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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Kneecap, Fenian
With bigger melodies and broader synth soundscapes, the rage-rave rap trio’s second LP takes an unexpected turn inward as they continue to take the politics of the world at large to task.
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Penetratingly exact and proudly undefinable, Nick Llobet’s first album since expanding the project to a duo adds more definition to the sinewy, searching palette of their previous material.
Various artists, All These Things I Thought I Knew: A Compilation Tribute to the Late LD Beghtol
This tribute to the late songwriter and Magnetic Fields collaborator is something of a family affair, with close friends and clever familiars gathering to celebrate the artist’s dearly dour discography.
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First Listen
Adrian Younge Presents a Revisionist Take on ’70s Brazilian Soul with “Ainda Preciso do Sol”
The track arrives ahead of the release of Younge’s third and final LP within his Something About April series, which lands April 18 via Linear Labs.
February 18, 2025
First Listen
Eliza Niemi Creates Tension and Ease on New Single “Melodies Like Mark”
The Canadian songwriter’s second album, Progress Bakery, lands March 21 via Tin Angel Records.
February 18, 2025
Playlist
Susannah Joffe’s Favorite Sofia Coppola Needle Drops
The Austin-based songwriter shares a playlist of favorite music syncs within the films of her new single’s namesake.
February 14, 2025
Track by Track
Fish Narc Walks Us Through His New Homecoming LP “Frog Song”
Reflecting on coming up in the Pacific Northwest DIY scene, the GothBoiClique member’s new set of full-band rock songs is out now via K Records.
February 14, 2025
First Listen
Guts Club Give George Michael’s “Father Figure” an Insanely Gay Makeover with Doom-Metal Cover
The track will close out the ever-evolving New Orleans–based project’s new LP Please Come Back to the Farm, arriving March 14.
February 14, 2025
First Listen
Regal Cheer Document a Friendship Breakup on New Single “Crumbs”
The longtime live staple will appear on the Brighton punks’ second album, Quite Good, which drops May 2 via the band’s own Ugly Twin Records.
February 13, 2025
Cryogeyser on Continuing to Tether Time Together with New Self-Titled LP
Shawn Marom discusses the past and future of shoegaze, and how their band’s second full-length expands the margins of that genre.
February 13, 2025
First Listen
Clara Mann Recovers From Heartbreak on New Single “Doubled Over”
The London-based folk songwriter’s debut album Rift will arrive on March 7 via state51.
February 12, 2025
First Listen
Bonnie Trash Plod Through Guilt and Existential Questions on “Haunt Me (What Have You Become)”
The Ontario-based rockers’ second album, Mourning You, will arrive February 28 via Hand Drawn Dracula.
February 12, 2025
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
