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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Arlo Parks, Ambiguous Desire
Vulnerability is baked into the heartbeat of the British songwriter’s third album with an aching groove lifted to new levels courtesy of the ecstasy of dance music.
José González, Against the Dying of the Light
With his fifth album, the Swedish songwriter considers his deepest of existential queries while maintaining the effervescent, seductive sound that’s the strongest through line in his career.
Courtney Barnett, Creature of Habit
Still flatliningly deadpan, the Australian songwriter uses the back-and-forth fear of the new as a start point for further depth-diving and confession on her fourth solo album.
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First Listen
Witch Coast Give Up the Dream of Starting Over on New Single “Tucson”
The DC-based lo-fi punks share their first new material since 2017’s Devil Vision EP.
January 13, 2023
Preview MorMor’s Live Session at the David Dunlap Observatory in Ontario with “Here It Goes Again”
The full session teasing the songwriter’s upcoming Semblance tour drops later today.
January 12, 2023
First Listen
Afternoon Bike Ride Work Through a Cycle of Frustration and Grief on New Single “Nothing in Particular”
The Montreal-based lo-fi project’s sophomore album Glossover arrives February 10 via Friends of Friends.
January 11, 2023
First Listen
Death Valley Girls Honor the Process of Moving Through Feelings on New Single “Sunday”
Bonnie Bloomgarden talks us through the single from the band’s forthcoming album Island in the Sky and its darkly surreal Arturo Baston–directed video.
January 11, 2023
Frank Ocean / photo by Joyce Jude
Frank Ocean, Bad Bunny, and BLACKPINK Set to Headline Coachella 2023
The full lineup was revealed today, which also includes Gorillaz, Rosalía, Björk, and many more.
January 10, 2023
First Listen
Bad Bad Hats Revisit an Old Favorite with Newly Uncovered “It Hurts” Demo
The acoustic take arrives ahead of the Minneapolis-based group’s 10th anniversary reissue of their debut EP of the same name.
January 10, 2023
Young Fathers Set the Scene for Their New LP by Sharing Opening Track “Rice”
The Scottish experimental trio’s fourth album Heavy Heavy arrives February 3 via Ninja Tune.
January 09, 2023
The White Stripes and Third Man Records Announce New Vault Package “Elephant XX”
The 20th anniversary reissue features a MONO remix on red and white LPs and demos, as well as a supplementary DVD and 28-page booklet.
January 09, 2023
The New Pornographers Return with Dan Bejar Co-Penned Single “Really Really Light”
The track announces their ninth studio album Continue as a Guest, as well as their signing to Merge Records.
January 09, 2023
Lowly Reflect on Life Drifting by on Pulsating New Track “Seasons”
The Danish quintet’s album Keep Up the Good Work arrives February 17 via Bella Union.
January 09, 2023
Debby Friday Signs to Sub Pop, Announces Debut LP “Good Luck”
The electro-industrial songwriter shares lead single “So Hard to Tell” ahead of the record’s March 24 release.
January 05, 2023
15 Songwriters You (Reasonably) May Have Forgotten Were in Other Bands
*Squinting at a 240p Polyphonic Spree live video* Is that Annie Clark?
January 05, 2023
First Listen
Death and Vanilla Run From What Haunts Them on New Single “Looking Glass”
The song arrives ahead of the Swedish group’s new LP Flicker, out March 17 via Fire Records.
January 05, 2023
Signal Boost
Signal Boost: 15 Albums From 2022 You Should Know
The year’s most discourse-worthy records, according to our Senior Editor.
January 03, 2023
First Listen
Kweku Collins Feels Hope and Dread at the Same Time on New Single “Tangerine”
The Chicago-based artist shares the first cut from Side B of his new project Then Spring.
December 29, 2022
Hermanos Gutiérrez Share a Live Performance of Contemplative Track “Thunderbird”
El Bueno y el Malo, the duo’s first LP for Easy Eye Sound, arrived back in October.
December 16, 2022
First Listen
Liily Return with a Stab at Industrial Dance Music on New Single “Applause”
The LA-based alt-rockers have more new music planned for 2023 in addition to a West Coast tour alongside FIDLAR.
December 15, 2022
First Listen
Keep Overlook the Small Stuff in a Big Way on New Track “Dasani Daydream”
The shoegaze collective shares that their new album Happy in Here will arrive February 3 via Honey Suckle Sound.
December 13, 2022
Aesop Rock / photo by Andy Sawyer
Aesop Rock Teams Up with Lupe Fiasco for One-Off Single “Pumpkin Seeds”
The track aims to raise funds for a pair of DIY skateparks in Dayton, Ohio.
December 09, 2022
Playlist
Marcus Strickland’s Afrofuturism Playlist
The GRAMMY-nominated saxophonist shares a few thematic influences ahead of the release of The Universe’s Wildest Dream on January 13.
December 09, 2022
