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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JWords, Sound Therapy
True to its name, this LP invites the listener to revitalize and reflect as the Brooklyn-based producer reconnects with her emceeing roots and wraps us in soft synthscapes.
Loraine James, Detached From the Rest of You
A stab at an “IDM popstar album,” the Londoner’s sixth LP under her own name sees her paring her palette down to the core essentials for what is perhaps her most understated effort yet.
Cola, Cost of Living Adjustment
While they continue to excel at lo-fi post-punk, the Canadian outfit’s third album mixes the angularity and simplicity of their previous LPs with something much lusher and richer.
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Dream Wife’s “Social Lubrication” Influences Playlist
From Le Tigre to The Cribs, Rakel Mjöll and Alice Go share 10 songs the London punks looked to when crafting their third LP.
June 06, 2023
Candy Claws Announce “Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time” Reissue for 10-Year Anniversary
The cult neo-psych group will release their first unheard material in a decade with the deluxe release out August 4.
June 05, 2023
First Listen
DITZ Make the Most of Tour Burnout with New Single “Riverstone”
The UK noise-punks’ new track is the latest to arrive from Suicide Squeeze’s Pinks & Purples digital singles series.
June 05, 2023
Bloc Party Connect with KennyHoopla on “Keep It Rolling,” the Band’s First Collaborative Single
The London-based post-punk revivalists are currently on tour with Paramore.
June 02, 2023
Track by Track
Protomartyr Take Us Through Their Existential New LP “Formal Growth in the Desert” Track by Track
Joe Casey breaks down the various themes and theses of the Detroit art-punks’ sixth full-length, out now.
June 02, 2023
Track by Track
Wicca Phase Springs Eternal Walks Us Through His World-Build New Self-Titled LP
Adam McIlwee discusses collaborating with Darcy Baylis, Ben Greenberg, and Zola Jesus as he breaks down each song on the new album, out now via Run for Cover.
June 02, 2023
First Listen
Annie Taylor Spend a Day in LA in the Video for New Single “Ride High”
It’s the second taste of Inner Smile, the forthcoming LP from the Swiss rockers.
June 02, 2023
Speedy Ortiz Announce New LP “Rabbit Rabbit,” Share Video for Latest Single “You S02”
The group’s fourth album is slated for release on September 1 via Wax Nine.
June 01, 2023
First Listen
Dengue Fever Focus on the Sublime and the Melancholy on New Single “Touch Me Not”
Ting Mong, the Cambodian-pop outfit’s first album in eight years, is out September 15.
June 01, 2023
First Listen
Strawberry Runners Break Out of Cyclical Thinking Patterns on New Single “Circle Circle”
Emi Night returns with their first new single in six years.
May 31, 2023
Playlist
Kassa Overall’s New Wave of Black Improvised Music Playlist
With his new LP Animals out now via Warp Records, the rapper and percussionist shares his favorite tracks by artists on the cutting edge of the jazz tradition.
May 30, 2023
Playlist
Stuck’s Favorite Born Yesterday Records Songs
With the Chicago post-punks’ new album Freak Frequency out now, vocalist Greg Obis shares a few highlights from the label he co-runs with Deeper’s Kevin Fairbairn.
May 26, 2023
Track by Track
Kevin Morby Details the History Behind Each Track on New LP “More Photographs (A Continuum)”
The companion piece to last year’s This Is a Photograph is out now via Dead Oceans.
May 26, 2023
The Voidz Share “New Pirate Anthem” with Metal-Infused Single “Prophecy of the Dragon”
The single arrives ahead of Julian Casablancas’ outfit’s upcoming residency at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall.
May 26, 2023
George Clanton Starts All Over with New Single “Justify Your Life”
The track arrives alongside word of a new LP Ooh Rap I Ya that will drop July 28 via 100% Electronica.
May 26, 2023
3L3D3P Makes the Most of Her Graveyard Shift in New Video for “idontlisten”
The self-directed visual enhances the cyberpunk universe of the LA musician’s project.
May 25, 2023
First ListenTrack by Track
GHÖSH Break Down the Influences of Their Chaotic New “Prismassive” EP
Hear an early stream of the digital-hardcore duo’s latest release, officially dropping this Friday via Ramp Local.
May 24, 2023
First Listen
Body of Light Reconnect with Their Past Selves in New “Bitter Reflection” Video
Cult actor James Duval stars in the AOR-inspired clip for the title track from the duo’s new LP arriving June 30 via Dais Records.
May 23, 2023
First Listen
Suzie True Are Feeling Old and Weird About It on New Single “Sentimental Scum”
The LA trio’s grungy new track arrives ahead of their new album of the same name dropping June 30 via Get Better Records.
May 23, 2023
Kassa Overall Takes a Ride with Shabazz Palaces, Francis and the Lights, and Lil B on New Single “Going Up”
It’s the latest guest-filled single from the jazz-rapper’s new LP Animals, arriving this Friday via Warp.
May 22, 2023
