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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Skating Polly Walk Us Through Their Expansive New Double LP “Chaos County Line”
Kelli Mayo and Peyton Bighorse break down all 18 tracks on the punk step-siblings’ first record in five years.
June 23, 2023
First Listen
Elijah Wolf Uses Superpowers to Destroy Negative Thoughts on New Single “Sun Batter”
The Brooklyn-based songwriter’s new album Forgiving Season is out tomorrow via Mtn Laurel Recording Co.
June 22, 2023
First Listen
Fleece Follow Their Instincts to Move on New Single “Do You Wanna Party”
The video for the second teaser track from the Montreal pop ensemble’s forthcoming LP takes cues from ABBA.
June 22, 2023
First Listen
Johanna Samuels Shares an Ode to Chosen Family with New Song “The Rest of Us”
A video for the reflective single arrives ahead of Samuels’ sophomore LP Bystander, out this Friday via Jealous Butcher.
June 21, 2023
Track by Track
Origami Angel Take Us Through Their Summer-y “The Brightest Days” Mixtape
Ryland Heagy breaks down each track on the East Coast punks’ experimental new release.
June 20, 2023
First Listen
Activity Share a Mysterious Video for Equally Cryptic New Single “Department of Blood”
Spirit in the Room , the second LP from the post-punk group boasting members of Grooms and Russian Baths, is out August 4 on Western Vinyl.
June 20, 2023
Michael Love Michael Shares a Message of Collective Liberation with “Death Row” Video
In celebration of Juneteenth and Pride Month, the NYC-based songwriter unveils a visual for the track from her 2022 LP To Build Me a House.
June 19, 2023
Track by Track
Bonny Doon Take Us Through Their Patient New LP “Let There Be Music” Track by Track
Bobby Colombo and Bill Lennox break down each song on their third album, out now via ANTI-.
June 16, 2023
First Listen
Aaron Taos and Jordana Rework The Strokes’ “Under Control” as a Slow-Burning Duet
The songwriters share a video of their cover, which they filmed in Brooklyn.
June 15, 2023
Playlist
Bad Operation and Joe Gittleman’s Past, Present, and Future of Ska Playlist
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones bassist has teamed up with the New Orleans DIY group for an intergenerational ska-punk split, out this Friday via Bad Time Records.
June 14, 2023
First Listen
Stranded Patent the Goth Disco Sound on “Burnt Offerings”
Atlanta-based songwriter David Mansfield leans into post-punk on his first single produced by The Vacant Lots’ Jared Artaud.
June 14, 2023
First Listen
Strange Ranger Get Biblical on New Single “Way Out”
Pure Music, the shapeshifting group’s proper debut for Fire Talk Records, is out July 21.
June 14, 2023
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Puma Blue Pay Homage to “The Eric Andre Show” in Self-Directed Clip for “O, the Blood!”
Jacob Allen’s directorial debut comes paired with the latest track from his sophomore album, Holy Waters.
June 13, 2023
First Listen
Sedona Watches It All Fall Down in Video for New Single “Domino”
The LA-based songwriter’s debut album is in the works.
June 13, 2023
Sigur Rós Return with Desolate Post-Apocalyptic Video for New Single “‘Blóðberg”
The Icelandic group’s first new material in seven years comes with a visual by Johan Renck, director of HBO’s Chernobyl.
June 12, 2023
Playlist
Django Django’s “Off Planet” Influences Playlist
Dave Maclean shares some of the tracks that inspired the UK project’s foray into house music on their new four-part LP.
June 08, 2023
First Listen
Kitba Lets Go of the Illusion of Control on New Single “Tied to Strings”
Songwriter/harpist Rebecca Kitba Bryson El-Saleh’s self-titled debut arrives July 21 via Ruination Records.
June 07, 2023
Playlist
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
