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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Dua Saleh, Of Earth & Wires
The Sudanese-American songwriter’s second album blends R&B and electronic pop with spoken-word poetry to create a tapestry of lush sounds and mythic language.
Kraftwerk, Radio-Activity [50th Anniversary Edition]
This re-release presents a band that’s palatably gleeful to have figured out their formula with an astonishingly cohesive and weirdly poppy picture of a Cold War–fogged world.
Towa Bird, Gentleman
The shred-bending guitarist is out for blood on her second LP as she channels femme-punk fury and four-on-the-floor disco beats into songs aiming to bust the heads of the pop patriarchy.
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Non-Musical Influences
5 Non-Musical Influences on Lauren Auder’s Introspective New Album “Whole World as a Vigil”
The London-based songwriter shares how Tarkovsky, Paul Célan, and sourdough starter kits helped shape her second LP.
April 02, 2026
First Look
Cold Court Throw a LAN Party in the DIY Space in Video for New Track “Burn”
The chaotic Philadelphia duo will drop their debut EP \ (^_^) / (aka HANDS UP) on June 19.
April 01, 2026
Playlist
King Tuff’s “MOO” Influences Playlist
Kyle Thomas shares how The Traveling Wilburys, The Modern Lovers, and other formative bands that are “very punk but also very sweet” helped shape his sixth album.
March 31, 2026
Pavement, Kurt Vile, and Ratboys Announced for Philly’s Make the World Better Concert Weekend 2026
The late-July event at The Dell will benefit the MTWB Foundation’s community-oriented mission.
March 30, 2026
First Listen
Robber Robber Share a Grim Vision of a Rock-and-Roll-Free Future with “New Year’s Eve” Video
The clip directed by Noah Lenker arrives ahead of this Friday’s release of the group’s debut album for Fire Talk, Two Wheels Move the Soul.
March 30, 2026
Suki Waterhouse Is Back (and Back in Love) with New Single
“Back in Love” marks the songwriter’s first release through Island Records.
March 27, 2026
Playlist
23 Songs That Have Been Jammed in ADULT.’s Heads for Quite a While
Nearly three decades into their synth-punk project’s history, Nicola Kuperus and Adam Lee Miller share which tracks they continue to carry with them as their new LP Kissing Luck Goodbye hits shelves.
March 27, 2026
Track by Track
Charlotte Cornfield Discusses the Pain and Healing Behind Her New LP “Hurts Like Hell”
The songwriter explains how everyone from Lucinda Williams to Jonathan Richman inspired her Merge Records debut, which features contributions from Feist, Buck Meek, and more.
March 27, 2026
Reviews
Dälek, “Brilliance of a Falling Moon”
Just as the industrial hip-hop stalwarts have never been tourists within the genre, Will Brooks’ lyrical focus on class war and normalized tragedy remains steadfast on the project’s tenth LP.
March 25, 2026
Playlist
Ivy Knight’s “Iron Mountain” Influences Playlist
The Brooklyn-based songwriter revealed today that her debut album will drop May 15, with Natalie Bergman, Modest Mouse, and Cat Power serving as inspiration.
March 25, 2026
First Listen
Hannah Lew Confronts a False Love on New Single “Replica”
The Cold Beat band leader’s self-titled debut solo album drops April 10 via Night School Records.
March 25, 2026
First Listen
Johanna Samuels Recalls Her First Panic Attack on New Single Featuring Courtney Marie Andrews
Produced by Jonathan Rado, “White Limousine” marks the LA-based songwriter’s first release through Odd Man Out Records.
March 25, 2026
First Listen
Shakey Graves Excavates a Prehistoric Texan Landscape on New Instrumental Cut “I Once Was an Ocean”
Inspired by composer Martin Denny, the single arrives ahead of Alejandro Rose-Garcia’s latest collection Fondness, Etc..
March 25, 2026
First Listen
Alela Diane Struggles to Stay Present on New Single “In My Own Time”
The Portland-based songwriter’s latest album Who’s Keeping Time? will arrive on May 22 via Fluff & Gravy.
March 24, 2026
First Listen
Guided by Voices Share a Song for Robert Pollard’s Son (or Any Other Young Person, Really) with “Advance Without Dropping”
The band’s latest album Crawlspace of the Pantheon drops May 29.
March 24, 2026
Downtown Boys Return with Rowdy New Single “No Me Jodas,” Announce First LP in Nearly a Decade
Public Luxury, the Providence political-punks’ follow-up to their 2017 debut for Sub Pop, arrives June 26.
March 23, 2026
First Listen
Andrew Jim Gannon Shares Xiu Xiu Remix of “Bon Boys Will Break Your Heart” Ahead of New LP
The artist formerly known as On Man shares another single (as well as Jamie Stewart’s take on it) ahead of Hydrate Those Folds!’s June 12 release.
March 23, 2026
U.S. Girls Share Video for “You’ve Got Everything – But a Smile” From Meg Remy’s Debut Film Score
The sci-fi sex comedy Dead Lover hits select theaters this weekend.
March 20, 2026
Track by Track
Girl Scout Walk Us Through Their Cohesive Debut Statement “Brink” Track by Track
Emma Jansson details each song on the Swedish indie-pop outfit’s Alex Farrar–produced LP.
March 20, 2026
First Listen
Hear an Early Stream of John Dwyer’s New Damaged Bug LP “ZUZAX”
The fifth record from the Osees band leader’s synth-punk side-project officially arrives tomorrow via the artist’s own Deathgod label.
March 19, 2026
