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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Saint Mela Share an Early Stream of Their Latest “SEASONAL” EP “a well for my ego”
The second installment in the EP series officially drops June 20—just in time for the summer solstice.
June 14, 2021
Photo by Janice Chung
Playlist
St. Lenox’s Songs From Indie Asian-America
Andrew Choi shares a playlist of his favorite Asian-American peers’ music ahead of the release of his fourth LP.
June 10, 2021
The Top 10 Islands, According to Nick Thorburn of Islands
With 10 new tunes from the shapeshifting electropop unit out this week, Thorburn shares an equally important “islands” list.
June 08, 2021
Spud Cannon Look on the Bright Side of a Breakup with “Lovely”
It’s the fourth single from the New Yorkers’ forthcoming LP “Good Kids Make Bad Apples.”
June 03, 2021
Coolin’ Cal Announces “Bamboo Boy” EP, Shares a Video for “Serving Up”
The Tre Savels–featuring track arrives ahead of the project’s July 23 release via Babe City Records.
June 02, 2021
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Signal Boost: 15 Tracks from May 2021 You Should Know
The month’s most discourse-worthy singles, according to our Senior Editor.
June 02, 2021
Teenage Sequence Size Up the U.K. Music Industry on Debut Single “All This Art”
Dewan-Dean Soomary addresses racism and personal neurosis on the walloping new track for Get Better Records.
June 01, 2021
Jackie Hayes Announces New EP, Shares a Colorful Video for First Single “omg”
“There’s Always Going to Be Something” arrives August 13.
June 01, 2021
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81355, “This Time I’ll Be of Use”
The Indianapolis rap trio’s debut together feels like a uniquely level-header mantra for re-entering society.
May 28, 2021
Holy Fuck’s Brian Borcherdt Announces New Dusted Album “III,” Shares First Single
“They Don’t Know You” arrives ahead of the record’s July 23 release.
May 28, 2021
Playlist
Hear Kipp Stone’s “Songs I Wasn’t Supposed to Like” Playlist
The East Cleveland rapper lists a few dozen undeniable jams that helped inspire his new EP “Faygo Baby.”
May 27, 2021
Cola Boyy Shows The Avalanches How to Teleport in His “Don’t Forget Your Neighborhood” Video
It’s the first single from his newly announced album “Prosthetic Boombox,” out June 18.
May 26, 2021
Primavera Sound Announces 11-Day 2022 Lineup with 16 Headliners
The Strokes, Tame Impala, Tyler, the Creator, Gorillaz, Lorde, Megan Thee Stallion, and many, many, (many) more artists are listed on the Barcelona fest’s new posters.
May 25, 2021
JW Francis Announces New Album “WANDERKID,” Shares Video for First Single
“John, Take Me with You” arrives ahead of the lo-fi songwriter’s sophomore album, which drops October 1.
May 25, 2021
Bruno Bavota Announces New LP “For Apartments: Songs & Loops,” Shares First Single
Recorded in lockdown, the LP drops August 27 via Temporary Residence Limited.
May 24, 2021
Playlist
CHAI’s Songs That Inspired Their New Album “WINK”
BROCKHAMPTON, Yaeji, TLC, Mac Miller, and more made the Tokyo-based fourpiece’s playlist.
May 21, 2021
Fancey and Saveria Are Feeling Independent on Second Collaborative Single “Someone”
The latest track from The New Pornographers’ Todd Fancey and the “American Idol” contestant arrives with a lavish video.
May 20, 2021
We Are the Union Celebrate Queer Love in “Make It Easy” Video
“Ordinary Life,” the new album from the ska group, arrives June 4 via Bad Time Records.
May 20, 2021
Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love’s LA Home Is on the Market
You can live in the couple’s Hollywood Heights Craftsman for a cool one mil.
May 19, 2021
Track by Track
No Joy Break Down Their Orchestral “Can My Daughter See Me From Heaven” EP Track by Track
Jasmine White-Gluz and co-producer Tara McLeod walk us through the reworking of these four “Motherhood” singles and a Deftones cover.
May 19, 2021
