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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Warning, Rituals of Shame
The pummeling hypnotism of the doom-metal band’s first new material in 20 years still feels perfectly matched to Patrick Walker’s pained howls and Vantablack-hued emotions.
Styrofoam Winos, Any River
The Nashville group’s country-leaning third album is full of nuance, from the sheer array of instrumentation to its affective emotional dynamics.
Swamp Dogg, Swamp Dogg Contemplates the Afterlife
The country-R&B cult hero crafts an album about the afterlife that’s reflective of decades filled with hurt and hurting.
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If There Was Any Confusion, the “Club Penguin” Soccer Mommy Gig Was Real
The ill-fated event never took off due to the game’s servers crashing.
April 03, 2020
Track by Track
Melkbelly Break Down Their Noisy LP “PITH” Track by Track
The Chicago group’s four members detail the writing and recording process for their second LP.
April 03, 2020
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PLAYLIST: NNAMDÏ’s Songs to Isolate To
The songwriter talks “BRAT,” quarantine, and the tracks that are getting him through it.
April 02, 2020
Tame Impala and The Streets Have Something They Want to Tell Us
Kevin Parker and Mike Skinner tease a new track, likely to appear on a new Streets mixtape.
April 01, 2020
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Signal Boost: 15 Tracks from March 2020 You Should Know
Our Associate Editor’s favorite pre-released singles, album deep cuts, and tracks by unfairly obscure artists from the past few weeks.
April 01, 2020
PREMIERE: Bad History Month Shares Spite-Jam “A Survey of Cosmic Repulsion”
It’s the second single from Sean Sprecher’s forthcoming “Old Blues.”
April 01, 2020
LISTEN: Tame Impala Rework “The Slow Rush” from the “Imaginary Place”
The alternate version of Kevin Parker’s new LP sounds like you’re hearing it from outside the venue.
March 31, 2020
Playlist
PLAYLIST: Dogleg’s Formative Punk, Emo, and Post-Hardcore Tracks
Alex Stoitsiadis shares a handful of tracks that influenced his band’s hectic punk sounds.
March 31, 2020
Track by Track
Jordana Breaks Down Her Bedroom-Pop LP “Classical Notions of Happiness” Track by Track
Jordana Nye gives some context for all thirteen tracks on her debut for Grand Jury.
March 27, 2020
PREMIERE: Olivia Awbrey Takes on Surveillance in “Geolocation at P.A.M.” Video
The songwriter traverses Portland in the clip for the “Dishonorable Harvest” opener.
March 27, 2020
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PLAYLIST: Deeper’s No Ketchup Tunes
A collection of songs by the Windy City’s finest, including Melkbelly, Mykele Deville, Dehd, and The Hecks.
March 26, 2020
Run the Jewels / photo by Adam Maresca
LISTEN: Run the Jewels Shares Greg Nice and DJ Premier Collab “Ooh LA LA”
It’s the second single from El-P and Killer Mike this week.
March 25, 2020
PREMIERE: Fearing Revisit Their First Panic Attack on “Sherbet”
The doomy West Coast coldwavers share the third single from “Shadow.”
March 25, 2020
Hundreds of Musicians Sign Open Letter Demanding Unemployment Benefits for Self-Employed Workers
Fugazi, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Bikini Kill are among the names listed.
March 24, 2020
PREMIERE: The Lovely Eggs Show Us Some Second-Rate Things in “Still Second Rate” Video
The clip is a “masterclass in how to not spend £20,000 on making a music video.”
March 24, 2020
Hinds / photo by Kirby Gladstein
Several Artists Push Back Release Dates Due to Coronavirus Uncertainty
HAIM, Jarvis Cocker, Hinds, Willie Nelson, and more reschedule their album releases for more certain time.
March 24, 2020
PREMIERE: Cold Years’ “62 (My Generation’s Falling Apart)” Video Is a Coming of Age Story
The Scottish punks share their new single with a satirical (and timely) video.
March 24, 2020
LISTEN: Car Seat Headrest Share Second Single from “Making a Door Less Open”
Will Toledo debuts “Martin” with a video of him washing dishes.
March 23, 2020
LISTEN: MGMT Share Lengthy B-Side “As You Move Through the World”
The ironically titled single arrives early in lieu of the duo’s cancelled tour.
March 20, 2020
Sacred Bones Shares New Benefit Comp for Artists Whose Tours Were Cancelled
New songs from Blanck Mass, Jenny Hval, SPELLLING, and more are available now, with 100 percent of proceeds going to the artists today.
March 20, 2020
