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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Courtney Barnett, Creature of Habit
Still flatliningly deadpan, the Australian songwriter uses the back-and-forth fear of the new as a start point for further depth-diving and confession on her fourth solo album.
The Twilight Sad, It’s the Long Goodbye
The sixth album from the Scottish proponents of existential angst is centered around the intertwining duality of death and life, fueled in turn by feelings of despair, disbelief, and defiance.
deary, Birding
Sounding like a band well into their second decade of existence, the London-based dream-pop trio stretch each song on their debut without ever letting them overstay their welcome.
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Playlist
PLAYLIST: Boston Manor’s Songs That Inspired “GLUE”
Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, and Deftones are among the groups that influenced BM’s latest record.
April 28, 2020
WATCH: Run the Jewels Burn It All Down in “Ooh LA LA” Video
The visual for El-P and Killer Mike’s new anthem is an anti-capitalist utopia.
April 27, 2020
WATCH: PUP Take on Bees in the Video for New Single “Anaphylaxis”
“Bees are not good,” Stefan Babcock screams as we celebrate the first PUP single of 2020.
April 27, 2020
PREMIERE: Pay for Pain Announce Self-Titled Debut EP with “Fallen Angel”
Former Tigers Jaw members Adam McIlwee, Dennis Mishko, and Pat Brier go cow punk.
April 27, 2020
PREMIERE: Ramonda Hammer Pens an Apology on “Big Hands”
The LA grunge band’s latest single was produced by Illuminati Hotties’ Sarah Tudzin.
April 24, 2020
PREMIERE: Gateway Drugs Share a Day in the Life of the Band in “Slumber” Video
The rainy homemade visual accompanies their second single from “PSA.”
April 23, 2020
PREMIERE: Destroy Boys Feel Boxed in on “Honey I’m Home”
The West Coast punks offer up a blistering quarantine-minded single.
April 23, 2020
PREMIERE: Choir Boy’s “Sweet Candy” Explores the Cravings of Those Denying Themselves Romantic Fullfillment
The SLC dream pop crew share the sugary third single from “Gathering Swans.”
April 22, 2020
Chelsea Peretti Drops Coffee-Themed “Foam and Flotsam” EP, Shares Two Videos
The “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” comedian reveals just how much she’s thought about caffeine this past year.
April 21, 2020
LISTEN: Bright Eyes Share “Forced Convalescence,” Featuring Flea and a Full Choir
It’s the second single Conor Oberst and his band have shared since 2011.
April 21, 2020
Playlist
PLAYLIST: Local Natives’ Songs That Influenced “Megaton Mile”
Guitarist Ryan Hahn shares a few tracks the band leaned on while penning their “Violet Street” single.
April 21, 2020
PREMIERE: The Memories Get Nautical on “In My Heart I Am Sailing”
The LA collective’s latest single with Colleen Green is the third sample from “Pickles & Pies.”
April 20, 2020
PREMIERE: The Curls and Fran Lament the “Nu-Country” in New Video
Maria Jacobson joins the Chicago band on their hazy 4/20 single.
April 20, 2020
PREMIERE: Elephant Stone Are Untroubled in “Fox on the Run” Video
The Montreal psych band share a colorful visual for their latest single.
April 17, 2020
Music Journalists Tell the Stories of COVID-19 Responders on New Blog Shift Change
The Medium page features editorials on healthcare workers and others on the front line.
April 16, 2020
PREMIERE: Ganser Come Down with Cabin Fever in “Lucky” Video
The all-too-relatable clip accompanies the Chicago band’s second single from “Just Look at That Sky.”
April 16, 2020
PREMIERE: Chelsea Jade Manifests Internal Warping in “Superfan” Video
The New Zealand songwriter’s recent single gets a wonky visual.
April 15, 2020
PREMIERE: NOUS’s “Never Can It Be” Is an Open, Unguided Jam
The all-star experimental collective shares the second single from “NOUS III.”
April 15, 2020
PREMIERE: Healing Potpourri Announce New LP “Blanket of Calm,” Share “Think About Us”
It’s the soft rock band’s debut for Run for Cover Records, and it’s out June 12.
April 14, 2020
The United Artists Theater at The Ace Hotel Los Angeles / photo by James Marcus Haney
Art & Culture
LA’s Department of Cultural Affairs Offering Emergency Relief to Performing Artists
The first round of relief aims to support artists playing venues with “fixed theater-seating.”
April 13, 2020
