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 Linda Lindas, Gotta Get Out
The winsome punks’ urgent third record feels like a fresh revisiting of familiar themes—most notably the ever-present, agonizing ache for political action.
Asher White, Love Aggregates
The Providence-based songwriter offers a subtle vision of resplendence in the midst of an apparent lack on a record that dulls heartache and eschews melodrama.
Squirrel Flower, Say a Prayer to the Gods of Getting Going
With a muted sense of emotional gravitas, Ella Williams’ fourth album strives for the heavens, but runs out of steam halfway there.
Mike LeSuer
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Playlist
PENDANT Shares a Playlist of Songs He Discovered Through Skate Videos That Influenced “Harp”
Chris Adams walks us through a selection of tracks that helped shape his recent shapeshifting LP.
June 15, 2022
First Listen
Alex the Astronaut Makes Big Adjustments on New Single “Haircut”
Her sophomore album How to Grow a Sunflower Underwater is out July 22 via Nettwerk.
June 15, 2022
First Listen
Dogbreth Become Cleansed by the Sonoran Desert on New Single “Valley of the Moon”
The Tristan Jemsek–led project will release their latest album Believe This Rain at the end of the summer.
June 14, 2022
Plato III Brings His Past with Him on “The Devil Has Texas”
The LA-based rapper talks how growing up in Abilene shaped his debut album with Polyvinyl Records.
June 13, 2022
Film & TVFilm + TV News
Watch David Lynch’s Video Tribute to His Late Musical Collaborator Julee Cruise
The groundbreaking dream-pop vocalist passed away yesterday aged 65.
June 10, 2022
Tenacious D Share Medley of The Who Songs with Proceeds Benefiting Gun Safety Org
In addition to releasing the 7-inch, Jack Black and Kyle Gass are also launching a line of fiber bars.
June 08, 2022
First Listen
Kal Marks Return with New LP “My Name Is Hell,” Televangelize in Video for New Track “Ovation”
Carl Shane’s noise-rock project’s first release with a new lineup will arrive August 5 via Exploding in Sound.
June 08, 2022
First Listen
Air Waves Announce New LP “The Dance,” Share New Single “Wait”
Ahead of the record’s September 9 release via Fire Records, Nicole Schneit reveals a video for a new track.
June 07, 2022
Track by Track
Poliça Take Us Into the Mouth of “Madness”
Channy Leaneagh breaks down each track on the Minneapolis collective’s experimental new LP, out now via Memphis Industries.
June 03, 2022
Signal Boost
Signal Boost: 15 Tracks from April & May 2022 You Should Know
The months’ most discourse-worthy singles, according to our Senior Editor.
June 01, 2022
First Listen
Tijuana Panthers’ Latest Single Is an Earnest Ode to Slackers
The West Coast punks’ new album Halfway to Eighty is out June 24 via Innovative Leisure.
June 01, 2022
Playlist
10 Songs That Inspired Just Mustard While Writing “Heart Under”
The atmospheric Irish rockers’ new album arrives this week via Partisan Records.
May 26, 2022
First Listen
Dead Waves Share an Early Stream of Their Eerily Calm “Abandoned Children” EP
The Panopoulos brothers’ first release since 2018’s God of the Wild officially drops tomorrow via Entheon Records.
May 26, 2022
First Listen
Alice Cohen’s Stop-Motion Video for “Bodies in Motion” Depicts Exactly That
The single arrives ahead of the avant-synthpop artist’s seventh album Moonrising, out July 8.
May 25, 2022
Playlist
The Bruce Lee Band Share Their Heavy Rotation Playlist Ahead of the Release of “One Step Forward, Two Steps Back”
Mike Park compiles 19 songs he had on repeat while the ska supergroup’s latest release came together.
May 24, 2022
First Listen
Carlos Truly Sings From the POV of a Houseplant on New Single “Vessel”
The Ava Luna songwriter’s debut solo album—co-produced with Nick Hakim and Tony Seltzer—arrives July 1.
May 24, 2022
In Conversation
Moodie Black on Bringing Noise Rap to New Audiences Ahead of Their Tour with Puscifer
Hand-picked to open a string of dates across the U.S. this summer, emcee kdeath shares how a decade-plus of grinding continues to lead to invigorating opportunities.
May 23, 2022
Track by Track
Sweet Pill Walk Us Through Each Track of Their Debut LP “Where the Heart Is,” Share an Early Stream
The Philly punks’ album officially drops this Wednesday via Topshelf Records.
May 23, 2022
Playlist
Big Shiny Tunes: A Playlist of Clean Guitars by Cola
With their debut album Deep in View dropping this Friday, the Ought offshoot shares 10 tracks that best exemplify a pristine guitar sound.
May 19, 2022
She & Him Are Returning with an Album-Length Collection of Brian Wilson Covers, Share First Single
Melt Away, arriving July 22, will see M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel regrouping for the first time in six years.
May 18, 2022
