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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Fucked Up, Year of the Goat
Made up of two nearly half-hour tracks, the hardcore experimentalists’ latest is artistically commendable and consistently intriguing, even if it tends to test the listener’s patience.
This Is Lorelei, Holo Boy
Water From Your Eyes’ Nate Amos digs into his back catalog of nearly 70 releases shared over the last 12 years, revealing his humble beginnings and the seeds of last year’s breakout LP.
Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here 50
This box set repackages the languid yet damaged follow-up to the band’s breakout success, with its true star being the massive-sounding bootleg of a 1975 live show at LA’s Sports Arena.
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First Listen
Guards Share an Early Stream of Their New Covers Project “More Cover Songs”
The sequel to Richie Follin’s 2011 covers EP officially drops tomorrow via CGR.
August 01, 2022
First Listen
Housewife Make Necessary Changes on New Single “I’m Spent”
The Toronto-based duo share their third single since releasing their Better Daughter EP in 2020.
August 01, 2022
Track by Track
Murder by Death Walk Us Through Their Literary New LP “Spell/Bound” Track by Track
Adam Turla breaks down each song on the band’s eighth album, out now.
July 29, 2022
First ListenPlaylist
Ty Sorrell Shares an Early Stream of “HomeGrown” Along with a Playlist Highlighting Some of Richmond’s Best Emcees
The Virginia rapper’s album officially drops via Quiet Year tomorrow.
July 28, 2022
Playlist
11 Songs That Chill Wombo Out
The playlist provides an antidote to the trio’s chaotic new album Fairy Rust, arriving this Friday via Fire Talk.
July 26, 2022
First Listen
Reckling Sort Through Feelings in Real Time on New Single “Verbalize”
The LA-based four-piece boasting members of FIDLAR and Together Pangea will release their Human Nature EP on August 12.
July 26, 2022
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Thus Love Announce Debut LP “Memorial” with the Existential Post-Punk Anthem “In Tandem”
The Vermont trio’s album arrives October 7 via Captured Tracks, with dates opening for Viagra Boys and Shame to follow.
July 26, 2022
Less Screaming Than You’d Think: A Conversation with Chat Pile
With their debut album God’s Country dropping this week, the OKC noise-rock band takes us deeper into their unsettling world.
July 25, 2022
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PHONY Gets Plugged Into the Simulation in Cronenbergian Video for New Single “The Middle”
Neil Berthier’s new album At Some Point You Stop arrives this Friday.
July 25, 2022
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Worthitpurchase Relive Growing Up in the Suburbs on New Single “Deadbeat”
The latest single from the West Coast trio’s forthcoming album Truthtelling arrives with a Chloe Corley remix.
July 25, 2022
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No Trigger Share an Anthem for Anyone Not Inked Up with “No Tattoos”
The single and video arrive ahead of the punks’ first album in a decade, out August 26 via Red Scare.
July 22, 2022
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Dust Star Are Physically and/or Emotionally Hurt by a Cactus in Their “Can’t Stop Thinkin’ of You” Video
The single arrives ahead of the power-pop duo’s debut album Open Up That Heart, out August 5 via Lame-O.
July 21, 2022
First Listen
June McDoom Dedicates Her Debut Single “The City” to the Jamaican Matriarchs of Her Family
The track arrives with a dreamy video and news of her signing to Temporary Residence Ltd.
July 21, 2022
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S. Raekwon Shares “Talk,” the Summer-y First Single from His New EP “I Like It When You Smile”
A visual for the breezy track arrives ahead of the EP’s September 2 release via Father/Daughter.
July 19, 2022
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Johanna Warren Announces New LP “Lessons for Mutants” with an Ice Cream–Splattered Video for “I’d Be Orange”
The lead single arrives ahead of the album’s October 7 release date via Carpark/Wax Nine.
July 19, 2022
First Listen
Twain Allows His Heart to Speak on New Single “Priestess”
Matthew Davidson’s new single arrives with the news of the forthcoming LP Noon, out October 21 on Keeled Scales.
July 19, 2022
First Listen
Divino Niño Light Up the Dance Floor in the Video for Cathartic New Single “Nos Soltamos”
The track arrives ahead of the Chicago band’s album Last Spa on Earth, out September 23 via Winspear.
July 18, 2022
Playlist
Launder’s Songs to Listen to While You’re Stuck in the Mud
With his debut LP Happening out today, John Cudlip takes things back to the ’90s with a carefully curated playlist.
July 15, 2022
Track by Track
Superorganism Walk Us Through Their Cosmic New LP “World Wide Pop” Track by Track
The band’s Orono and Harry share how finding their place in the universe inspired each track on the band’s newly released sophomore album.
July 15, 2022
First Listen
KEN mode Make a Convincing Case for Their Live Show in New “But They Respect My Tactics” Video
The single arrives ahead of the Winnipeg noise rockers’ eighth album NULL, out September 23 with a brief Canadian tour to follow.
July 14, 2022
