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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Watch Arcade Fire Perform New Music at a Ukraine Benefit Concert in New Orleans
The group will be releasing “The Lightning I, II” as a single on Thursday morning.
March 15, 2022
MUNA Break Free From Their Own Emotional Chains on “Anything But Me”
The new single announces their forthcoming self-titled album, out June 24 via Saddest Factory Records.
March 15, 2022
Charlie Hickey Pens a Pop Ballad for Anxious Times with “Nervous at Night”
It’s the title track from his newly announced debut album, out May 20 via Saddest Factory Records.
March 10, 2022
The Black Keys Get Back to Their Roots with “Wild Child”
It’s the lead single from their newly announced album Dropout Boogie, which arrives May 13 via Nonesuch.
March 10, 2022
Girl Talk, Wiz Khalifa, Smoke DZA, and Big K.R.I.T. Are Having Fun on the Bouncy and Soulful “Put You On”
The supergroup are dropping their collaborative album Full Court Press on April 8.
March 09, 2022
Detroit’s Movement Festival Returns with Headliners Jeff Mills, Richie Hawtin, and Adam Beyer
The fest, which also includes Flying Lotus, 2 Chainz, and Skrillex, will take place at Hart Plaza on the weekend of May 28.
March 09, 2022
Horsegirl Command Us to Dance, Dance, Dance, Dance on “Anti-glory”
The Chicago trio have also shared details on their debut album Versions of Modern Performance, which drops June 3.
March 09, 2022
Pussy Riot, VÉRITÉ, and LATASHÁ Have Nothing to Prove on “Laugh It Off”
It’s the second single from Nadya Tolokonnikova’s forthcoming Tove Lo–produced project.
March 08, 2022
Petrol Girls’ “Fight for Our Lives” Is a Mantra, a Mission Statement, and an Elegy
The new single featuring activist Janey Starling follows last month’s “Baby, I Had an Abortion.”
March 08, 2022
The National, Mitski, and The Roots Will Headline Pitchfork Fest This Year
The festival will return to Chicago’s Union Park on the weekend of July 15.
March 08, 2022
Superorganism Enlist CHAI and Pi Ja Ma on “Teenager,” the Band’s First New Music Since 2018
It’s the first single from their sophomore album World Wide Pop that’s out July 15.
March 08, 2022
First Listen
On “7UP,” Nari Affectingly Illustrates the Mental Roller Coaster Leading to Sobriety
Her debut album Greener on the Other Side is due later this year on Park the Van.
March 08, 2022
First Listen
Golden Daze’s “Nobody Else” Is a Refreshing Return to Form
It’s the first new music from the duo since 2019’s Simpatico.
March 08, 2022
Magdalena Bay Use AI to Bring Their Dreams to Life in “Dreamcatching” Video
The duo share the latest visual from 2021’s Mercurial World before they start tours with Charli XCX, Porter Robinson, and Flume.
March 03, 2022
Emma Ruth Rundle Announces Orpheus Looking Back EP with “Pump Organ Song”
The EP’s tracks came out of the same sessions as her 2021 album Engine of Hell.
March 03, 2022
Jack White Shares “Queen of the Bees” and Q-Tip Collaboration “Hi-De-Ho”
Both singles will appear on his forthcoming albums Fear of the Dawn and Entering Heaven Alive.
March 03, 2022
Neneh Cherry Reimagines “Buffalo Stance” with Help From Robyn, Mapei, and Dev Hynes
The new version is the first release from a forthcoming collaboration album out later this year.
March 03, 2022
Track by Track
Arny Margret Walks Us Through Her Comforting Debut EP intertwined Track by Track
The Icelandic singer-songwriter describes the important Nordic landscapes that inspired her.
March 03, 2022
They Hate Change Announce New Album, Show Off Their Hi-Risers in “From the Floor” Video
Finally, New, the duo’s debut album for Jagjaguwar, is out May 13.
March 02, 2022
Channel Tres Surprise-Drops Beat Tape Refresh
It’s the most recent large-format project from the producer since 2020’s i can’t go outside.
March 02, 2022
