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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Paul McCartney, The Boys of Dungeon Lane
On his 20th album, the octogenarian pop-rock architect builds a time machine out of scuffed acoustic guitars, warm tape hiss, and the kind of indelible melodies that cast a long shadow.
Iceage, For Love of Grace & the Hereafter
By returning to the rustic environment that birthed their mid-career peak, the Danish post-punks rekindle their core artistic flame with a masterclass in controlled chaos.
Sparta, Cut a Silhouette
Produced by Jawbox’s J. Robbins and featuring songs written by MCR’s Frank Iero, the post-hardcore band’s third album since reuniting sees them firing on all cylinders from start to end.
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Quasi’s “Breaking the Balls of History” Influences Playlist
Janet Weiss shares 10 tracks that have found their way into the duo’s DNA from the very beginning.
February 07, 2023
First Listen
FACS Grow Apart and Come Together on New Single “When You Say”
The Chicago post-punk trio announces their new album Still Life in Decay will arrive April 7 via Trouble in Mind.
February 07, 2023
First Listen
Hooray for Earth Share Unreleased Track “La Que” From New “True Loves” Reissue
Noel Heroux shares what’s next for the project as their 2011 LP gets its first vinyl reissue.
February 03, 2023
First Listen
Belted Sweater Share an Early Stream of Their Synth-Punk Covers EP “Health Goth”
Christopher Patrick Gregory’s takes on Sisters of Mercy, Killing Joke, and The Rapture officially drops tomorrow.
February 02, 2023
First Listen
Tropical Fuck Storm Cover All 14 Minutes (and More) of Jimi Hendrix’s “1983… (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)”
The epic single arrives ahead of the Australian group’s kind-of covers EP Submersive Behaviour, out tomorrow via Joyful Noise.
February 02, 2023
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Signal Boost: 15 Songs From December 2022 & January 2023 You Should Know
The months’ most discourse-worthy singles, according to our Senior Editor.
February 01, 2023
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The Black Tones Dig Deep Into the Blues on New Single “Blue Matrimony”
Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready helped with arrangements on the track.
February 01, 2023
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Gossimer Reflects on the Tension Between Country and City Living on New Single “Running Dry”
Jennifer Williams’ new album Mountain Misery arrives February 24 via Anxiety Blanket Records.
January 31, 2023
First Listen
The Rural Alberta Advantage Hype Their Upcoming Tour with New Single “Plague Dogs”
The track’s music video teases the US dates kicking off in mid-February with footage from the band’s November set in Toronto.
January 31, 2023
Yves Tumor Punches the Clock at the Large Nail Factory in New “Echolalia” Video
The Gulliver’s Travels–by-way-of-hell visual arrives ahead of the songwriter’s newly announced LP and tour.
January 30, 2023
Lil Yachty’s Gone Straight-Up Vintage Psych-Rock on New Album “Let’s Start Here.”
The rapper’s new album takes a full-on pivot to space rock, neo-psych, and funk.
January 27, 2023
Track by Track
King Tuff Takes Us Through His Love Letter to Plants “Smalltown Stardust” Track by Track
Kyle Thomas’ botanical fifth LP—co-written and co-produced by SASAMI—is out now via Sub Pop.
January 27, 2023
Tchotchke Find Themselves in a ’70s Housewife Fantasy in the Video for New Single “Come on, Sean”
The single follows the NYC trio’s self-titled debut, produced by The Lemon Twigs.
January 26, 2023
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Sightless Pit, “Lockstep Bloodwar”
The collab-heavy second LP from Full of Hell’s Dylan Walker and The Body’s Lee Buford reflects the subtler shades of terror present in living beyond the apocalypse prophesied in their debut.
January 26, 2023
First Listen
Cathedral Bells and Rew Join Forces on Scuzzy Collab Track “Clinging to the Ground”
It’s the first new music from both bedroom shoegaze artists this year.
January 26, 2023
Track by Track
Oddisee Breaks Down His Therapeutic New LP “To What End”
The East Coast emcee takes us through the themes of purpose, decision-making, and vulnerability that brought him back into the studio for his first LP in six years.
January 25, 2023
First Listen
Deady’s New Single “Eat Sleep” Takes on Routine Rage Fueled by Police Brutality
The Louisville-based punks bring ACAB energy to their latest track.
January 25, 2023
Tim Hecker and Godflesh Revealed as Oblivion Access 2023 Headliners
The first wave of artists announced for the Austin-based festival also includes Lil Ugly Mane, Have a Nice Life, and Chat Pile.
January 24, 2023
First Listen
Exitmusic’s Devon Church Takes Refuge in Fleeting Joys on New Single “Ephemera”
The track arrives with details on Strange Strangers, Church’s second solo LP set for release on April 7 via Felte Records.
January 24, 2023
Iggy Pop, Siouxsie, Echo & the Bunnymen, and More Announced for Cruel World’s 2023 Lineup
Billy Idol, Love and Rockets, and The Human League are also scheduled to perform at the Pasadena-set fest scheduled for May 20.
January 23, 2023
