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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Smirk, Speculative Fiction
On his most purposeful and driven release yet, Nick Vicario teams up with members of Hotline TNT, Poison Ruin, and Ceremony for a mid-tempo homage to ’80s horror-punk.
Pixies, Complete B-Sides 1988-97 [Reissue]
Neatly charting the band’s evolution from noise militants to pop eccentrics, the first-ever vinyl release of this collection reminds us that Pixies’ trash was often purer than their peers’ gold.
Mekons, Horrorble (Mekons vs. Tony Maimone in Dub Conference)
At the ripe age of 50, the Leeds post-punk/alt-country collective revisits last year’s under-the-radar Horror LP as a dub record with the aid of Pere Ubu’s Tony Maimone.
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PawPaw Rod’s “Picture Day” Influences Playlist
The R&B innovator shares how Weezer, Adele, Bubba Sparxxx, Sly Stone, and more helped shape his debut full-length.
May 14, 2026
First Listen
Lake Dorn Relives Scenes From a Situationship in Video for New Track “Pasadena”
The songwriter and dancer will return with her second album, Black American Princess, on June 12.
May 13, 2026
First Listen
CD Ghost Find Catharsis on New Single “When the Rain Stops”
It’s the title track from the dreamy electropop duo’s second album, arriving July 31 via Born Losers.
May 13, 2026
First Listen
Rare DM Is Lost at Sea (or Along the East River) in the Video for New Single “Mean Girled”
Erin Hoagg’s second LP Attention is set to drop at the end of May.
May 12, 2026
First Listen
Widowspeak’s Medieval Fantasies Become a Reality in Video for New Single “Soft Cover”
Molly Hamilton and Robert Earl Thomas will share their seventh album Roses on June 5 via Captured Tracks.
May 12, 2026
Playlist
WU LYF’s “A Wave That Will Never Break” Influences Playlist
The cultish UK art-rockers share how they got into Fugazi, Talk Talk, Van Morrison, and more during the 15-year gap between their two records.
May 08, 2026
Mike D Shares “Switch Up,” First New Music From a Beastie Boy in 15 Years
The new track—created with his sons’ band Very Nice Person—lands after last night’s performance at LA’s Plaza Nightclub.
May 08, 2026
First Listen
Ok Cowgirl Are Back Behind the Bar in Video for New Single “Prepared to Lose”
The Brooklyn quintet will return in August with their Alex Farrar–produced second album Rhinestone Cowgirl.
May 08, 2026
First Look
Watch Max Vanderwolf Break Down His Latest LP with Fred Armisen in New Interview Clip
The songwriter discusses the orchestral flourishes and harrowing personal and political experiences behind his latest solo record, Songs You’ll Never Hear.
May 05, 2026
Hayley Williams, Mitski, Lola Young, and More Announced for All Things Go DC 2026
Magdalena Bay, MUNA, Ethel Cain, Tinashe, Suki Waterhouse, and Wolf Alice will also perform at the late-September event.
May 04, 2026
First Listen
La Sécurité Clean Up Their Lives in Video for New Single “Deny”
The dance-punk track arrives ahead of the Montreal band’s second album Bingo!, which is set for a June 12 release via Bella Union and Mothland.
May 04, 2026
Non-Musical Influences
5 Non-Musical Influences on Lip Critic’s Chaotic New LP “Theft World”
Bret Kaser shares how compressed audio files and fundamentals-oriented power forwards helped shape his vision for the band’s chaotic new album.
May 01, 2026
Karen O, Beck, Britt Daniel, and More Will Pay Tribute to the Films of Wes Anderson This Summer at the Hollywood Bowl
The Life Aquatic composer Mark Mothersbaugh and co-star Jeff Goldblum will also perform at the celebrations on July 10 – 12 in LA.
April 30, 2026
Olivia Rodrigo Announces 65-Date “Unravelled Tour,” Taps Die Spitz, Wolf Alice, and More to Open
The Last Dinner Party and Grace Ives are also among the slate of openers for the tour kicking off in September and running through May 2027.
April 30, 2026
JPEGMAFIA Announces New Album “Experimental Rap,” Shares Its First Experimental Rap Single
“Babygirl” lands ahead of the artist’s latest project, which drops May 21.
April 30, 2026
First Listen
Fai Laci Strive to Make a Positive Impact with “Headlights”
The Boston-based alt-rockers will release their Dan Auerbach–produced debut album Elephant in the Room on June 26 via Easy Eye Sound.
April 30, 2026
First Listen
Zoon Turns Anger Into Positivity on New Single “I Was Younger”
The Canadian shoegazer shares another psychedelic track from their upcoming LP Happy Thought School, which arrives June 19 via Paper Bag Records.
April 29, 2026
Non-Musical Influences
5 Non-Musical Influences on Tempers’ Lucid New LP “Delusion”
From Annie Ernaux to the “dive bar of air travel” Spirit Airlines, Jasmine Golestaneh shares how her fourth full-length collection of synthpop came together.
April 24, 2026
Track by Track
Gay Meat Takes Us on an Emotional Journey Through Each Track of His Debut LP “Blue Water”
Karl Kuehn shares how memories of his late mother and an impressive set of collaborators helped him bring this project to fruition after nearly a decade.
April 24, 2026
First Listen
Dominique and the Diamonds Reclaim Their Dream on “I Don’t Mind”
Dominique Gomez shares her band’s origin story ahead of the release of her debut full-length Honky Tonk Queen, out June 26.
April 24, 2026
