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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This Is Lorelei, Holo Boy
Water From Your Eyes’ Nate Amos digs into his back catalog of nearly 70 releases shared over the last 12 years, revealing his humble beginnings and the seeds of last year’s breakout LP.
Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here 50
This box set repackages the languid yet damaged follow-up to the band’s breakout success, with its true star being the massive-sounding bootleg of a 1975 live show at LA’s Sports Arena.
Blur, The Great Escape [30th Anniversary Edition]
Packed with era-appropriate B-sides, this release celebrates the Britpop quartet in their last gasp of opulent orchestration as they moved into lonely disillusionment and reserved distance.
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Carriers Pay Tribute to Their Hometown of Cincinnati in New Video for “Patience”
Along with the visual for the track from Curt Kiser’s new EP of reworked recordings, the band shares a handful of shots from their recent performance at The National’s Homecoming Festival.
September 27, 2023
First Listen
Teenage Halloween Piledrives Into Confrontation in Video for New Single “Armageddon Now”
Till You Return, the New Jersey–based punks’ second album, drops October 20 via Don Giovanni Records.
September 27, 2023
First Listen
Filth Is Eternal Look to Avant-Garde Theater in Video for New Track “Cherish”
The Seattle hardcore-punks’ third LP Find Out drops this Friday via MNRK Heavy.
September 25, 2023
First Listen
HNRY FLWR Peddles Organic Euphoria in Video for New Single “The Bliss”
The Brooklyn-based songwriter’s latest album Visions of the Daytime Moon will be released on October 6.
September 25, 2023
Track by Track
Mykki Blanco Breaks Down Their Globetrotting “Postcards From Italia” EP
Spanning vastly different genres, continents, and emotions, the six-song collection is out now via Transgressive.
September 22, 2023
First Listen
Fur Trade Celebrate the Legacy of Underground French Disco in Video for New Single “Monaco”
The video arrives alongside Dark Celebration, the long-anticipated sophomore album from the project formed by Hot Hot Heat’s Steve Bays and The Gay Nineties’ Parker Bossley.
September 22, 2023
First Listen
Voxtrot Are Reborn in Video for “Another Fire,” The Band’s First New Single in 14 Years
After selling out shows for a reunion tour supporting a pair of archival vinyl comps last year, the band is back in full swing with all five original members bringing the new single to life.
September 22, 2023
Playlist
underscores’ “Wallsocket” Influences Playlist
From the geographical conceptualism of Sufjan Stevens to the country stylings of Gillian Welch to the slapstick of Beck, the alt-pop songwriter shares 12 songs that helped shape her new LP.
September 21, 2023
First Listen
Arcy Drive Go Acoustic on New Single “Time Shrinks”
The upbeat track lands ahead of their debut EP, out later this year via Grand Jury.
September 21, 2023
boygenius Come Undone in New Video for “Cool About It”
The animated clip arrives on the verge of the trio embarking on the fall leg of their tour in support of their debut LP the record.
September 20, 2023
First Listen
Hear an Early Stream of Anton Barbeau’s New Double Album “Morgenmusik/Nachtschlager”
The power-pop songwriter’s latest “series of fictions” features members of XTC, The Soft Boys, and Elf Power.
September 20, 2023
First Listen
French Cassettes Are No Match for a Suave Alien in Their Video for New Single “Medium Horny”
Next week the Bay Area band sets off on a string of live dates spanning the East Coast and Midwest US.
September 19, 2023
First Listen
John Dwyer’s Ritual / Habit / Ceremony Shares Slowburn “Ruth’s Mouth” Featuring EXEK’s Albert Wolski
The self-titled debut from the new collective featuring TV on the Radio’s Kyp Malone, various other Oh Sees/Bent Arcana alumni, and more arrives October 13 via Castle Face.
September 19, 2023
Finally, a New Full-Length Record From The National
It’s been a tough four and a half months, but the band has surprise-released their follow-up to April’s First Two Pages of Frankenstein.
September 18, 2023
First Listen
War Violet Pens a Letter to the Wonderful and Horrifying Chaos of Earth with “Different Formations”
Jummy Aremu returns five years after her Getaway EP for her debut single with Kill Rock Stars (US) and Bella Union (UK/Europe).
September 18, 2023
Backstage Camera Roll
Backstage Camera Roll: Home Is Where
The Floridian punks share scenes from the Eastern half of their US tour supporting their new LP The Whaler as they head out west this week.
September 14, 2023
Playlist
Worriers’ “Trust Your Gut” Influences Playlist
14 tracks that helped Lauren Denitzio, well, trust their gut while writing and recording their fifth LP.
September 14, 2023
Beach Vacation Is Moving on From Past Mistakes with New Single “Up Late”
Tabor Rupp’s latest dream-pop collection Coping Habits arrives in full tomorrow.
September 14, 2023
First Listen
Land of Talk Return to Their Teenage Roots with New Single “Pwintiques”
Lizzie Powell queers Twin Peaks in the video for the seven-minute instrumental jam from their upcoming fifth album Performances.
September 14, 2023
First Listen
Jenn Champion Shares a Song for the Friends We Lose Too Soon with “Jessica”
The piano ballad lands ahead of the Carissa’s Wierd founding member’s new solo record The Last Night of Sadness.
September 13, 2023
