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
Michael Love Michael Returns with New LP “Bruiser,” Shares Second Single “Deer”
The Britney-meets-NIN track arrives with a Blair Witch-meets-Midsommar visual ahead of the songwriter’s latest album, out October 4 via Get Better Records.
August 08, 2024
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Nicole Marxen Share an Early Stream of Her Haunting Debut LP “Thorns”
Following her 2021 EP Tether, the Dallas-based gothic-rock songwriter’s debut LP officially drops tomorrow.
August 08, 2024
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Naked Roommate Take in the Rhythm of the City on New Single “Bus”
The Oakland-based synth-punk ensemble’s second album Pass the Loofah will arrive on October 25 via Trouble in Mind.
August 07, 2024
Non-Musical Influences
5 Non-Musical Influences on Font’s Debut Album “Strange Burden”
From dance and film to superstition and the uncanny, the Austin-based quartet share the ideas that fueled their new dance-punk LP.
August 06, 2024
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Divine Sweater Step Into Their New Selves on New Single “Light Taker”
The Boston dream-pop collective’s latest album A Time for Everything arrives September 13 via Better Company Records.
August 06, 2024
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Adeline Hotel Gets to the Bottom of a Dissolved Relationship on New Single “Whodunnit”
Dan Knishkowy reveals that his new album of the same name will arrive September 27 via Ruination Records.
August 05, 2024
First Listen
Video Age Reimagine Their “Away From the Castle” Title Track as a Duet with Esther Rose
Retitled “Out in the Country,” the track arrives with a visual of Rose and Video Age’s Ross Farbe performing live in Nashville.
August 05, 2024
Killer Mike Puts a Cap on His “Michael” Era with New LP “Songs for Sinners & Saints”
The LP released under the moniker Michael & the Mighty Midnight Revival is out now as a free download.
August 02, 2024
First Listen
Euphoria Again Shares a Song About Moving on with “Sky Remembers”
Waiting on Time to Fly, John Klein’s third album under the slacker-folk moniker, is out November 15 via Born Losers.
August 02, 2024
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Spirit Night Returns with New LP “Time Won’t Tell,” Shares Lead Single “Darker Now”
Dylan Balliett’s follow-up to last August’s Bury the Dead arrives October 4.
August 02, 2024
First Listen
Spiral XP Soundtrack Their Own Demise in the Video for New Track “Luna”
The Seattle-based shoegazers are also sharing that their debut album I Wish I Was a Rat will be out October 18 via Danger Collective.
August 01, 2024
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Sima Cunningham Shares a Snapshot of Her Life in the Video for New Single “Your Bones”
High Roller, the debut solo record from the Finom co-leader, arrives August 30 via Ruination Records.
August 01, 2024
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SIRA* Explores the Idea of Joy in the End Times with “Cosmic Shebeen”
Nigerian musician and visual artist Zina Saro-Wiwa sees apocalypse as a celebration of the end of a cycle in the video for the new track.
July 31, 2024
Playlist
Casino Hearts’ “Lose Your Halo” Influences Playlist
The LA-based trio shares how Duster, SASAMI, SOPHIE, and more influenced the dream-pop sound of their debut EP.
July 30, 2024
First Listen
Scout Gillett Announces New EP “Imagination, MO.,” Shares Lead Single “Closer”
Out September 5, the self-released project notably features a cover of Deftones’ “Change (In the House of Flies)” recorded with her father.
July 30, 2024
First Listen
Evan Uhlmann Fixates on Small Gestures with New Track “Chasing Daisies”
The latest from the Chicago-based songwriter features backing vocals from She Keeps Bees’ Jess Larrabee.
July 30, 2024
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Nap Eyes Detail New LP “The Neon Gate,” Share Latest Single “Passageway”
It’s the third track to be released ahead of the Halifax-based group’s fifth album, out October 18 via Paradise of Bachelors and Paper Bag Records.
July 30, 2024
Essay
An Introductory Guide to the WHY? Extended Universe
With Yoni Wolf’s seventh album under the moniker landing this week, we’re going deep on the guest spots, remixes, covers, and other rarities that have padded out his 25-year career.
July 29, 2024
First Look
haha Laughing Get the Crowd Going with New Video for “Pulled Apart by Horses”
The Austin noise-rap trio share an appropriately chaotic visual for their latest single.
July 26, 2024
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Prim Rock the Black Lodge in Video for New Single “Golden Tooth”
The Seattle rockers announce that their new LP Move Too Slow will arrive September 6 via Sunday Drive Records as they share two new singles.
July 25, 2024
