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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Anna Calvi, Is This All There Is?
The British songwriter returns with a four-song EP defined by theatrical arrangements and an actorish guest list featuring Iggy Pop, Laurie Anderson, Perfume Genius, and Matt Berninger.
Various artists, Red Xerox: Chicago Youth Beat 2020-2025
Spotlighting the diversity of Chicago’s underground scene, this comp is as much a symposium for genre-defying trailblazers as it is a no-skips playlists capturing the city’s budding youth-beat movement.
Cut Worms, Transmitter
Produced by Jeff Tweedy, Max Clarke’s fourth album tampers down the luster of past records, grounding aspects of the indie-folk songwriter’s music that once seemed impossibly pristine.
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First Listen
Rebecca Schiffman Shares an Easygoing Soundtrack for “You Were Never Really Here” with “The Mercenary”
Inspired by Jonathan Ames’ novel, the track appears on the songwriter’s upcoming collab-heavy LP Before the Future.
June 30, 2025
Playlist
Felly’s “Ambroxyde” Influences Playlist
The multifaceted musician shares how his latest chapter was inspired by the patient sounds of Radiohead, Sigur Rós, Feist, and more.
June 27, 2025
First Listen
Gemma Laurence Grapples with Huge Uncertainties on New Single “Harbor”
Arriving with a camcorder-shot visual, the track lands ahead of the Brooklyn-based songwriter’s new LP We Were Bodies Underwater.
June 26, 2025
First Listen
Bleary Eyed Find Their Higher Path on New Single “Easy”
The Philly shoegazers’ new LP of the same name will arrive on July 25 via Born Losers Records.
June 26, 2025
Playlist
Band of Skulls’ “Cold Fame” Influences Playlist
Russell Marsden shares which songs inspired the writing on his band’s first three albums, all of which are getting re-released together this week in a brand new box set.
June 25, 2025
First Listen
Tchotchke Weave Together Three Sob Stories on New Single “Poor Girl”
The new track introduces the trio’s Lemon Twigs–produced sophomore album Playin’ Dumb, out September 5.
June 25, 2025
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Briscoe Pay Homage to Their Texas Heritage on New Single “Roughnecks”
Austin-based duo Philip Lupton and Truett Heintzelman will release their new album Heat of July on September 19 via ATO Records.
June 25, 2025
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Lathe of Heaven Explore Loss, Love, and Devotion at the End of the World on New Track “Aurora”
The post-punk quartet also announces that their sophomore album of the same name will arrive on August 29 via Sacred Bones.
June 24, 2025
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OK Cool Illustrate Their Polished Lo-Fi Sound with DIY Video for New Single “Safety Car”
The Chicago duo of Bridget Stiebris and Haley Blomquist Waller will release their debut album Chit Chat on August 1.
June 23, 2025
Non-Musical Influences
5 Non-Musical Influences on Tropical Fuck Storm’s Latest Psychedelic Opus “Fairyland Codex”
A very candid Gareth Liddiard shares how neurosis and delusion helped to define the Australian collective’s fourth LP, out now via Fire Records.
June 20, 2025
First Listen
San Gabriel Confronts FOMO on Vibrant New Synthpop Tune “Alone in My Room”
Former Whiskey Shivers member James Bookert also shares a live performance video of the track from Emigrant Lake in Oregon.
June 20, 2025
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Blush Explore Unholy Obsession in Video for New Single “X My Heart”
Beauty Fades, Pain Lasts Forever, the Singaporean dream-pop trio’s first album for Kanine Records, will arrive August 1.
June 18, 2025
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All Under Heaven and High. Team Up for Split Single via Sunday Drive Records
The New Jersey shoegaze bands’ respective tracks “Moving On” and “Someone You Adore” are out today.
June 17, 2025
Track by Track
Theo Croker Walks Us Through the Sophisticated Emotions Behind “Dream Manifest”
The trumpeter and jazz-fusion composer breaks down his spiritual new project, out now via Dom Recs.
June 13, 2025
First Listen
Ramonda Hammer Offer Up a Lifeline with New Track “The Panic”
The LA trios return with their second new single from their forthcoming EP.
June 13, 2025
Playlist
Quinton Barnes’ Queer Voices in Hip-Hop Playlist
With the arrival of Black Noise, the Montreal-based artist’s third record in nine months, Barnes shares 11 boldly pioneering songs within the realm of rap.
June 12, 2025
First Listen
Common Holly Speaks to the Fragility of Human Life on New Single “The Wood From the Sail”
Brigitte Naggar’s first new album in six years Anything Glass arrives June 13 via Keeled Scales and Paper Bag Records.
June 12, 2025
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Jamie Lidell Searches for a Sense of Certainty on New Single “How Do I Land”
The piano-centric Places of Unknowing, the songwriter’s first solo record in nearly a decade, arrives this summer.
June 11, 2025
Playlist
Sedona’s “Getting Into Heaven” Influences Playlist
After releasing her debut solo album, the LA-based songwriter shares how Liz Phair, Local H, Ween, and more helped shape her vision.
June 10, 2025
First Listen
Native Sun Are Down to Clown in Video for New Single “Squash”
The Brooklyn rockers returned earlier this year with new material teasing a future release.
June 10, 2025
