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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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.
Shabaka, Of the Earth
The spiritual jazz musician’s third solo album rejects the distant cosmos and murky recesses of history in favor of the strange melodies and wondrous rhythms of human existence.
Harry Styles, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.
The sequel to the 2022 Album of the Year GRAMMY winner is another radical genre shape-shift for a pop star who refuses to settle for just another EDM album.
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FKJ (French Kiwi Juice) and Toro y Moi Team Up on Slowburner “A Moment of Mystery”
The single arrives ahead of FKJ’s forthcoming album V I N C E N T, out June 10.
May 19, 2022
Sylvan Esso’s New Song “Sunburn” Sets Childhood Memories to New Wave Sounds
It’s the first new music from the North Carolina duo since 2020’s Free Love.
May 19, 2022
Diana Ross and Tame Impala Supply Feel-Good Summer Vibes with “Turn Up the Sunshine”
It’s the first single off the Jack Antonoff–produced soundtrack for Minions: The Rise of Gru that also features St. Vincent, Brockhampton, Thundercat, and Phoebe Bridgers.
May 19, 2022
Ravyn Lenae’s Kaytranada-Produced Single “Xtasy” Is a Sensual Rush
It’s the fourth single from her upcoming debut album Hypnos, which arrives this Friday.
May 17, 2022
IAN SWEET’s Candid New Single “FIGHT” Details a Bittersweet Pandemic Romance
A video for the single arrives ahead of her Star Stuff EP, which is still in the works.
May 17, 2022
Toro y Moi, Charli XCX, The Chemical Brothers, and More Set to Play the Inaugural Portola Music Festival
Jamie xx, Caroline Polachek, PinkPantheress, M.I.A., James Blake, and Arca are also among the artists performing at the San Francisco fest in September.
May 17, 2022
Sun’s Signature (Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser and Massive Attack’s Damon Reece) Deliver a Captivating Spell with “Underwater”
Their self-titled EP will see a physical release on June 18 via Partisan.
May 17, 2022
Remi Wolf Inhabits an Unsettled Mind on “Michael,” Announces Deluxe Version of “Juno”
Available June 3, the deluxe version of her debut album comes with three new tracks.
May 13, 2022
Namir Blade Keeps His Art True on the German Folklore–Inspired “Mephisto”
The Nashville rapper’s new album Metropolis drops June 3 via Mello Music Group.
May 12, 2022
Summer Happenings Returns to The Broad with Headliners Thundercat and Arooj Aftab
After a three-year hiatus, the series will return to the LA art museum from June through September.
May 12, 2022
girl in red’s Surreal Video for “hornylovesickmess” Was Directed by “Euphoria” Actress Hunter Schafer
The video celebrates the one-year anniversary of Maria Ulven’s debut album if i could make it go quiet.
May 12, 2022
Bartees Strange’s New Single “Hold the Line” Was Written for George Floyd’s Daughter
Strange details a painful reality for Black youth in America on his latest single from Farm to Table.
May 12, 2022
Nine Inch Nails / photo by Daniel Cavazos
Riot Fest Announces My Chemical Romance, Misfits, Nine Inch Nails, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs for 2022 Lineup
Other performers include Ice Cube, Sleater-Kinney, Bauhaus, Descendents, Yellowcard, Alice Glass, The Wonder Years, Bully, and Sunny Day Real Estate.
May 11, 2022
Death Cab for Cutie Share Explosive Single “Roman Candles” to Announce Their Tenth Album
Asphalt Meadows, the follow-up to 2018’s Thank You for Today, is out September 16.
May 11, 2022
Danger Mouse and Black Thought Refuse to Stop on “No Gold Teeth,” the First Taste of Their Newly Announced Collaborative Album
Cheat Codes—out August 12—features MF Doom, Raekwon & Kid Sister, Joey Bada$$, Conway the Machine, and A$AP Rocky with Run the Jewels.
May 11, 2022
iPod, RIP
Apple announced the discontinuation of the iPod Touch—the last variation of the product originally launched over 20 years ago.
May 10, 2022
Julia Jacklin’s “Lydia Wears a Cross” Depicts a “Jesus Christ Superstar” Fan Wrestling with Religious Doubts
It’s the lead single from her forthcoming album Pre Pleasure, out August 26 via Polyvinyl.
May 10, 2022
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The New “Minions” Soundtrack Is a Funk Celebration Featuring Tame Impala, St. Vincent, Caroline Polachek, and More
The Jack Antonoff–produced project also includes Thundercat, Brockhampton, and Phoebe Bridgers covering classic ’70s hits.
May 10, 2022
The WAEVE Descend Into Chaos on Debut Single “Something Pretty”
The Pipettes’ Rose Elinor Dougall and Blur’s Graham Coxon share their first song as a duo.
May 05, 2022
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky Get Married with Their Grills on in “D.M.B.” Video
The single follows Rocky’s recent collaborations with A$AP Ant, $NOT, and Nigo.
May 05, 2022
