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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Bon Iver Announces “Volumes” Archival Series, Shares Live Version of “Heavenly Father”
Recorded in Milan, the track is one of 10 live recordings featured on the series’ first volume, which drops April 3 via Jagjaguwar.
February 23, 2026
First Listen
Guided by Voices’ Doug Gillard Invites Us on His Commute in Video for New Track “Face of Smiles”
The guitarist and songwriter will release his fourth solo LP Parallel Stride on April 24 via Dromedary Records.
February 20, 2026
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Cowboy Hunters’ Songs to Hunt Cowboys To
The Glaswegian duo crafts a decidedly unhinged playlist to match the energy of their upcoming EPeepee EP.
February 19, 2026
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Snowcuffs Combat Ambivalence with Sylvia Plath–Inspired New Single “Burst”
Featuring members of Lightfoils and Astrobrite, the Chicago-based dream-pop outfit’s second EP Sweet Gravity is slated to arrive March 5.
February 19, 2026
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Ringing Break Free of Frustrating Patterns on New Single “want2want2”
The Brooklyn band will release their debut album Another Cycle in the Cosmic Wash on March 20 via Julia’s War Recordings and Signal//Noise Records.
February 18, 2026
First Look
smush Share a Video for Their Dream-Pop Reimagining of Norah Jones’ “Don’t Know Why”
The duo’s covers EP standards drops this Friday.
February 17, 2026
Playlist
Angel Du$t’s “Cold 2 the Touch” Influences Playlist
The pop-punk troupe share which “monster riffs” and club-shaking anthems inspired their sixth album, out now via Run for Cover.
February 13, 2026
Track by Track
El Mariachi Bronx Walk Us Through the Corridos and Norteño Ballads That Make Up Their New LP “IV”
LA punks The Bronx have returned with their latest collection of mariachi tunes, out now via ATO.
February 13, 2026
First Listen
Tim Atlas Pays Homage to “Love Island” on New Single Just in Time for Valentine’s Day
“Couple Up” arrives with the news of the SoCal songwriter’s new EP Reverso, dropping May 8 via Nettwerk.
February 13, 2026
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Cat Clyde Navigates a Patriarchal World in the Video for Her Latest Single
“Man’s World” drops ahead of the alt-folk songwriter’s Concord Records debut, Mud Blood Bone.
February 12, 2026
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Pippy Channel a Jagged Emotional Landscape with “Angelina”
The Brooklyn indie rockers’ debut single is out now via Sad Cactus with a self-titled album on the way.
February 11, 2026
Hear Open Mike Eagle Hop on a Remix of Plato III’s “Let’s Get Old”
Also featuring guitarist Eli Winter, the original track closed out the rapper’s album Grown from last year.
February 10, 2026
First Listen
Chinese American Bear Find Themselves in a Fantasy Mindset on New Single “All the People”
The indie-pop duo also announces that their second album for Moshi Moshi Records, Dim Sum & Then Some, will arrive May 8.
February 09, 2026
Perfume Genius Returns with “Undercurrent (Clean Heart)” From New Extended Version of “Glory”
The 2025 LP will be re-released with four bonus tracks on February 27.
February 05, 2026
AURORA and The Chemical Brothers’ Tom Rowlands Announce Debut as TOMORA, Share Title Track
Come Closer will arrive April 17 via Capitol.
February 05, 2026
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Otracami Contemplates the Employer-Employee Relationship of Persephone and the Sirens on New Single
Runoff, Camila Ortiz’s second collection of lightly experimental indie-folk recordings, arrives March 20 via Figure & Ground.
February 05, 2026
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Beggar Weeds Tease Career Retrospective “Tragedy in U.S. History” with Two More Unreleased Tracks
“Graduating” and the Michael Stipe–produced “Picolata” are among the recordings that didn’t appear on the Jacksonville trio’s lone 1988 EP.
February 04, 2026
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Tempers Celebrates Emotional Independence with Dumpster-Diving Video for “Who Says”
The new single arrives ahead of Jasmine Golestaneh’s upcoming LP Delusion, co-produced with Jorge Elbrecht.
February 04, 2026
Graveface Records Celebrates 25 Years with New Record Club Featuring Xiu Xiu, Dreamend, and More
Revival Series is a year-long vinyl subscription series featuring items from the label’s catalog that have never seen a release on wax.
February 03, 2026
First Listen
beaming Playfully Express Tough Emotions with New Single “Say Goodbye”
The Districts’ Braden Lawrence and producer Derek Ted will release their debut full-length horseshoe on April 17 via Rose Garden Records.
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