The single announces their sophomore album “Tell Me That It’s Over,” out March 25.
February 03, 2022
Obongjayar Communes with His Inner Child in the Video for New Song “Try”
His newly announced debut album “Some Nights I Dream of Doors” is out May 13 via September Recordings.
February 03, 2022
midwxst Is Done Playing Relationship Games on “riddle”
The Indiana native is about to head on tour with fellow hyperpop/digicore artist glaive.
February 03, 2022
Junglepussy Shakes Off Detractors with Stylish Ease on “Critiqua”
The single announces “JP5000,” her follow-up to 2020’s “JP4,” which drops this Friday.
February 03, 2022
Lucy Dacus Reminisces on First Kisses on New Track “Kissing Lessons”
The single follows last year’s “Home Video” LP.
February 02, 2022
Kamasi Washington’s New Single “The Garden Path” Is Zig-Zagging Chaos
The saxophonist will make his network TV debut with the single this evening on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”
February 02, 2022
India.Arie Among Latest Artists Taking Their Music Off Spotify
Graham Nash, Nils Lofgren, and Joni Mitchell have also followed Neil Young’s lead, while Belly, Eve 6, Zola Jesus, and more weigh in.
February 01, 2022
First Listen
Maddie Jay’s “Gutterball” Reckons with Growing Pains via Intergalactic Pop
The LA-based artist is preparing to tour as a bassist for Lorde and Remi Wolf.
February 01, 2022
Circle Jerks Celebrate Punk and Skate History with “Wild in the Streets” Video
The video announces the hardcore band’s deluxe reissue of 1982’s “Wild in the Streets.”
February 01, 2022
A New Documentary Exploring The Beatles’ Relationship with Indian Music Set for February Release
Go ahead and toss “The Beatles and India” onto the massive pile of Beatles footage you’re still working your way through.
January 27, 2022
Charli XCX and Rina Sawayama Modernize a Late-’00s Hit on “Beg for You”
It’s the third single from Charli’s forthcoming album “Crash,” out March 18.
January 27, 2022
Watch Noga Erez’s Stellar Live Cover of Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow’s “Industry Baby”
The cover follows her 2021 full-lengths “KIDS” and “KIDS (Against the Machine).”
January 26, 2022
Warpaint Return with Their Heads Held High on “Champion”
After almost six years, the group returns with “Radiate Like This,” out May 6.
January 26, 2022
Japanese Breakfast Covers Yoko Ono’s “Nobody Sees Me Like You Do”
It’s the second single from the forthcoming covers comp “Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono.”
January 26, 2022
It’s Happening: Kim Gordon Announces Solo Tour
It’s the first batch of live dates to support her 2019 album “No Home Record.”
January 26, 2022
Annie Blackman’s “How” Video Shows We’re All Clowns When It Comes to Raw Emotion
Her debut album for Father/Daughter Records “All of It” is out April 8.
January 26, 2022
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FKA twigs, “CAPRISONGS”
Dance isn’t merely adjacent but central to these songs, which carry twigs out of what seems to be a particularly dark period in her life.
January 25, 2022
