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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Barði Jóhannsson’s Inspirations Behind His “Agony” Score
The Icelandic composer made a playlist of film score favs that inspired his work on the new Asia Argento thriller.
May 17, 2021
Reviews
Paris Texas, “Boy Anonymous”
The duo’s new EP takes you back to the early 2010s when guitar-infused rap was making a comeback.
May 17, 2021
In Conversation
In Conversation: Remember Sports’ Carmen Perry Won’t Stop Trying to Get Everything Out
The Philadelphia-based artist discusses her band’s new album “Like a Stone” and her dedication to songwriting.
May 13, 2021
The Glow Share Their First Two Singles as a Full Band, “Love Only” and “Heavy Glow”
Michael Caridi’s post-LVL UP project has expanded to a four piece, as heard on the dual single out today via Double Double Whammy.
May 11, 2021
Playlist
Man on Man’s Songs to Be Gay To
Roddy Bottum and Joey Holman list 16 tracks that match the queer affection of their new debut record.
May 10, 2021
Reviews
Various Artists, “Arc Mountain”
The new comp demonstrates just how comfortable Deathbomb Arc’s vocalists are working over borderline-nonsense electronics courtesy of Hausu Mountain.
May 10, 2021
Playlist
Hear a Playlist of Songs LUCY’s Been Rocking with (That Aren’t by Elliott Smith)
Cooper Handy’s new album “The Music Industry Is Poisonous” is out now.
May 07, 2021
Track by Track
Rhys Langston Walks Us Through His Provocative and Prodding New LP “Stalin Bollywood”
The LA rapper and multi-instrumentalist’s new album is available on Bandcamp today via POW Recordings.
May 05, 2021
In Conversation
In Conversation: McKinley Dixon Made a Genre to Explain His Pain
The Richmond rapper on his new album “For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her” and the pitfalls of genre.
May 04, 2021
Fake Fruit Make Enemies in Their “Milkman” Video
Hannah D‘Amato answers some of our burning questions about the Oakland rockers’ recent self-titled debut (and milk).
May 04, 2021
Au Revoir Simone’s Annie Hart Shares an Early Stream of Her Debut Collection of Ambient Tracks
You can listen to “Everything Pale Blue” in full ahead of its Friday release via Orindal Records.
May 04, 2021
Take a Journey Through Derek Ted’s Memories with His “better than u think” Video
The LA-based songwriter is sharing a video for the track from his newly released “Keep Trying” EP.
May 03, 2021
Signal Boost
Signal Boost: 15 Tracks from April 2021 You Should Know
The month’s most discourse-worthy singles, according to our Senior Editor.
May 03, 2021
Track by Track
Juan Wauters Walks Us Through His Collaboration-Heavy New LP “Real Life Situations”
The artist shares how the expansive set of songs featuring Mac DeMarco, Cola Boyy, and more came together.
April 30, 2021
People Museum Break Out of a Snowy Fantasy in “Ice” Video
The New Orleans–based duo’s latest LP, “I Could Only See Night,” is out now.
April 29, 2021
The Walkmen’s Peter Matthew Bauer Bends Time on New Single “One Pair of Blue Eyes”
It’s the second track Bauer’s released this year via his label Fortune Tellers.
April 29, 2021
Playlist
Keith Morris Shares a Playlist of Tracks That Inspired Him During Early Days of Circle Jerks
With news of a second Trust Records pressing of their seminal 1980 debut album “Group Sex,” Morris tells us what he was jamming in the early ’80s.
April 28, 2021
Gong Gong Gong’s “Moonshadows” Gets a Simon Frank Remix
It’s the second track released from the Beijing group’s forthcoming “Phantom Rhythm Remixed.”
April 28, 2021
Great Deceivers Are Crawling on All Fours Again on “Punchline”
It’s the latest single from the Chicago group’s self-titled final album.
April 27, 2021
Playlist
Rosie Tucker’s Quarantine Running Playlist
The songwriter’s Epitaph debut “Sucker Supreme” arrives this Friday.
April 26, 2021
