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 pop-country songwriter understands the human weight of the American South’s emotionally rich tableau of high-speed heartbreak and low-light bars, as demonstrated on a resilient second album.
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On their cleanest-sounding record yet, the doomy Bristol band’s idea of dance music feels perfectly suitable for the turbulent year 2026 has already proven to be.
Lime Garden, Maybe Not Tonight
The cocktail of frustration, insecurity, and lust that courses through the Brighton quartet’s buzzing and adventurous second album mirrors the trajectory of an energetic night out.
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Sugar Horse, “Not a Sound in Heaven”
On their cleanest-sounding record yet, the doomy Bristol band’s idea of dance music feels perfectly suitable for the turbulent year 2026 has already proven to be.
April 09, 2026
First Listen
Trophy Wife Try on Different Identities with New Single “Kind of Girl I Am”
The Brooklyn trio reveal a video for the lead track from their newly announced Pathetic LP, out July 24 via AWAL.
April 09, 2026
Playlist
Wesley Joseph’s “Forever Ends Someday” Influences Playlist
The alt-R&B artist shares how Sampha, Jai Paul, King Krule, and more helped inspire his debut full-length for Secretly Canadian, out this week.
April 08, 2026
First Listen
TV Star Evoke a Late-Summer Dreaminess with New Single “The Package”
The Washingtonian psych-pop band will release their debut album Music for Heads on April 24 via Father/Daughter.
April 08, 2026
First Listen
Aubory Bugg Looks Back Fondly on Former Versions of Herself with “i think i had something once”
The indie-folk songwriter’s first new material of 2026 is out now via Dualtone.
April 08, 2026
Warning Announce First Album in 20 Years, Share Towering Lead Single
Rituals of Shame follows the doom-metal band’s live album documenting their 2017 reunion at Roadburn Festival.
April 07, 2026
First Listen
Tomorrow Woman Invites Your Most “Concerning” Moves on the Dance Floor with “Ultrasound”
Betsy Roszko’s debut electronic EP Plays Machines lands May 1.
April 07, 2026
Alabama Shakes Tease New Music Out This Friday
The blues-rock outfit released their first single since 2015’s modern classic Sound & Color last August.
April 06, 2026
The Strokes Will Return This Summer with New LP “Reality Awaits”
The band teased their first new record since 2020’s The New Abnormal this morning on social media.
April 06, 2026
First Look
Andrew Sa Brings “Lavender Cowboy” to The Hideout in New Live Performance Video
The Chicago-based songwriter recently shared the single to promote his signing to Bloodshot Records for his debut album, American Rough.
April 06, 2026
Jack White Returns with Two New Singles Ahead of This Weekend’s “SNL” Appearance
“G.O.D. and the Broken Ribs” and “Derecho Demonico” are out now via Third Man, while White will take the Studio 8H stage for the sixth time tomorrow night alongside host Jack Black.
April 03, 2026
First Look
Hiding Places Shape a World They Want to Live in with “Dead Dove” Video
The Brooklyn group’s debut album The Secret to Good Living is out today via Keeled Scales.
April 03, 2026
Non-Musical Influences
5 Non-Musical Influences on Lauren Auder’s Introspective New Album “Whole World as a Vigil”
The London-based songwriter shares how Tarkovsky, Paul Célan, and sourdough starter kits helped shape her second LP.
April 02, 2026
First Look
Cold Court Throw a LAN Party in the DIY Space in Video for New Track “Burn”
The chaotic Philadelphia duo will drop their debut EP \ (^_^) / (aka HANDS UP) on June 19.
April 01, 2026
Playlist
King Tuff’s “MOO” Influences Playlist
Kyle Thomas shares how The Traveling Wilburys, The Modern Lovers, and other formative bands that are “very punk but also very sweet” helped shape his sixth album.
March 31, 2026
Pavement, Kurt Vile, and Ratboys Announced for Philly’s Make the World Better Concert Weekend 2026
The late-July event at The Dell will benefit the MTWB Foundation’s community-oriented mission.
March 30, 2026
First Listen
Robber Robber Share a Grim Vision of a Rock-and-Roll-Free Future with “New Year’s Eve” Video
The clip directed by Noah Lenker arrives ahead of this Friday’s release of the group’s debut album for Fire Talk, Two Wheels Move the Soul.
March 30, 2026
Suki Waterhouse Is Back (and Back in Love) with New Single
“Back in Love” marks the songwriter’s first release through Island Records.
March 27, 2026
Playlist
23 Songs That Have Been Jammed in ADULT.’s Heads for Quite a While
Nearly three decades into their synth-punk project’s history, Nicola Kuperus and Adam Lee Miller share which tracks they continue to carry with them as their new LP Kissing Luck Goodbye hits shelves.
March 27, 2026
Track by Track
Charlotte Cornfield Discusses the Pain and Healing Behind Her New LP “Hurts Like Hell”
The songwriter explains how everyone from Lucinda Williams to Jonathan Richman inspired her Merge Records debut, which features contributions from Feist, Buck Meek, and more.
March 27, 2026
