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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MEMORIALS, All Clouds Bring Not Rain
The genre-hopping fifth LP from Verity Susman and Matthew Simms is more ornate and ambitious than their earlier material, though ultimately the whole is lesser than the sum of the parts.
Filth Is Eternal, Impossible World
Vibrant, dexterous, and unrelentingly compelling, the Seattle hardcore-punks’ fourth album sees them mature into a band adept at writing songs lasting more than two minutes.
Arlo Parks, Ambiguous Desire
Vulnerability is baked into the heartbeat of the British songwriter’s third album with an aching groove lifted to new levels courtesy of the ecstasy of dance music.
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PREMIERE: Crag Mask Put New Haven on the Map with “Secret Plane”
The new single from the Connecticut rockers further distances Zackery Abramo from his experimental pop past in Vundabar.
May 28, 2019
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PLAYLIST: Palehound’s Songs That Inspired “Black Friday”
Ellen Kempner cites eleven songwriting influences on the Boston trio’s latest LP for Polyvinyl.
May 24, 2019
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Unravelling the Magic of “Galaxy Quest” with Hembree
Brothers Alex and Austin Ward host what is quite likely the only podcast entirely devoted to the 1999 sci-fi comedy.
May 17, 2019
WATCH: Oh Sees Ready “Thee Hounds of Foggy Notion” Reissue with Short Film
Unearthed from a bonus DVD accompanying their 2008 release, John Dwyer & co. serve up on-location live sets and compelling commentary.
May 15, 2019
SPELLLING Walks Us Through Her Sci-Fi Influences for “Mazy Fly”
Bay Area experimentalist Tia Cabral explains how Kubrick, Sun Ra, and “Frankenstein” inspired the unique aesthetic for her sophomore LP.
May 02, 2019
Playlist
PLAYLIST: Greys Soundtrack Their Own Cerebral Psych Cinema
The Toronto post-hardcore outfit tease their cinematic fourth album with a wildly diverse track list of influences.
April 26, 2019
PREMIERE: Cy Dune Explores the Spirituality of Rock on “Just Kids”
Akron/Family guitarist Seth Olinsky breaks down his influences from Swans to Patti Smith on his latest single.
April 25, 2019
WATCH: Versing Get You Dizzy in 360-Degree Video for “Renew”
The noise pop group share the closing track to their forthcoming Hardly Art debut with an interactive video.
April 11, 2019
PREMIERE: Cathedral Bells Warm the Dead in “Cemetery Surf” Video
Matt Messore’s dream pop project gigs a New Jersey graveyard before hitting the West Coast.
April 09, 2019
Film + TV
There’s a New Brian De Palma Movie But We Don’t Have the Energy to Watch the Trailer
Coppola, Scorsese, Spielberg, and De Palma all have new movies in production or slated for release later this year. Is it OK if we don’t really care?
April 05, 2019
WATCH: Pile Gets Confrontational in “The Soft Hands of Stephen Miller” Video
Rick Maguire takes on the ghoulish policy advisor in the video for the Boston rockers’ latest single.
April 04, 2019
Titus Andronicus Announce New LP “An Obelisk,” Blame Society
The heartland punk outfit teases their sixth album with a very enthusiastic video for lead single “(I Blame) Society.”
April 02, 2019
Film + TV
The Definitive Ranking of Movies with Two-Letter Titles
With “Us” hitting theaters last Friday, we’re ranking the ten most notable pioneering titles kept to two characters.
March 26, 2019
OK, I Guess It’s Time to Rank All Those Active-Verb Bands
It seems weird that we’re able to arrange a top-fifteen list of bands with one-word names ending in -ing, but we might as well do it…right?
March 14, 2019
19 September 2018ñ “The Faint” is photographed at their band space on 26th and Farnam.
The Faint Will Always Be Cut from the Saddle Creek Cloth
Todd Fink talks homework, “Egowerk,” and his band’s early emo work.
March 13, 2019
PREMIERE: Sonny & the Sunsets Share Their Sketchbook in “Someday I’d Like to Be an Artist” Video
The Sunsets provide an experimental soundtrack to the doodled thoughts of a teenaged Sonny Smith.
March 13, 2019
PREMIERE: Russian Baths Address Big Questions on “Parasite”
The Brooklyn noise rock duo gives us a first taste of their yet-untitled full-length debut.
March 12, 2019
“Hospice” at Ten: The Antlers Weren’t Cut Out for Fame, and That’s OK
Before they embark on an intimate anniversary tour, we revisit their third album and remember why they were no Bon Iver—which isn’t a bad thing.
March 07, 2019
Deafheaven Are at Their Heaviest on “Black Brick”
The popular (!) black metal group share a B-side too heavy for “OCHL.”
February 27, 2019
Film + TV
With “Roma” and “Happy as Lazzaro,” Netflix May Have Found a New Way of Reading Its Audience
The extremely Oscar nominated drama and its snubbed peer lead a new generation of content from the streaming service, which seems to focus on millennial passivity.
February 21, 2019
