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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Portrayal of Guilt, …Beginning of the End
The Austin trio pushes into new territories within the frameworks of hardcore and metal, inserting flourishes of trip-hop, nu metal, and even Memphis rap into their aggressive package.
VINSON, Raw Honey
The debut album from the Detroit-reared artist jumps from jazz to electronica to R&B while always maintaining a cohesive structure of easy Sunday-morning vibes.
Friko, Something Worth Waiting For
With their second album, the Chicago band sheds their tough noise-pop exterior to reveal a more delicate sound—and emotional truisms to match—as they grow more confident.
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Go Party with Everything Is Terrible!
The “Jerry Maguire”–hoarding collective invites you to break in their new East LA storefront with them July 6.
June 06, 2019
Film + TV
In “Vampire’s Kiss,” We’re Laughing with Nicolas Cage, Not at Him
Thirty years later, the black comedy remains among the most underrated films in the Cage canon.
June 03, 2019
Playlist
PLAYLIST: Froth Identify the Mental Haze Which Inspired “Duress”
An auditory illusion that sparked an internet phenomenon wasn’t the only influence on the LA psych trio’s fourth album.
May 31, 2019
Track by Track
Katie Dey Breaks Down Her Woozy New LP “Solipsisters” Track by Track
The hypnagogic pop experimentalist unpacks themes of life, death, and bodiless existence on her third solo album.
May 31, 2019
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
Playlist
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
