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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Cult of Luna, In the Shadow of Your Shadow
The Swedish post-metal pioneers’ intense 10th full-length is among their darkest, hardest-hitting statements as it searches this scorched earth for shafts of rapturous light.
Sufjan Stevens, Worst Christmas Ever!
The Christmas album format finds vindication as the songwriter distills timeless compositions into a primer that cares about reverence and reflection as much as bombastic experimentation.
Katie Dey, Universal Will
Trading her typical hyperpop textures for heavy rock notes, the Australian pop experimentalist focuses her sights on the rise of technofascism in the wake of an online coming-of-age.
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PREMIERE: Sharks’ Teeth Announce “Broken Trust in Satan” LP, Share Title Track
New Orleans’ self-proclaimed “experimental soft rock” octet break the news via Q&A with ringleader Tyler Scurlock.
November 01, 2019
Brace Yourself for a New Earl Sweatshirt EP
The West Coast rapper is dropping “Feet of Clay” tonight, shares its metal-as-hell cover.
October 31, 2019
WATCH: PUP’s “See You at Your Funeral” Video Is a Spooky Look at Self-Care
The new clip for the “Morbid Stuff” single is truly some morbid stuff.
October 31, 2019
PREMIERE: Remember Sports Reveal Original Recording of “You’re So Sorry”
Band leader Carmen Perry answers questions about her pre-Sports days as Addie Pray.
October 29, 2019
PREMIERE: Marshmallow Ghosts Summon The Casket Girls for “S.O.S.”
The eerie experimentalists dive into spooky Georgia lore on the cut from “The Old Witch’s Cavern.”
October 25, 2019
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PLAYLIST: Great Grandpa’s Songs They Wish They Knew When They Were Younger
Al Menne shares nine recent favs from Big Thief, Lucy Dacus, Bill Callahan, and more.
October 24, 2019
Beck / Photo by Pooneh Ghana
WATCH: Beck Shares Video for “Uneventful Days” Directed By Blood Orange’s Dev Hynes
The “Hyperspace” single comes to life with the help of Tessa Thompson, Evan Rachel Wood, and Alia Shawkat.
October 23, 2019
PREMIERE: No Swoon Set Their Dissociative Feelings to Dream Pop on “Faces”
The Brooklyn duo ready their self-titled debut with yet another melancholy single.
October 23, 2019
Hop Along’s Frances Quinlan Announces Debut Solo Album, “Likewise”
The synthy first single “Rare Thing” establishes the Saddle Creek release as an experimental affair.
October 22, 2019
PREMIERE: Shana Falana’s “Go Higher” Turns Wiccan Chants Into Inviting Dream Pop
Falana reveals the opening track to “Darkest Light” before its October 25 release.
October 22, 2019
PREMIERE: Devon Kay & the Solutions Try to Shake the Cops in “Anything at All” Video
The Chicago ska ensemble do an anti-authoritarian take on Dylan’s “Subterranean Homesick Blues” visual.
October 21, 2019
Hovvdy Share Their Favorite Double Double Whammy Albums
The slowcore duo recommend three favs from their label on the release day of their third LP, “Heavy Lifter.”
October 18, 2019
Playlist
PLAYLIST: White Reaper’s Songs That Make Them Hungry
Cardi B, System of a Down, and Harry Nilsson soundtrack the power-pop group’s food fantasies.
October 18, 2019
PREMIERE: The Stargazer Lilies Take Their Warped Psych-Pop to “Dizzying Heights”
The latest single from their new Tobacco-produced LP is another highlight in the PA duo’s hallucinogenic discography.
October 18, 2019
LISTEN: Beck Shares Two Singles from Newly Announced LP “Hyperspace”
The songwriter’s fourteenth album will feature Pharrell Williams, Chris Martin, and Sky Ferreira.
October 17, 2019
PREMIERE: Hurt Valley Announces Woodsist Debut “Glacial Pace,” Shares “Apartment Houses”
SoCal songwriter Brian Collins sounds right at home on the lo-fi/folk indie label.
October 17, 2019
PREMIERE: V.V. Lightbody Models Her Buick in “Car Alarm” Video
The Chicago songwriter shows off her sunroof in the new video for her summer-released single.
October 16, 2019
Track by Track
Tokyo Police Club’s Dave Monks Offers Early Stream of Debut Solo Album “On a Wave”
Along with an early listen, Monks gives insight into each individual track for the Dine Alone Records release.
October 15, 2019
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PLAYLIST: Screaming Females’ Favorite Non-Album Tracks
Preceding their “Singles Too” comp, Marissa Paternoster and Jarrett Dougherty share some B-side favs.
October 15, 2019
Don’t Worry, a Jeff Rosenstock Live Album Is Now Available for Pre-Order
The recording of a recent 29-track set at Bowery Ballroom comes with a 76-page book of photos by Hiro Tanaka.
October 14, 2019
