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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Styrofoam Winos, Any River
The Nashville group’s country-leaning third album is full of nuance, from the sheer array of instrumentation to its affective emotional dynamics.
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With the aid of producer and organist Raymond Angry, the country-R&B cult hero crafts an album about the afterlife that’s reflective of decades filled with hurt and hurting.
Of Montreal, Aethermead
Kevin Barnes rallies something bracingly emotional on their 20th album in 30 years, sounding more crisply, contagiously, singularly psychedelic than they have in ages.
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Tenci Walk Us Through Their Transformative New LP “A Swollen River, a Well Overflowing”
Band leader Jess Shoman breaks down each track on their sophomore record, out now via Keeled Scales.
November 04, 2022
First Listen
Dana Buoy Spreads the Joys of the Natural World in New “African Violet” Video
The Akron/Family offshoot’s third album Experiments in Plant Based Music Vol. 1 arrives today via Everloving Records.
November 04, 2022
First Listen
Hear an Early Stream of Gemma Laurence’s Sophomore LP “Lavender”
The record officially drops tomorrow via San Fermin’s Better Company Records and The Orchard.
November 03, 2022
“Meet Me in the Bathroom” Takes Us Back to the Early-’00s NYC Garage Rock Revival—and Far Beyond
Journalist Lizzy Goodman discusses the new documentary adaptation of her 2017 oral history of the scene, and how the stories it follows are much more timeless than they may appear to be.
November 02, 2022
First Listen
Plato III’s “Heaven” Gets an Upbeat Makeover Courtesy of Jay Som
The remix arrives alongside a video for the original version of the single from Plato’s recent LP The Devil Has Texas.
November 02, 2022
First Listen
Ember Knight Becomes the Freaking DJ of Creation on Little-Sicko Anthem “Radio God”
The musician and comedian’s new single arrives via Anxiety Blanket Records.
November 01, 2022
Enter the Wild with Yeah Yeah Yeahs in Their New Video for “Wolf”
Severance’s Britt Lower stars in the visual from the band’s new album Cool It Down.
October 31, 2022
First Listen
Uncommon People Dodge Parasitic Relationships on the Metallic Forrest–Featuring “Vampire”
The Austin neo-soul outfit pushes further into the realm of hip-hop on their new collaborative single.
October 28, 2022
First Listen
Daisy the Great Contemplate Quantum Mechanics on New Track “Time Machine”
The indie-pop duo’s sophomore LP All You Need Is Time arrives tomorrow.
October 27, 2022
Playlist
MAVI’s “Laughing So Hard, It Hurts” Inspirations Playlist
From Young Thug to PinkPanthress to Quelle Chris, the Charlotte-based emcee shares 20 songs that influenced his second record.
October 26, 2022
First Listen
Izzy Spears Shares an Anthem for the Freaks with New Single
“Freaks” arrives ahead of the Atlanta songwriter’s debut EP Monstar, dropping November 11 via KRO.
October 26, 2022
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Puck Chronicles the Lifespan of a Toxic Relationship on New Single “Trapped”
Best Friend, the debut LP from the Maggie Rogers and SZA collaborator, arrives November 11.
October 25, 2022
First Listen
Love Turns The Tubs Into Pathetic Manservants on New Single “Sniveler”
The track arrives with news of the London-based post-punks’ debut album Dead Meat, which arrives January 27 via Trouble in Mind.
October 24, 2022
First Listen
Olivia Barton Clenches Through Change on New Single “White Knuckling”
The songwriter’s sophomore LP This Is a Good Sign arrives November 4 via illuminati hotties’ Snack Shack Tracks label.
October 20, 2022
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Ghost Orchard Eases Into the Changing Seasons with New Track “Jessamine”
The Grand Rapids–based songwriter’s new record Rainbow Music arrives November 4 via Winspear.
October 19, 2022
First Listen
Powder Pink & Sweet’s New Single “My Fragile Heart” Is a Lullaby for Our Time
The track will appear on the LA dream pop group’s forthcoming debut album Little Stories.
October 19, 2022
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Gay Meat Processes a Dissociateve Episode on New Single “Bed of Every”
It’s the title track from Museum Mouth vocalist Karl Kuehn’s debut solo EP, arriving next Friday.
October 18, 2022
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Night Shop Looks Toward the Future in the Midst of Pain on New Single “Universal City”
The track arrives ahead of a new double-single from Justin Sullivan, as well as a UK tour alongside Widowspeak next month.
October 18, 2022
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Slaughterhouse Retell the Story of an Iconic Horror Film Character on New Single “Halloween”
The ballad of Michael Myers arrives ahead of the group’s EP of the same name, out October 28 via Suicide Squeeze.
October 17, 2022
First Listen
Blacklisters Announce “Leisure Centre” EP, Idealize the Perfect Society on Title Track
The Leeds’ noise-rockers’ first release since 2020’s Fantastic Man arrives November 18 via Exploding in Sound.
October 17, 2022
