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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Foo Fighters, Your Favorite Toy
Dave Grohl focuses on the objects in life that keep us grounded when times are just plain weird on the band’s 12th LP, which is less a total reinvention than a vital recalibration.
This Is Lorelei, Box for Buddy, Box for Star [Super Deluxe]
Building off cosigns from the pillars of modern indie-rock cool, Nate Amos extends his 2024 label debut with an album’s worth of covers that meet the heights of the original recordings.
Punchbag, I Am Obsessed
The South London sibling duo take stock of the clutter in their life with a second EP of rave-infused pop-punk that may convince the listener that it was actually recorded in 2012.
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First Listen
Night Beats Are Cooking Again on New Single “Hot Ghee”
Danny Lee Blackwell also fields questions about his newly announced fifth album Rajan, arriving July 14 via Suicide Squeeze and Fuzz Club.
April 12, 2023
First Listen
Your Heart Breaks Imagine Life in the Yukon on New Single “Snow Dusted Ponies”
Christine Fellows and The Weakerthans’ John K. Samson are featured on the track from Cylde Petersen’s forthcoming album The Wrack Line.
April 11, 2023
First Listen
Dorthia Cottrell Describes the Omnipotent Power of Love on New Single “Take Up Serpents”
The Windhand vocalist’s second solo album drops April 21 via Relapse Records.
April 10, 2023
First Listen
Luster Blend Shoegaze with ’90s Club Music on New Track “All of a Sudden”
The LA-based outfit’s sophomore EP Dopamine Loop is out April 21 via Funeral Party Records.
April 10, 2023
Aminé + Kaytranada = Kaytraminé
After teasing new music this week, the pair are sharing “4EVA,” their debut collaborative single under the moniker, which features Pharrell Williams.
April 07, 2023
Track by Track
Mudhoney Walk Us Through Their Apocalypse-Anticipating New LP “Plastic Eternity” Track by Track
The Seattle grunge rockers riff on the worm-brain conservatism of the post-COVID era on their first album in five years, out now via Sub Pop.
April 07, 2023
First Listen
Big Bliss Address Broken Generational Promises on New Single “A Seat at the Table”
The Brooklyn-based trio’s second album Vital Return will arrive August 18 via Good Eye Records.
April 05, 2023
First Listen
Dominic Sen Breaks Out of the Silence on New Single “World of Noise”
Alexandra Lily Cohen’s sophomore album Apparition will arrive June 9 via Grind Select.
April 05, 2023
First Listen
Hayden Asks the Important Questions on New Single “Are We Good”
Co-written by The National’s Matt Berninger, the single serves as the title track to the songwriter’s first album in eight years which arrives tomorrow via Arts & Crafts.
April 04, 2023
First Listen
Paul Bergmann Rails Against the World on New Single “Piss in My Hand”
The track precedes the dark-folk songwriter’s new album No Masters in Paradise, arriving in May.
April 04, 2023
The Drums Build a Bridge Toward Real Love on New Single “I Want It All”
Jonny Pierce will be hitting the road this summer for an extensive North American tour.
April 03, 2023
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Signal Boost: 15 Songs From February & March 2023 You Should Know
The months’ most discourse-worthy singles, according to our Senior Editor.
April 03, 2023
Polo Perks Reworks Alex G’s “Gretel” on New Single “Allyndale Drive”
The East Coast rapper follows up his Punk Goes Drill+** tape with another alt-rock interpolation.
March 31, 2023
First Listen
Smokey Brights Share a Battle Cry to Save Our Dying Planet with “No Getting Out”
The single arrives with the news that the Seattle group’s fourth album Levitator will arrive June 2 via Nine Mile Records.
March 31, 2023
Warm Human Takes a Few Cross-Country Voyages in New “Daylight Savings” Video
Meredith Johnston’s new LP Hometown Hero is out tomorrow.
March 30, 2023
First Listen
MUNNYCAT Dream Up a Modern Fairy Tale Romance on “TACO TRUCK (oh, wtf?)”
The track will appear on the LA-based hip-hop duo’s debut album age of scorpio.
March 30, 2023
First Listen
Valley Queen Look to Sound as a Connective Tissue on New Single “Chord of Sympathy”
It’s the title track from their forthcoming sophomore album, arriving April 21.
March 28, 2023
Tyler, the Creator and DJ Drama Are Back at It on New Single “DOGTOOTH”
Arriving with a self-directed video, the track will appear on Tyler’s newly revealed Call Me If You Get Lost deluxe edition arriving this Friday.
March 27, 2023
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Jeffrey Silverstein Pays Homage to Chet Atkins and Discount Bin LP Finds on New Single “Chet”
William Tyler joins the Portland-based songwriter on his latest single from Western Sky, out May 12 via Arrowhawk Records.
March 27, 2023
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NOVA ONE Channels Internal Battles on New Single “best/worst”
Roz Raskin’s sophomore LP create myself arrives this Friday via Community Records.
March 27, 2023
