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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Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore, Tragic Magic
Pairing early modern harp and vintage analog synths, the duo cope with disaster by forging soothing atmospheric compositions fueled by their unique creative connection.
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The buzzy Manchester group’s new EP doubles down on affability with five tracks of straightforward indie rock coursing with charm and easy-going, edgeless quirks.
Xiu Xiu, Xiu Mutha Fuckin’ Xiu: Vol. 1
These covers capture the broad spectrum of artists who’ve inspired Jamie Stewart over the past 24 years—and prove that Xiu Xiu is able to even make Robyn sound unwaveringly dark.
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First Listen
instant crush Pay Homage to “10 Things I Hate About You” with New “Apology Tour” Video
The single arrives with the news of the group’s debut LP I’M SORRY I DIDN’T BITE MY TONGUE, out October 25 via Share It Music.
September 06, 2024
Playlist
Soft Kill’s “Roseland” Influences Playlist
The Chicago-via-Portland group shares how their latest EP of gothic post-punk was actually fueled by Jamaican dancehall greats.
September 05, 2024
First Listen
Kal Marks Find Romance in the Apocalypse in Visual for New Single “Wasteland Baby”
It’s the weirdly heartwarming title track from the post-hardcore group’s doomy fifth album, which arrives next Friday via Exploding in Sound.
September 05, 2024
First Listen
Kylie V Says What We’re All Thinking on New Single “Wish I Was in Bed”
Vancouver-based songwriter Kylie Van Slyke reveals that the track will appear on her sophomore record Crash Test Plane, arriving November 15 via Royal Mountain.
September 05, 2024
Track by Track
Peel Dream Magazine Break Down Their Conceptual New LP “Rose Main Reading Room”
Joe Stevens shares how Steve Reich and NYC’s Natural History Museum helped shape the sound of the band’s fourth album, out now via Topshelf Records.
September 04, 2024
Playlist
Mercury Rev’s “Born Horses” Influences Playlist
The ever-adventurous neo-psych band shares how Chet Baker, Alice Coltrane, Tchaikovsky, and more helped shape their latest release, out this week via Bella Union.
September 03, 2024
First Listen
Devarrow Documents a Day in the Life at His Converted Studio in New “Bus Baby” Video
Halifax-based songwriter Graham Ereaux introduces us to the cozy world of his forthcoming Heart Shaped Rock LP, arriving October 4 via Paper Bag Records.
September 03, 2024
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Clot Tease the Growth of What’s to Come with New Single “Fucking Rot”
The Atlanta metal group will be releasing a new EP on October 18 titled Dehiscence.
August 30, 2024
First Look
Tank and the Bangas Catch the Trolley in Video for “Enjoy the Ride”
The final installment in the group’s The Heart, The Mind, The Soul EP trilogy also drops today with the release of the Robert Glasper–producer The Soul.
August 30, 2024
First Look
Chipped Nail Polish Works Through Anger with Laughter in New “Road Rage” Video
Jill Sullivan shares a visual for her recent anthem dedicated to all those idiots we have to share the road with.
August 28, 2024
Playlist
Thank’s Favorite Hater Anthems
On the heels of their own diss track “Writing Out a List of All the Names of God,” the Leeds band shares nine tracks that turn being a hater into an art form.
August 28, 2024
Non-Musical Influences
5 Non-Musical Influences on Los Bitchos’ New LP “Talkie Talkie”
The London-based guitar-rock quartet share how everything from cooking to GTA: Vice City inspired their sophomore album, which arrives this week via City Slang.
August 27, 2024
First Listen
Katrina Ford Pays Homage to the Landscape of Baltimore’s Harbor with “Dundalk Dungeon”
The single teases a new release from the former Celebration vocalist.
August 27, 2024
First Listen
Puddled Are Making Big Changes on New Track “Between”
The single arrives with the news that the Philadelphia-based group’s self-titled debut EP is arriving September 26 via Crafted Sounds.
August 27, 2024
Playlist
Spring Silver’s “Don’t You Think It’s Strange?” Influences Playlist
K Nkanza shares how French house music, British dance-punk, and whatever you might classify Mew as helped shape their latest LP.
August 26, 2024
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Dummy Cross-Wire Ambient Dance Music with Droning Pop on New Single “Blue Dada”
A video for the latest single from the LA collective’s new album Free Energy also includes the sax-heavy preceding track, “Opaline Bubbletear.”
August 26, 2024
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Skullpresser Give the Middle Finger to a Oppressors on New Track “Born to Please”
The project featuring members of The Wonder Years and Mannequin Pussy will release their sophomore EP Positions of Power on September 3 via Born Losers.
August 23, 2024
First ListenTrack by Track
Melt-Banana Share an Early Stream of Their First LP in 11 Years, “3+5”
Yako and Agata also break the release down track by track to give us a better sense of how all nine recordings came together.
August 22, 2024
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Caleb Landry Jones Announces “Hey Gary, Hey Dawn” Deluxe Edition, Shares Animated Visual for “Hey Gary”
The musician/actor’s fourth album—originally released back in April—will arrive with nearly twice as many tracks on September 13.
August 21, 2024
Playlist
Uniform’s “American Standard” Influences Playlist
With their newly extended lineup, the industrial-metal group shares their newly extended pool of inspiration for their fifth record.
August 20, 2024
