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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Hrishikesh Hirway Duets with Sophie Thatcher on “Iris’s Theme” From New Film “Companion”
The composer’s soundtrack to Drew Hancock’s new movie arrives January 24 via WaterTower Music, a week before the film’s January 31 wide release.
January 17, 2025
David Lynch at home, Hollywood, Calif., as he prepared for the release of his second album as a recording artist, “The Big Dream.”
Film & TVFilm + TV News
David Lynch, RIP
Lynch’s family announced this morning that the artist and filmmaker has passed away at the age of 78.
January 16, 2025
First Listen
Hear an Early Stream of Paul Bergmann’s No-Overdubs “Long Island Sounds” EP
The dark-folk songwriter’s first release since 2023’s No Masters in Paradise LP officially drops tomorrow.
January 16, 2025
Playlist
ZORA’s “BELLAdonna” Influences Playlist
With the pop-rapper’s sophomore album dropping this week via Get Better Records, she shares how Janet Jackson, Tears for Fears, and the Mario Kart OST inspired the project.
January 15, 2025
First Listen
Chase Petra Bravely Opt Not to Be the Bigger Person on New Single “A Bug’s Life”
Lullabies for Dogs, the folk-punks’ first album in over five years, will drop March 7 via Wax Bodega.
January 15, 2025
First Listen
Ora the Molecule Shares Robotic Wakeup Call to Be Yourself with “Intergalactic Dance”
Norwegian synth-pop songwriter Nora Schjelderup will release her second album, Dance Therapy, on March 21 via Mute Records.
January 15, 2025
First Listen
Califone Returns with Companion LP to 2023’s “Villagers,” Shares “Every Amnesia Movie”
The collection, aptly titled The Villagers Companion, arrives February 21 and will also feature covers of John Prine and Mecca Normal tracks.
January 14, 2025
First Listen
Frog Eyes Are Feeling the Rut on New Single “I See the Same Things”
Ironically, the Vancouver collective feels rejuvenated on the first track to be shared from their latest record, The Open Up.
January 14, 2025
Film & TVFilm + TV News
Get Ready for 24 Hours of Brian Eno
On January 24, Gary Hustwit’s regenerative Eno documentary will be livestreamed in several iterations along with Q&As with the film’s crew and other special guests.
January 13, 2025
TOKiMONSTA Returns with grouptherapy. Collab “Feel It” Ahead of New LP
Eternal Reverie, the producer’s first new LP since 2020, arrives March 7 via her own Young Art Records.
January 13, 2025
Sports Team Process America’s Fixation with Firearms on New Single “Bang Bang Bang”
The seriously unserious UK rockers’ third album Boys These Days arrives May 23.
January 10, 2025
SPELLLING Returns Re-Energized on New Single “Portrait of My Heart”
Chrystia Cabral’s newly announced album of the same name drops March 28 via Sacred Bones.
January 08, 2025
clipping. Return with New Cyberpunk LP “Dead Channel Sky”
The experimental rap project shares a new single called “Change the Channel” ahead of the LP’s March 14 release via Sub Pop.
January 08, 2025
Signal Boost
Signal Boost: 15 Alt-Metal Albums From 2024 You Should Know
The year’s most discourse-worthy experimental metal records, according to our Senior Editor.
January 07, 2025
Panda Bear Returns with New Single “Ferry Lady”
The Animal Collective co-founder’s first solo album in six years, Sinister Grift, is out February 28 via Domino.
January 06, 2025
Signal Boost
Signal Boost: 15 Albums From 2024 You Should Know
The year’s most discourse-worthy records, according to our Senior Editor.
January 03, 2025
First Listen
Haunted Horses Seek a Way Forward on Liminal New Single “Temple of Bone”
The doomy post-punk band’s fourth album Dweller lands January 10 via Three One G Records.
December 18, 2024
First Listen
Blood Lemon Tap Into Romance Novels and Found Footage for New “High Tide” Video
Led by current Built to Spill bassist Melanie Radford, the trio’s Petite Deaths EP is scheduled to arrive January 17 via Moon Ruins.
December 17, 2024
Röyksopp Release New Ambient LP “Nebulous Nights”
Reinterpreting 2022’s Profound Mysteries triple album, the new project aims to “underline the importance of critical thinking and curious pondering.”
December 13, 2024
First Listen
CAPYAC and Reggie Watts Team Up for New “Songs From Celestial City” EP, Share First Single
“Dreamwalking” lands ahead of the collaborators’ ode to LA (and dance music), landing February 28 via Nettwerk.
December 12, 2024
