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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Flying Lotus, Big Mama
A hodgepodge of electronic textures, genres, and styles, the artist’s proper debut for his own Brainfeeder label feels improvisational despite its meticulous craftsmanship.
Talking Heads, Tentative Decisions: Demos & Live
These early live recordings and studio demos of tracks familiar from the band’s first three LPs provide worthwhile peeks into the ensemble’s process as a trio.
Various artists, HELP(2)
The sequel to the Britpop-era War Child comp couldn’t have arrived at a better time, with its guest-filled track list embodying the charity’s mission of healing in the midst of global violence.
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First Listen
Joyer Announce New LP “Night Songs,” Share Slice-of-Life Slacker-Rock Anthem “Star”
Nick and Shane Sullivan’s third record will arrive April 26 via Hit the North Records and Julia’s War.
January 29, 2024
TORRES Picks Five Favorites From the Merge Records Catalog
What an Enormous Room, Mackenzie Scott’s sixth album and third for the influential indie label, is out now.
January 26, 2024
Track by Track
Angry Blackmen Lay Out Their Lore as They Walk Us Through “The Legend of ABM”
The debut full-length from Chicago emcees Quentin Branch and Brian Warren is out now via Deathbomb Arc.
January 26, 2024
Track by Track
DJ Stepdad Breaks Down Each Track on His Eclectic New Downtempo EP “time to figure things out”
Ted Davis shares how the project went from a party moniker to a formal outlet as he walks us through the EP’s four tracks.
January 26, 2024
First Look
Tetchy Are Bound in by Both Body and Bedroom in New “Psychosomatic” Video
The grungy tune appears on the New Yorkers’ new All in My Head EP.
January 26, 2024
First Listen
Dermabrasion Amps Up the Body Anxiety on New Single “Psychic Event”
The Toronto-based punk duo “ensure maximum brooding and rumination” on the J.G. Ballard–inspired cut from their forthcoming Pain Behaviour LP.
January 25, 2024
First Listen
Hear an Early Stream of Akira Galaxy’s Dreamy Debut EP “What’s Inside You”
The Seattle-based songwriter’s new collection of dream-pop compositions officially drops tomorrow via Bright Antenna Records.
January 25, 2024
First Listen
BONZIE Creates an Immersive 3D World with New Single “Citrus”
The track’s visual also creates a 3D world—or rather borrows one from Nintendo.
January 24, 2024
Track by Track
Birthmark Takes Us Through the Familial Themes of His New LP “Birth of Omni”
American Football/Joan of Arc multi-instrumentalist Nate Kinsella’s first LP under the moniker in eight years is out now via Polyvinyl.
January 23, 2024
Phoenix
Phoenix, The Postal Service, Alvvays, and More Announced for Just Like Heaven 2024
The ’00s indie nostalgia fest will return to Pasadena for its fourth year on May 18.
January 22, 2024
First Listen
Fawning Speculate on the Afterlife with Haunting New Track “All Around Me”
It’s the title track from the dream-pop duo’s second LP, which arrives this Friday via Graveface.
January 22, 2024
Gossip Are Feeling Empowered on New Track “Real Power”
The dance-punks recently returned over a decade after their last album to announce their Rick Rubin–produced sixth LP of the same name.
January 19, 2024
First Listen
Pleasure Pill Strike a Balance Between Britpop and American Garage Rock on New Single “I’d Rather Be”
The San Diego rockers will be bringing the track to their hometown stage tomorrow night at the Soda Bar.
January 19, 2024
First Listen
Lizzie No Contrasts Darkness and Light on New Single “Halfsies”
It’s the title track from the Brooklyn-based songwriter’s new album, which arrives tomorrow via Thirty Tigers.
January 18, 2024
First Listen
Colin Newman Revisits His Drum ’n’ Bass Era with Remastered Version of “Turn”
The Wire frontman’s reissue of his 1997 LP with his wife and musical partner Malka Spigel, Bastard, arrives next Friday.
January 17, 2024
First Listen
Psymon Spine Channel Humor, Dread, and Cabin Fever on the Disco-Tinged “Wizard Acid”
The Brooklyn alt-dance group officially announce their new album Head Body Connector will be out February 23 via Northern Spy.
January 16, 2024
First Listen
Porij Don’t Want to Break the Spell on New Single “My Only Love”
The Manchester outfit announce that their debut album Teething will arrive April 26 on Play It Again Sam Records.
January 16, 2024
Track by Track
Nailah Hunter Takes Us Track by Track Through Her Mystical Debut Album “Lovegaze”
The LA-based harpist and composer’s first full-length is out now via Fat Possum.
January 12, 2024
First Listen
Kerosene Kream Forecast a Dystopian Future for Mankind on New Song “Bulbous Swelling”
Arriving as their European tour kicks off, the single marks the Swedish garage-punks’ first release through PNKSLM Recordings.
January 11, 2024
First Listen
Lynks Takes Aim at Savior Complexes in Video for New Track “CPR”
The masked electronic musician also announces their debut album ABOMINATION, which arrives April 12 via Heavenly Recordings.
January 10, 2024
