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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Kacey Musgraves, Middle of Nowhere
Awash in twang and thick pedal steel, the country star’s seventh album explores the solitary no man’s land that exists between the ending of one relationship and the beginning of another.
Kneecap, Fenian
With bigger melodies and broader synth soundscapes, the rage-rave rap trio’s second LP takes an unexpected turn inward as they continue to take the politics of the world at large to task.
youbet, youbet
Penetratingly exact and proudly undefinable, Nick Llobet’s first album since expanding the project to a duo adds more definition to the sinewy, searching palette of their previous material.
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First Listen
Hear Daniel Johnston Play “The Spook” in Newly Uncovered Recording From 2000
The track will appear on Shimmy-Disc’s forthcoming ALIVE in NEW YORK CITY LP featuring a full live performance recorded by Kramer in addition to a new set of demos.
November 16, 2023
First Listen
Meija Chooses a New Path Forward in Video for New Eels-Featuring Single “Possum”
The track marks Jamie Sierota’s first new track since releasing his debut album Do Ya? earlier this year.
November 16, 2023
First Listen
Hot Moms Club Finds Big Meaning in Small Gestures on New Single “Bacon”
Bartees Strange collaborator Eliza Vera’s sophomore EP Welcome to the Club lands January 18 via Tone Tree.
November 15, 2023
Playlist
The Beaches’ Summer Shenanigans Playlist
The Canadian rockers share 10 songs that got them through their respective heartbreaks which happened to coincide with the release of their latest LP, Blame My Ex, in September.
November 14, 2023
First Listen
Flight Mode Dress Up Existential Anxiety as Life-Affirming Power-Pop on “Hyperventilate”
The Oslo-based project’s latest EP Tøyen, ‘13 will be arriving in February via Sound as Language, with their collected EPs packaged together through Tiny Engines.
November 14, 2023
First Listen
Danielle Durack Lets the Laundry Pile Up in Video for New Single “Shirt Song”
The Nashville-based songwriter announces that her new LP Escape Artist will arrive February 16.
November 13, 2023
First Look
Donzii Take Us to the Green Place in New Video for “Penetrate”
An EP of the same name arrives today featuring two unreleased tracks as well as remixes by Mr Twin Sister and Brutus VIII.
November 10, 2023
First Listen
House of Harm Yearn for a Return to an Imperfect Past on New Single “Two Kinds”
Arriving with a video shot on Hi8 cassette, the track lands ahead of the Boston ethereal-wave trio’s sophomore record, Playground.
November 10, 2023
Track by Track
Vyva Melinkolya Breaks Down Her Slowcore-Inspired Shoegaze LP “Unbecoming”
Angel Diaz takes us track by track through her latest release, which features contributions from Ethel Cain, Midwife, and SRSQ.
November 09, 2023
First Listen
Ben Kweller Turns Adam Green’s “Her Father and Her” Into a Somber Piano Ballad
The cover lands ahead of the forthcoming compilation Moping in Style: A Tribute to Adam Green, which arrives December 1 via Org Music and Capitane Records.
November 09, 2023
Laura Jane Grace Shares Power-Pop Anthem “Hole in My Head,” Announces New LP of the Same Name
Watch the Gilbert Trejo–directed video for the track before the LP arrives February 16 via Polyvinyl.
November 08, 2023
First Listen
Flung Invokes a Sense of the Familiar with New Single “Intrinsic”
Oakland-based songwriter Kashika Kollaikal shares her first track for Get Better Records.
November 08, 2023
First Listen
Angry Blackmen Set Up the Perfect Shot in Video for New Single “Stanley Kubrick”
The Chicago rap duo also reveal that their new album The Legend of ABM will drop January 26 via Deathbomb Arc.
November 08, 2023
Backstage Camera Roll
Backstage Camera Roll: Truth Club
The Raleigh-based group shares scenes from their recent North American tour, which feature Squirrel Flower, Horse Jumper of Love, a seemingly unaware Joe Pera, and a 2-dimensional Dua Lipa.
November 07, 2023
First Listen
Jesse Kivel Keeps Things Sparse on New Single “Puzzles in the Grass”
The iPhone demo will be included on the songwriter’s forthcoming LP dedicated to Jason Molina, Life and Death at Party Rock.
November 07, 2023
First Listen
Adam Miller Reimagines Chromatics’ “Camera” Ahead of the Release of New Solo EP
Illusion Pool arrives this Friday following Miller’s debut solo album last year and Chromatics’ dissolution in 2021.
November 06, 2023
Track by Track
Marnie Stern Details Each Track on Her Triumphant Return LP “The Comeback Kid”
After a stint in the Late Night with Seth Meyers band, the math-rock shredder returns with her first album in a decade.
November 03, 2023
Playlist
Kevin Drew’s “Aging” Influences Playlist
With the Broken Social Scene co-founder’s third album under his given name arriving this week, he shares tracks by Morphine, Kevin Morby, Low, and more that inspired the new project.
November 02, 2023
First Listen
Bathe Alone Works Through Denial on New Single “Archive 81”
As she wraps up her tour with Vacations and Last Dinosaurs, Bailey Crone shares a meditative new track.
November 02, 2023
First Listen
Kate Clover Takes a Step Toward True Love on New Single “No More Romance”
Co-produced by Fucked Up’s Jonah Falco and Crocodiles’ Brandon Welchez, the track precedes a set of North American dates opening for The Hives—as well as a new LP in 2024.
November 02, 2023
