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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First Listen
Video Age Accidentally Express Every Single Emotion They’ve Ever Felt on New Track “Is It Really Over?”
“Whoops.”
October 18, 2023
First Listen
Office Dog Chase Positive Forces in Video for New Single “Gleam”
Led by Kane Strang, the New Zealand trio’s debut record Spiel will land January 26 via New West Records.
October 18, 2023
Playlist
Pip Blom’s Favorite Dutch Musicians Playlist
The Amsterdam-based group’s namesake shares 10 tracks from 10 local artists putting the Netherlands on the indie-rock map.
October 17, 2023
First Listen
Nathan Graham Pushes Through Burnout with New Single “I’ll Get It Right”
The Chicago-based songwriter’s debut album Saint of Second Chances arrives this Friday via Pravda Records.
October 17, 2023
First Listen
Kiéla Adira Announces “Fool’s Croon” EP with Silky New Single “Respite”
The Chicago-based songwriter’s latest release drops November 10—just three months after her debut EP.
October 16, 2023
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Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson of “Dicks: The Musical”’s Songs About Siblings
The stars and co-writers of the new A24 musical-comedy compile 11 of their favorite tunes about kinship.
October 13, 2023
First Listen
bob junior Taps Paul Cherry and Dent May for Debut Singles “baby, i do” and “ikwydls”
The drummer and producer introduces a series of vibrant collaborative singles.
October 12, 2023
First Listen
The Feelies Share Their Version of “All Tomorrow’s Parties” From Forthcoming Live Velvet Underground Covers LP
Originally recorded at Jersey City’s White Eagle Hall in 2018, Some Kind of Love arrives tomorrow via Bar/None.
October 12, 2023
A7PHA Enlist Buck 65, Self Jupiter, Aesop Rock, and WHY? on New Posse Cut “Many Headed (Deluxe)”
The project of rappers Doseone and Mestizo shares the single along with a truncated version and B-side “King Me.”
October 11, 2023
First Listen
Kurupi Announces New “Mano” EP, Says Goodbye to His Teens with Lead Single “Deep State Nine”
Josh Sanchez’s latest release will be the Paraguayan songwriter’s first for Hit the North Records.
October 11, 2023
Brandon’s telling everyone what time it is. It’s probably, like, 9:30. / photo by Dave Decker
Backstage Camera Roll
Backstage Camera Roll: FIDLAR
The West Coast punks document their recent tour through Florida before heading out to the UK next month.
October 09, 2023
Playlist
Mutual Benefit’s Liminal Bangers Playlist
Growing at the Edges, Jordan Lee’s own collection of bangers, arrives Friday via Transgressive.
October 04, 2023
Playlist
Daktyl & Benni Ola’s “Why Does This Work?” Playlist
Part two of the duo’s Chaos Theory EP series arrives this week via TOKiMONSTA’s Young Art Records.
September 28, 2023
First Listen
Kacey Johansing Sheds Her Cocoon on New Single “Old Friend”
The LA-based songwriter’s new LP Year Away will arrive October 13 via Night Bloom Records.
September 28, 2023
Non-Musical Influences
5 Non-Musical Influences on Al Menne’s Debut Solo Album “Freak Accident”
The Great Grandpa vocalist shares how long drives and short stories helped them shape their new record, out now via Double Double Whammy.
September 27, 2023
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
