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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Mirah, Dedication
Gently playful with a fire burning underneath, the artist’s first record in seven years signifies her devotion to the craft of making music, whether the light in her career is burning bright or dim.
Worry Club, I’m Freaking Out
The debut album from Midwestern bedroom-pop songwriter Chase Walsh consistently feels authentic as it addresses grief and anxiety as universal truths.
Maria BC, Marathon
The experimental songwriter maintains the haunting delicacies of acoustic guitar and piano on a more fluid third album, while just as frequently counterweaving billowing distortion.
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Track by Track
Grouplove Break Down Their Inward-Looking New LP “I Want It All Right Now”
Christian Zucconi and Hannah Hooper take us track by track through their first album for Glassnote Records, out now.
July 07, 2023
Playlist
Lifeguard’s 10 Songs in 10 Minutes Playlist
With two EPs out today—one a reissue and one featuring original material—via their new label home of Matador Records, the Chicago rockers share some of their favorite bite-sized jams.
July 07, 2023
First Listen
MØAA Gets Lost in the Moment in Video for New Single “Jaywalker”
It’s the title track from Jancy Rae’s forthcoming sophomore LP, arriving October 13 via WWNBB.
July 07, 2023
Metric Announce New LP “Formentera II” with Nu-Disco Single “Just the Once”
The Toronto synthpop group dance themselves clean in the gauzy video for the first track from the sequel to last year’s Formentera.
July 07, 2023
Track by Track
Joanna Sternberg Walks Us Through Their Reflective New Album “I’ve Got Me”
The NYC-based contemporary folk songwriter’s sophomore album is out now via Fat Possum Records.
July 06, 2023
First Listen
May Rio Shares a Stark Visual for Coming-of-Age Ballad “Self Service”
The New York–based songwriter’s new album French Bath is out now via Dots Per Inch.
July 06, 2023
First Listen
Holm Makes Sense Out of the Senseless with “The Wig”
Yung vocalist Mikkel Holm Silkjær’s second record Alien Health is out September 8 via PNKSLM.
July 05, 2023
First Listen
Spirit Night Announces New LP “Bury the Dead” with Bittersweet Love Letter to West Virginia, “Country Roads”
Dylan Balliett’s fourth LP will be self-released on August 4.
June 30, 2023
Playlist
bdrmm’s “I Don’t Know” Influences Playlist
Jordan Smith and Joe Vickers share a selection of songs which informed the ambient-electronic direction of the dream-pop band’s sophomore LP.
June 27, 2023
Track by Track
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
