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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Ella Langley, Dandelion
The pop-country songwriter understands the human weight of the American South’s emotionally rich tableau of high-speed heartbreak and low-light bars, as demonstrated on a resilient second album.
Sugar Horse, Not a Sound in Heaven
On their cleanest-sounding record yet, the doomy Bristol band’s idea of dance music feels perfectly suitable for the turbulent year 2026 has already proven to be.
Lime Garden, Maybe Not Tonight
The cocktail of frustration, insecurity, and lust that courses through the Brighton quartet’s buzzing and adventurous second album mirrors the trajectory of an energetic night out.
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First Listen
Sunnan Channel the Spirit of Bergman on New Single “Longing to Miss You”
The Swedish alt-soul quintet tease their second album Spaghetti Soul, planned for release at the end of the summer.
March 12, 2026
First Listen
Pope Reflect on Grief and Communal Support on “Make You Feel”
The New Orleans rockers will share their first album in eight years on April 30.
March 12, 2026
Playlist
Cut Copy’s Pre-CRSSD Festival Dance Playlist
Dan Whitford shares some favorite remixes and other DJ mix staples ahead of the group’s appearance this weekend at the biannual San Diego event.
March 11, 2026
Hear Hayley Williams and Daniel James Take on This Is Lorelei’s “Perfect Hand”
Nate Amos will (further) expand his 2024 LP Box for Buddy, Box for Star with a “super deluxe” version featuring new takes by SASAMI, Waxahatchee, Momma, and more.
March 09, 2026
Watch Gorillaz Play “Clint Eastwood” and “The Moon Cave” on “Saturday Night Live”
Damon Albarn and his band made their SNL debut with their 2001 hit and a cut from their newly released The Mountain LP.
March 09, 2026
First Listen
Johnny Dynamite Dials 1-800-WANNA-CRY in Video for New Single “Helpline”
The Philadelphia-based songwriter announces that his self-titled record is set to arrive May 15 via Born Losers.
March 09, 2026
First Listen
KIMIKO Takes on Love Bombers with New Track “Emotional Whiplash”
The actress and songwriter announces her debut EP Modern Dance while making her directorial debut with the single’s music video.
March 06, 2026
Playlist
Bory’s “Never Turns to Night” Influences Playlist
Portland-based songwriter Brenden Ramirez shares how The Cardigans, The Apples in Stereo, Superdrag, and more inspired his band’s second album, out this week via Bleak Enterprise.
March 05, 2026
First Listen
Ray Bull Adopt an “Almost Comically Open Perspective” on New Track “Marry a Skater”
Aaron Graham and Tucker Elkins cite The Flaming Lips and Karen Dalton as influences on their latest single from the forthcoming Please Stop Laughing.
March 05, 2026
First Look
Tigers Jaw Chart the Solitude of Their Inner Landscapes with Visual for New Single “Breezer”
The single arrives ahead of the pop-punk outfit’s seventh album Lost on You, which drops March 27 via Hopeless.
March 04, 2026
First Look
St. Lucia Share Documentary Short Film Detailing the Making of Their “Fata Morgana” Double LP
Ahead of their self-explanatory “Two Sets, No Opener” tour this month, Jean-Philip Grobler and Patti Beranek share a 50-minute behind-the-scenes look at the making of Dawn and Dusk.
March 04, 2026
First Look
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum Share a Live Video of “The Salt Crown” in Quebec Ahead of West Coast Tour
The avant-prog group teases the set of May dates with a theatrical visual filmed at last year’s Festival de Musique de Création in Chicoutimi.
March 03, 2026
First Listen
Beatrice Deer Recounts the Fallout From a Tragic Hunting Accident on New Single “Aukkauti”
It’s just one of many tales the Montreal-based songwriter spins on her new album Inuit Legend, dropping April 3.
March 03, 2026
Oasis Reveal That a Live Version of “Acquiesce” Will Be Packaged with the Forthcoming “HELP(2)” Comp
War Child’s benefit release drops this Friday with the (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?–era B-side recorded last year at Wembley Stadium included as a bonus 7-inch.
March 02, 2026
First Listen
Scout Gillett Turns Anxieties About Uncertainty Into a Feel-Good Two-Step with “Gonna Change”
The LA-based indie-folk songwriter’s second album Tough Touch arrives this Friday via Slouch Records.
March 02, 2026
Maya Hawke Announces New Album “Maitreya Corso,” Shares Lead Single
“Devil You Know” arrives ahead of the actress and songwriter’s fourth album, out May 1 via Mom + Pop.
March 02, 2026
First Look
Common Holly Shares an Understated Visual for “They Will Draw Halos Around Our Heads”
Brigitte Naggar’s EP of the same name is out today via Keeled Scales and Paper Bag Records.
February 27, 2026
Playlist
deathcrash’s “Somersaults” Influences Playlist
The doomy slowcore outfit shares how everyone from The Killers to Have a Nice Life inspired their third record.
February 26, 2026
First Listen
Paisley Fields Announces New LP, Dips Into Pop on Lead Single “parTy girl”
The pop-country songwriter’s fourth record, Are U Mad at Me, drops May 1 via Don Giovanni.
February 26, 2026
First Listen
Criteria Return with Debut LP for Spartan Records, Share Video for Lead Single “You Maketh Me”
The Cursive offshoots’ fourth album SEIZE! will land on May 22.
February 26, 2026
