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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Signal Boost
Signal Boost: 15 Tracks from July 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.
August 03, 2020
Track by Track
Wicca Phase Springs Eternal and Darcy Baylis Break Down Their New EP “This Moment I Miss” Track by Track
They cite everything from Future to Rancid to Red House Painters as influences on their collaborative EP, out today.
July 31, 2020
Playlist
Songs That Have Helped Twin Peaks’ Colin Croom Through Quarantine
The Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist shares fifteen songs he’s been jamming over the past few months.
July 30, 2020
Melted Bodies Announce Debut Album “Enjoy Yourself,” Share Feature Film–Length Video for “Club Anxious”
The experimental offshoot of Local Natives turn their first album single into a guided meditation.
July 30, 2020
Neighborhoods
Watch Cloud Nothings’ Dylan Baldi Play “A Silent Reaction” and “The Mess Is Permanent” for “Neighborhoods”
Baldi performs the “Black Hole Understands” singles outside Philly’s Please Touch Museum.
July 28, 2020
Playlist
Haley Blais Spotlights Mental Health Issues on “Rob the Original”
The Vancouver-based songwriter shares a playlist of inspirations for “Below the Salt” along with the Tennis-produced single.
July 28, 2020
Playlist
Wye Oak’s Favorite Songs That Feature Exceptional Vocal Arrangements
Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack share some tracks that inspired their EP collaboration with the Brooklyn Youth Chorus.
July 27, 2020
A Hardly Definitive Ranking of “Songs About” Albums
In case you were wondering how will.i.am stacks up to Venetian Snares.
July 24, 2020
The National / photo by Molly Adams
The National’s Aaron Dessner Details His Writing/Producing Credits on Taylor Swift’s “folklore”
The album, surprise-released today, features Dessner on eleven of its tracks.
July 24, 2020
Playlist
Katie Deys’ Songs to Relieve Chronic Nerve Pain
With her new LP “mydata” out today, Dey lists off ten tracks that soothe her soul.
July 24, 2020
Neighborhoods
Watch Liza Anne Play “I Wanna Be There” and “Bad Vacation” in Her Hometown for “Neighborhoods”
The songwriter’s Bad Vacation tour sees her play on St. Simon Island, Georgia.
July 23, 2020
Bottled Up Channel Devo and Kraftwerk on the Beach-Ready “Kilo”
The single arrives ahead of the D.C. band’s LP “Crystal,” out October 16.
July 23, 2020
Ron Gallo Announces New LP “PEACEMEAL,” Shares Video for “WUNDAY (CRAZY AFTER DARK)”
The Philly-based rocker comes off a year’s break with a colorful new batch of songs, out October 9.
July 23, 2020
The Avalanches Team Up With Jamie XX, Neneh Cherry, Vashti Bunyan, and More on Latest Singles
The plunderphonics group share “Wherever You Go” and “Reflecting Light” ahead of their third LP, “We Will Always Love You.”
July 22, 2020
Gorillaz Team Up with ScHoolboy Q for Fifth Episode of “Song Machine”
“PAC-MAN” recalls the hip-hop production of “Demon Days.”
July 20, 2020
Playlist
Fish Narc’s Hybrid Queries
The GothBoiClique producer shares a playlist of non-guilty guilty pleasures.
July 17, 2020
The Residents Turn Fan Footage Into a Video for “DIE! DIE! DIE!” ft. Pixies’ Black Francis
The clip establishes that the long-running experimental group’s fans are (almost) as weird as the band is.
July 17, 2020
Jonathan Something Wilds Out on the Synths in “I Tried to Lose You But I Don’t Know How” Video
It’s the third single from Something’s hypnagogic new LP “Cannibal House Rules.”
July 16, 2020
Playlist
Dehd’s Songs That Remind Them How It Feels to Make Songs with Dehd
Jason Balla shares thirteen tracks that served as inspiration on the trio’s latest LP, “Flower of Devotion.”
July 15, 2020
Wicca Phase Springs Eternal Announces “This Moment I Miss” EP, Out Later This Month
The Darcy Baylis–produced project’s first single “Pull It Forward” is out today.
July 15, 2020
