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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Phoebe Bridgers, Lost Weekend
Bridgers’ voice as a songwriter has only grown more resonant on her first solo LP in six years, characterized by a delicate dance of amorous love and crippling grief.
Ada Lea, the end is a wave
Alexandra Levy offers another peek into her overflow of creativity with a brief set of songs spanning her career as a songwriter, making it easier to appreciate their subtle contrasts.
Dinner Party, Whatchu Bringing?
A potluck of conversation, community, and love abounds on the jazz-forward supergroup’s third album, a full-course meal as lean as it is filling.
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Track by Track
IAN SWEET Takes Us Track by Track Through Her Searching New LP “Shiverstruck”
Jilian Medford shares how yearning for LA and unexpected texts from exes shaped the sound of her fifth album, out today via Polyvinyl.
July 24, 2026
First Listen
Katrina Ford Reaches Beyond This Earthly Plane on New Single “Transcending”
The former Celebration bandleader returns with her first solo material since 2024’s debut LP H.E.A.R.T.
July 23, 2026
First Listen
Alex Izenberg Sings the South California Blues on New Single
The born and bred Angelino blends soft rock with psychedelic haze on his latest single for Mexican Summer.
July 22, 2026
Playlist
Body Type’s “Tally” Influences Playlist
The Australian quartet share how Cleaners From Venus, PJ Harvey, Royal Trux, and more inspired their third LP, out this week via King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard’s p(doom) Recs.
July 21, 2026
First Listen
Elephant Stone Usher Us Into a Sugary Wonderland with New Single “I Got a Pill”
The Montreal psych-rockers share a trippy, Muppet-esque visual for the latest cut from their new album ASHA.
July 21, 2026
First Listen
Gloria de Oliveira Teases New LP “The Lying Swans” with Lead Single “Fading Faces”
A video for the cut arrives ahead of the German-Brazilian songwriter’s latest record, which drops October 30 via La Double Via.
July 21, 2026
Art & Culture
Hole’s Melissa Auf der Maur Announces Photo Exhibit and ’90s Demo Collection
My ’90s Rock Photographs opens September 2 in Ontario, while Bass Womb Room—which also features newly taped field-recording interludes—drops September 4 via Envision Records.
July 20, 2026
First Listen
Emma Ayzenberg Psychs Herself Up for a Tough Conversation on New Single “I Will Pretend”
The second single from the LA-based songwriter’s new album Child of Saturn arrives with an unexpectedly prophetic video.
July 20, 2026
Mike D Takes Aim at Crypto Schemers on the Latest Cut From His Debut Solo Album
“Crypto” is the fourth single from Thank You, dropping August 28 via Capitol.
July 17, 2026
Track by Track
Daisy the Great Discuss Each Collaboration on Their New Version of “The Rubber Teeth Talk”
Out now, The Rubber Teeth Talk with Friends features collaborative reworks and remixes with Frankie Cosmos, Sleigh Bells’ Alexis Krauss, Babehoven, and more.
July 17, 2026
First ListenNon-Musical Influences
5 Non-Musical Influences on Moodie Black’s Era-Ending “All Natural, Moodie Black”
Emcee K shares how a return to the Southwest, the current digital climate, and more inspired her latest album, dropping later this year via Fake Four.
July 17, 2026
First Listen
Slow Fiction Paint a Complex Portrait of Womanhood with New Single “turning down flowers”
The NYC-based quintet’s debut album dollhouse is slated to arrive on August 7 via the newly launched label Tight Knit.
July 14, 2026
Playlist
The (Official) Soundtrack for the (Unofficial) Swapmeet Biopic
Long before the hypothetical Swapmeet: The Movie hits hypothetical theaters, the Australian indie-rock quartet shares the movie’s very-real OST.
July 13, 2026
The Linda Lindas Team Up with Hayley Williams for New Single “Closer”
The collab with the “queen of emo” arrives alongside the news that the band’s third album and debut for Reprise/Warner, Gotta Get Out, will drop August 28.
July 10, 2026
Cage the Elephant Make the Most of What They Have with New Single “Beaches in Tennessee”
Following the band’s 2024 return LP Neon Pill, it marks the first single for Big Loud Rock.
July 10, 2026
First Listen
RYMAN Shares an Elegy for a Longtime Friendship with “Told Me Once, Tell Me Twice”
The songwriter shares a visual for his new track co-written with Hovvdy’s Charlie Martin ahead of the release of his debut album Growing Pains, out July 31 via Mom + Pop.
July 10, 2026
First Listen
Matt Pond PA Tries to Keep the Good Times Coming on New Single “Endless Summer”
The songwriter will return with his latest album Permanent Change Part 1 on October 9.
July 09, 2026
First Listen
Hand Habits’ Meg Duffy and Gregory Uhlmann Reconnect on New Instrumental Cut “Doing It for Me”
The pair continues their collaborative streak following their 2023 debut album as Duffy x Uhlmann, Doubles.
July 07, 2026
First Listen
Holy Wave Balance Creative Work with Family Life on New Single “i’m DADA”
A video for the cut arrives ahead of the Austin psych-rockers’ latest album of the same name, out this Friday via Suicide Squeeze.
July 06, 2026
First Listen
Generacion Suicida Give Pop Songwriting a Shot with “Oscuridad”
The LA punks will return on August 28 with their fifth album, Hombre Nuevo.
July 02, 2026
