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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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.
Shabaka, Of the Earth
The spiritual jazz musician’s third solo album rejects the distant cosmos and murky recesses of history in favor of the strange melodies and wondrous rhythms of human existence.
Harry Styles, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.
The sequel to the 2022 Album of the Year GRAMMY winner is another radical genre shape-shift for a pop star who refuses to settle for just another EDM album.
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First Listen
Lust for Youth and Croatian Amor Wander Through Hyrule on New Single “Kokiri”
Over a decade since their last collaboration, the Danish artists’ new collection All Worlds arrives next month via Sacred Bones.
February 11, 2025
Lucy Dacus Leads a ’90s Calvin Klein Photoshoot in Video for New Single “Best Guess”
The songwriter is joined by a cast of “hot mascs” led by Cara Delevigne, Towa Bird, and MUNA’s Naomi McPherson.
February 10, 2025
First Listen
Taxidermists Share a Lo-Fi Winter Anthem with “Does the Wind Know”
Longtime friends Cooper B. Handy (a.k.a. LUCY) and Salvadore McNamara will release their new album 20247 on March 7 via Danger Collective.
February 10, 2025
Track by Track
Matt Pond PA Takes Us Deeper Into His New LP “The Ballad of the Natural Lines”
The songwriter’s reflective 14th album is out now.
February 07, 2025
First Listen
Mekons Pay Homage to Antonioni with Video for New Single “Fallen Leaves”
The Leeds post-punk octet’s latest album, Horror, will arrive on April 4 via Fire Records.
February 06, 2025
First Listen
Dorio Reimagine Their Sound on New Single “Make My World”
The latest track from Chad Doriocourt and Rachel Rascoe was inspired by out-of-press CDs from the ’90s and ’00s.
February 05, 2025
First Listen
Ferguson Shares an Ode to Freshly Sparked Romance with “Never in My Life”
The upbeat pop single teases a new album from Nashville-based songwriter Ian Ferguson, likely arriving later this year.
February 04, 2025
Doechii Celebrates Best Rap Album GRAMMY Win with New Single “Nosebleeds”
Immediately after securing her first win from the Recording Academy last night, the emcee shares a fiery new single that essentially doubles as an acceptance speech.
February 03, 2025
Bryan Ferry Announces New Spoken-Word Project with Writer Amelia Barratt
Lead single “Orchestra” lands ahead of Loose Talk’s March 28 release date.
January 31, 2025
Art & Culture
Justin Pearson Shares an Excerpt From New Book “GG Alien and the Mystery Meat”
Out tomorrow via Pearson’s own Three One G Records, the book details The Locust frontman’s travails working a seedy, minimum-wage gig in order to keep his various music outlets afloat.
January 30, 2025
First Listen
Pictoria Vark Reflects on the Finite Nature of Things with New LP, Shares “San Diego” Single
The songwriter’s second album Nothing Sticks is scheduled to arrive on March 21 via Get Better Records.
January 30, 2025
First Listen
JayWood Makes Big Promises on New Tune-Yards Collab “BIG TINGS”
The single, as its title suggests, precedes a momentous year for the artist.
January 29, 2025
Sleigh Bells Recount Their Fabled Formation on New Single “Wanna Start a Band?”
The duo tease new music while also announcing a North American tour kicking off in May.
January 28, 2025
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Embraces Love and Destruction on New Single “Into Your Eyes”
The prolific electronic artist announces that her latest solo album, Gush, will be out August 22 via Nettwerk.
January 28, 2025
Just Like Heaven Confirms 2025 Lineup, Adds Perfume Genius, Panda Bear, The Sounds, and More
The annual event is scheduled for May 10 at Pasadena’s Brookside at the Rose Bowl.
January 27, 2025
Deafheaven Announce New Album “Lonely People with Power,” Share Thrashy Lead Single
“Magnolia” signals a shift back to black metal after the group’s foray into shoegaze on 2021’s Infinite Granite.
January 27, 2025
First Listen
Big Black Delta Elaborates on the Term “DMT Elf Music” with New Track “Pik Pok”
Johnathan Bates’ fifth album ADONAI will be out February 28, with the instrumental track serving as the latest single.
January 27, 2025
First Look
Infinity Knives and Brian Ennals Return with New LP, Share Video for Lead Single “Sometimes, Papi Chulo”
A City Drowned in God’s Black Tears, the experimental rap duo’s follow-up to 2022’s collaborative King Cobra, will drop on April 4.
January 27, 2025
Lord Huron Enlist Kristin Stewart for New Neo-Noir Single “Who Laughs Last?”
Although the band’s upcoming sold-out tour will celebrate 10 years of their breakout album Strange Trails, the track introduces fans to an interesting new chapter.
January 24, 2025
Hit the North Records Shares Wildfire Benefit Comp Featuring Kevin Devine, Ducks Ltd., Shannon Lay, and More
The 88-track Love Los Angeles collection aims to benefit Mutual Aid LA Network.
January 24, 2025
