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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Warning, Rituals of Shame
The pummeling hypnotism of the doom-metal band’s first new material in 20 years still feels perfectly matched to Patrick Walker’s pained howls and Vantablack-hued emotions.
Styrofoam Winos, Any River
The Nashville group’s country-leaning third album is full of nuance, from the sheer array of instrumentation to its affective emotional dynamics.
Swamp Dogg, Swamp Dogg Contemplates the Afterlife
The country-R&B cult hero crafts an album about the afterlife that’s reflective of decades filled with hurt and hurting.
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SASAMI Is the Babysitter From Hell in the Video for Her Cover of Daniel Johnston’s “Sorry Entertainer”
The video was directed by Patti Harrison and Alan Resnick.
July 27, 2021
On Pageants’ “Worse,” There’s No Cure for a Lonesome Heart (Even With FaceTime)
The duo’s album “Sun and Settled Days” is out July 30 via Eye Dull.
July 27, 2021
Future Crib Protect True Love with the Help of a Monk, Jester, and Wizard on “BG”
The track is from the Nashville group’s forthcoming album “Full Time Smile,” which is out September 10.
July 27, 2021
koleżanka’s “A Mouthful” Reveals Why No One Wants to Work in Food Service
“Place Is” is out this Friday, July 30 on Bar/None Records.
July 26, 2021
박혜진 Park Hye Jin Achieves Understated Tension on “Whatchu Doin Later”
It’s the second single from her debut album “Before I Die,” which is out September 10 via Ninja Tune.
July 26, 2021
Caroline Polachek Enters the Storage Facility of Her Mind in “Bunny Is a Rider” Video
The video she co-directed with Matt Copson finds Polachek teleporting within a labyrinth of boxes.
July 26, 2021
Lil Nas X Gives Us Countless Additional Reasons to Love Him with “Industry Baby” Video
The new single features rapper Jack Harlow and was produced by Kanye West and Take a Daytrip.
July 23, 2021
Common Holly Shares Two Hushed Singles “Preoccupy” and “The Moon”
It’s the first music from the Montreal musician since 2019’s “When I Say to You Black Lightning.”
July 23, 2021
Beck Is a Young Paul McCartney in the Video for “Find My Way”
“McCartney III Imagined” is out now.
July 22, 2021
illuminati hotties and Buck Meek Take Us to the Wild West and the Beach on “u v v p”
“Let Me Do One More” is out October 1 via Snack Shack Tracks and Hopeless Records.
July 22, 2021
alexalone’s “Electric Sickness” Is a Comforting Wash of Existential Fuzz
It’s the newest single from their album “ALEXALONEWORLD,” which is out August 13 on Polyvinyl.
July 22, 2021
Clinic Take Us on an Enigmatic Rockabilly Trip to “Fantasy Island”
It’s the title track from the band’s forthcoming ninth album, which is out October 22 via Domino.
July 22, 2021
Remi Wolf Confronts a Colorful Mess of Synapses in Her “Liquor Store” Video
It’s the lead single from Wolf’s forthcoming debut album.
July 21, 2021
Lorde Ruminates on Time’s Passing While “Stoned at the Nail Salon”
Her anticipated album “Solar Power” is out August 20 via Republic Records.
July 21, 2021
Porches Runs Around as Both an Angel and a Devil in “Okay” Video
Aaron Maine announced his fifth album, “All Day Gentle Hold !,” is out October 8 via Domino.
July 21, 2021
Indigo De Souza’s “Hold U” Confirms That a Simple Embrace Can Also Be a Promise
It’s the second single off her sophomore album “Any Shape You Take,” out August 27 on Saddle Creek.
July 21, 2021
In Conversation
In Conversation: Tkay Maidza on Embracing the Weird for Her Recent EP Series
Maidza discusses finding inspiration from Kim Possible and Hannah Montana, as well as how “Last Year Was Weird” paved the way for future releases.
July 21, 2021
Reviews
Willow, “lately I feel EVERYTHING”
Willow Smith finds a zone that highlights her vocals in a vibrant, lighter-fluid-lit glow.
July 20, 2021
Connie Constance Smashes the Notion of a White Picket Fence on “Prim & Propa”
It’s the title track of the singer’s forthcoming EP, out September 2.
July 20, 2021
Shygirl and Slowthai Take Inspiration From Furry Friends in “BDE” Video
“If you got the stamina.”
July 20, 2021
