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.
Ella Langley, Dandelion
The pop-country songwriter understands the human weight of the American South’s emotionally rich tableau of high-speed heartbreak and low-light bars, as demonstrated on a resilient second album.
Sugar Horse, Not a Sound in Heaven
On their cleanest-sounding record yet, the doomy Bristol band’s idea of dance music feels perfectly suitable for the turbulent year 2026 has already proven to be.
Lime Garden, Maybe Not Tonight
The cocktail of frustration, insecurity, and lust that courses through the Brighton quartet’s buzzing and adventurous second album mirrors the trajectory of an energetic night out.
Mike LeSuer
The Toronto songwriter walks us through their dreamy debut track by track.
The LA duo feel like themselves again for the first time since 2015’s “California Nights.”
Austin’s annual psych-rock fest is full of big names—but you’re dead to us if you miss these ones.
Nicolle Maroulis sets their sights on a recent ex for their latest pop-punk anthem.
Our Associate Editor’s favorite pre-released singles, album deep cuts, and tracks by unfairly obscure artists from the past few weeks.
New Orleans’ self-proclaimed “experimental soft rock” octet break the news via Q&A with ringleader Tyler Scurlock.
The West Coast rapper is dropping “Feet of Clay” tonight, shares its metal-as-hell cover.
The new clip for the “Morbid Stuff” single is truly some morbid stuff.
Band leader Carmen Perry answers questions about her pre-Sports days as Addie Pray.
The eerie experimentalists dive into spooky Georgia lore on the cut from “The Old Witch’s Cavern.”
Al Menne shares nine recent favs from Big Thief, Lucy Dacus, Bill Callahan, and more.
Beck / Photo by Pooneh Ghana
The “Hyperspace” single comes to life with the help of Tessa Thompson, Evan Rachel Wood, and Alia Shawkat.
The Brooklyn duo ready their self-titled debut with yet another melancholy single.
The synthy first single “Rare Thing” establishes the Saddle Creek release as an experimental affair.
Falana reveals the opening track to “Darkest Light” before its October 25 release.
The Chicago ska ensemble do an anti-authoritarian take on Dylan’s “Subterranean Homesick Blues” visual.
The slowcore duo recommend three favs from their label on the release day of their third LP, “Heavy Lifter.”
Cardi B, System of a Down, and Harry Nilsson soundtrack the power-pop group’s food fantasies.
The latest single from their new Tobacco-produced LP is another highlight in the PA duo’s hallucinogenic discography.
The songwriter’s fourteenth album will feature Pharrell Williams, Chris Martin, and Sky Ferreira.
