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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Anna Calvi, Is This All There Is?
The British songwriter returns with a four-song EP defined by theatrical arrangements and an actorish guest list featuring Iggy Pop, Laurie Anderson, Perfume Genius, and Matt Berninger.
Various artists, Red Xerox: Chicago Youth Beat 2020-2025
Spotlighting the diversity of Chicago’s underground scene, this comp is as much a symposium for genre-defying trailblazers as it is a no-skips playlists capturing the city’s budding youth-beat movement.
Cut Worms, Transmitter
Produced by Jeff Tweedy, Max Clarke’s fourth album tampers down the luster of past records, grounding aspects of the indie-folk songwriter’s music that once seemed impossibly pristine.
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Amyl and the Sniffers Open Bar Tabs for Fans After Melbourne Show Gets Shut Down
The Australian punks’ free show in Fed Square was shut down due to safety concerns.
November 14, 2025
Playlist
Home Front’s “10 Songs to Watch It All Die To” Playlist
The Alberta synth-punks share how Ministry, Depeche Mode, The Jam, and more helped inspire the outlook of their newly released second album, Watch It Die.
November 14, 2025
Track by Track
Austra Takes Us Deeper Into the Upbeat Electronic World of Her New LP “Chin Up Buttercup”
Katie Austra Stelmanis’s first album since 2020’s HiRUDiN is out now via Domino.
November 14, 2025
First Listen
Boy Golden and Cat Clyde Find Inspiration in Each Other’s Voices on New Duet “Cowboy Dreams”
The single and its Sade-inspired music video land ahead of the former’s Best of Our Possible Lives LP, dropping in February via Six Shooter.
November 14, 2025
First Listen
SNACKTIME Pay Tribute to Brian Wilson and D’Angelo with a Smooth Take on “God Only Knows”
The Beach Boys cover lands ahead of a set of December tour dates planned for the West Coast.
November 13, 2025
First Listen
MX Lonely Take Aim at Dysphoria on New Single “Big Hips”
The NYC grungazeers reveal that their debut album All Monsters will be released in February by Julia’s War Recordings.
November 12, 2025
First Listen
Home Star Shares a Dispatch From the Mall Food Court with “Winner”
Marietta’s Evan Lescallette will release his debut solo album A Binding Life on January 9 via Born Losers.
November 12, 2025
First Listen
Jo Passed Shapes His Own World on New Single “Precious Word”
Away, Jo Hirabayashi’s new album inspired by cognitive behavioral therapy and psychoanalysis, will arrive on January 23 via Youth Riot Records.
November 10, 2025
First Listen
Martin Atkins Shares Rarity “Beijing Taxi” Ahead of New Comp Tied to “Cult and Culture” Podcast
The former member of PiL and Killing Joke is among the past guests on Justin Pearson’s podcast and is featured on the comp dropping November 14 via Pearson’s Three One G label.
November 07, 2025
Track by Track
h. pruz Walks Us Through Their Smooth-Sailing New Solo LP “Red Sky at Morning”
Hannah Pruzinsky details the warm feelings and “friend features” that line their second full-length, out now via Mtn. Laurel Recording Co.
November 07, 2025
Playlist
Portugal. The Man’s “Shish” Influences Playlist
John Gourley shares how classic prog, soul, and heavy metal helped add nuance to the band’s latest effort.
November 06, 2025
First Listen
Elanor Moss Celebrates Change on New Single “Again, My Love,” Her First for Merge Records
The London-based songwriter follows up her 2023 Cosmic EP with a preview of what’s to come in 2026.
November 06, 2025
Non-Musical Influences
5 Non-Musical Influences on Westerman’s Transitory New LP “A Jackal’s Wedding”
Will Westerman shares how Robby Müller’s cinematography, hot nights in Greece, and more helped bring his third record to life.
November 05, 2025
First Listen
Death Valley Girls Ease Us Into the Holiday Spirit with New Track “Season of Dreaming”
The single will appear on the fifth installment of the annual Slow Xmas, arriving this year for the first time on vinyl.
November 05, 2025
The Cure Announce “The Show of a Lost World” Concert Film Hitting Theaters in December
The documentary captures the band’s November 2024 show at London’s Troxy from the evening of Songs of a Lost World’s release.
November 03, 2025
First Listen
Dari Bay Announces Reissue of 2023 LP “Longest Day of the Year” with New Single “Interstate”
The project’s re-release on January 23 serves as Zack James’ proper induction into the Double Double Whammy label family.
November 03, 2025
Non-Musical Influences
5 Non-Musical Influences on Hilary Woods’ Eerie New Album “Night CRIÚ”
The Irish songwriter shares how dance, photography, and fiction helped shape her first non-instrumental album in five years, out now via Sacred Bones.
October 31, 2025
Track by Track
Shad Takes Us Track by Track Through His Regenerative New LP “Start Anew”
The Canadian emcee talks themes of death and rebirth on his heavily collaborative follow-up to 2021’s TAO.
October 31, 2025
First Listen
Aubrie Sellers Swipes Left Through New Single “Villain of the Week”
The Nashville-based songwriter’s new country-rock track arrives just in time for Halloween as it documents the horrors of dating apps.
October 31, 2025
First Listen
Sheherazaad Shares an Ominous Ode to Female Ambition with “Gulukara”
The Bay Area native and Hindi-Urdu storyteller’s latest track features childhood friend and Kodaikanal-raised rapper Irfana.
October 30, 2025
