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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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.
The Twilight Sad, It’s the Long Goodbye
The sixth album from the Scottish proponents of existential angst is centered around the intertwining duality of death and life, fueled in turn by feelings of despair, disbelief, and defiance.
deary, Birding
Sounding like a band well into their second decade of existence, the London-based dream-pop trio stretch each song on their debut without ever letting them overstay their welcome.
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Track by Track
Covet Walk Us Through the Fantasy World of Their New LP “Catharsis”
Yvette Young breaks down each track on the mathy trio’s third full-length, out now on Triple Crown Records.
April 17, 2023
Gabe ’Nandez Takes an Objective Look at Drug Use on New Track “Transactions”
The East Coast rapper shares a trippy visual leading up to his Tony Seltzer–produced Pangea LP, arriving later this week via POW Recordings.
April 17, 2023
Playlist
Fire-Toolz’s “I am upset because I see something that is not there.” Influences Playlist
Chicago-based industrial-electronic musician Angel Marcloid shares a tracklist that spans genres in a way that parallels her new LP.
April 14, 2023
First Listen
Vanity Mirror Show Off Their Extensive Vintage Wardrobes in Video for New Single “Dandelion Wish”
The lo-fi rock duo’s album PUFF is out on May 12 via We Are Busy Bodies.
April 14, 2023
First Listen
Tunic Rage Against the 40-Hour Work Week on New Single “Disease”
David Schellenberg takes us deeper into the latest cut from the Winnipeg noise-punks’ forthcoming LP Wrong Dream.
April 12, 2023
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
Signal Boost
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
