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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HEALTH, Conflict DLC
The noise-rockers’ sixth LP is a full-on rush of nihilistic energy, a shattered disco ball serving as the perfect encapsulation of a world decimated by capitalistic greed at the expense of humanity.
Fucked Up, Year of the Goat
Made up of two nearly half-hour tracks, the hardcore experimentalists’ latest is artistically commendable and consistently intriguing, even if it tends to test the listener’s patience.
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.
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LUCI Walks Us Through Her Shapeshifting Debut Album “They Say They Love You”
The NYC-via-NC rapper breaks down each of these 10 tracks unified by a sense of emotional catharsis.
April 19, 2024
Glixen Achieve a Numbing Sonic Experience with New Single “lust”
The Phoenix shoegazers will be playing shows out West with Interpol, DIIV, and SASAMI this summer.
April 19, 2024
First Listen
somesurprises Share an Early Stream of Their Psychedelic Dream-Pop LP “Perseids”
The second album from the Seattle-based collective fronted by Natasha El-Sergany is officially out tomorrow via Doom Trip Records.
April 18, 2024
Track by Track
Ekko Astral Take Us Through Their Seething Debut Album “Pink Balloons” Track by Track
The DC post-punks’ new record is out today via Topshelf Records.
April 17, 2024
Sierra Spirit and Aaron Taos Duet on Yearning New Single “i’ll find you”
The two songwriters have recently been collaborating on songs for Spirit’s debut EP coin toss.
April 17, 2024
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Jeffrey Silverstein Gets Back on the Road with New Single “Gassed Up”
It’s the first single from the Portland-based songwriter’s newly announced Roseway EP, arriving June 14 via Arrowhawk Records.
April 16, 2024
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YARD Reflect on Hard Times with Pulsing New Single “Big Shoes”
The Dublin quartet fusing techno and industrial rock are gearing up for summer festival season.
April 16, 2024
Weyes Blood Rides a Meteor to Earth in New Video for “Andromeda”
Released in celebration of Titanic Rising’s fifth anniversary earlier this month, the revived visual originally began filming in 2018.
April 15, 2024
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Babe Report Prepare Us for Y2K with New Track “Turtle of Reaper”
The Chicago punks announce their debut album Did You Get Better will arrive May 31 via Exploding in Sound.
April 15, 2024
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RJD2 Returns with “Through It All,” Featuring Jamie Lidell and Lots of Mouth Sounds
The instrumental hip-hop icon will release a new album titled Visions Out of Limelight on June 14.
April 15, 2024
Track by Track
The Ophelias Unpack Each Song on Their New “Ribbon” EP
Spencer Peppet shares how Nick Drake and MUNA, as well as nostalgia and coming out, inspired each track.
April 12, 2024
First Look
Watch villagerrr Jam “Tear Your Heart Out” in the Snack Aisle in New Video
The song appears on the Columbus-based alt-country group’s debut full-length of the same name, out now via Darling Records.
April 12, 2024
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Jess Ribeiro Contemplates Life’s Big Questions with “Maybe If I Wear Sunglasses Inside I Won’t Feel Tired”
The Melbourne-based songwriter channels her inner Duderino on the latest cut from her forthcoming Summer of Love LP.
April 11, 2024
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Primer Pursues Meaningful Change on New Single “Round and Round”
It’s the title track and lead single from Alyssa Midcalf’s EP of the same name, dropping June 6 via Born Losers.
April 11, 2024
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Bad Bad Hats Hide a Sad Song in a Happy Exterior (Again) with “Bored in the Summer”
The Minnesota’s indie-pop duo’s self-titled fourth album is out this Friday via Don Giovanni.
April 10, 2024
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Russian Baths Carefully Curate a Sense of Dread on New Single “Bind”
Featuring unconventional time signatures and recording methods, the eerie track lands ahead of the noise-rock duo’s second LP, Mirror.
April 09, 2024
Billie Eilish Details Third Album “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” Arriving Next Month
Produced and co-written by FINNEAS, the record will be out May 17 via Darkroom/Interscope.
April 08, 2024
Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes, and Ciara Announce “Out of This World” Tour
Timbaland will also be joining for Missy’s first-ever set of headlining dates, kicking off July 4 in Vancouver.
April 08, 2024
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The Red Pears Learn From Their Mistakes on New Single “See What I Mean”
The West Coast slacker-rockers’ latest album Better Late Than Never hits shelves this Friday.
April 08, 2024
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Vicky Farewell Shares Her Unique Take on Paul Simon—and the “Jeopardy!” Theme—with “Push It”
The LA-based alt-R&B songwriter’s second album Give a Damn lands May 10 via Mac DeMarco’s label.
April 08, 2024
