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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Austra Shares Short Film Inspired by New LP to Kick Off North American Tour
The month-long set of dates supporting Chin Up Buttercup begins with sold-out shows in Ottawa, Montreal, and Brooklyn.
January 09, 2026
Track by Track
Mon Rovîa Takes Us Track by Track Through His Searching Debut Album “Bloodline”
The Liberia-born folk songwriter breaks down his autobiographical new record, as well as the personal journey that inspired it.
January 09, 2026
54 Arguments for Naming Your New Music Project Something More Specific in 2026
Deradoorian and FearDorian, Triathlon and Marathon, Skegss and Legss, and more sets of artists that have surprisingly little in common.
January 08, 2026
First Listen
Triples Fights Back Against Feelings of Doubt with “Gonna Be Good”
Eva Link shares a second taste of her upcoming Every Good Story EP, dropping January 30 via the newly launched Bleak Enterprise label.
January 08, 2026
Signal Boost
Signal Boost: 15 Albums From 2025 You Should Know
15 of the year’s most exciting under-the-radar releases.
January 07, 2026
A$AP Rocky Teases Next Week’s “Don’t Be Dumb” Release with the LP’s Lead Single
The video for “Punk Rocky” features Winona Ryder and album collaborator Danny Elfman.
January 05, 2026
Gorillaz Team Up with Yasiin Bey and Omar Souleyman for Latest Single “Damascus”
The group will return in 2026 with their guest-filled ninth album, The Mountain.
December 12, 2025
First Listen
Fuzz Brush Off Their Cover of The Groundhogs’ “Rich Man Poor Man” for New Rarities Comp
Collecting B-sides, demos, and other rarities, from Ty Segall, Charles Moothart, and Chad Ubovich’s heavy-psych band, Fuzz’s Fourth Dream is out now via In the Red Records.
December 12, 2025
Non-Musical Influences
7 Non-Musical Influences on Armand Hammer’s Latest Collab with The Alchemist, “Mercy”
billy woods and ELUCID share how Hemingway, Bed-Stuy spice shops, and oceanside reflection inspired the rap duo’s latest effort.
December 05, 2025
Rosalía Announces Most Extensive Tour Yet for 2026
Her world tour in support of Lux will include 42 arena shows between March and September.
December 04, 2025
Playlist
TEED’s “Always with Me” Influences Playlist
The artist formerly known as Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs shares how Marianne Faithfull, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Kings of Convenience, and more helped embellish his new synthpop world.
December 04, 2025
First Listen
St. Lucia Dance Into the Fading Sunlight in Video for New Single “Summer Nights”
Jean-Philip Grobler and Patti Beranek share one final track before releasing Fata Morgana: Dusk this Friday.
December 04, 2025
First Listen
Mute Swan and Citrus Clouds Pay Homage to Dream-Pop Royalty with “Cocteau Swan”
The new collaborative track is out now via Hit the North and Wooden Tooth Records.
December 03, 2025
First Listen
Annabelle Chairlegs Drifts Off Into a Dream World on New Track “Heavy Sleeper”
Lindsey Mackin’s Ty Segall–produced LP Waking Up drops January 30 via TODO Records.
December 02, 2025
First Listen
Arlie Swings for the Fences with New Single “Provemwrong”
Nathaniel Banks’ conceptual new LP Someone You Can Believe In lands next Friday, December 12.
December 02, 2025
Charli XCX, Fontaines D.C., and Florence + the Machine Announced for Reading and Leeds Festival 2026
Among the other headliners are Kasabian playing Leeds’ first-ever Thursday night Main Stage.
December 01, 2025
In Conversation
Brian Borcherdt on 10 Years of Chipmunks on 16 Speed
The artist behind Holy Fuck and Dusted discusses the unexpected longevity of his viral project—and the struggle to keep a rein on it.
November 25, 2025
First Listen
Pearla Learns to Own the Sadness of Heartbreak on New Single
“You Didn’t Do Anything Wrong, You Just Broke My Heart” arrives at the tail end of Nicole Rodriguez’s residency at NYC’s Francis Kite Club.
November 19, 2025
First Listen
Immaterialize’s New Single “Cheesecake Factory” Matches Its Subject’s Surreal Atmosphere
The Chicago-based duo of Erik Fur and Lipsticism’s Alana Schachtel will release their debut album Perfect in January.
November 18, 2025
Magdalena Bay Share Two More Tracks to Close Out “Nice Day” Singles Collection
“This Is the World (I Made It for You)” and “Nice Day” follow three other sets of singles released over the past few weeks.
November 14, 2025
