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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The Rolling Stones, Foreign Tongues
The Stones come as close as they ever will to reckoning with their twilight years on a surprisingly effective 25th LP that finds them bringing a fresh spark to their signature sound.
Mary in the Junkyard, Role Model Hermit
The London art-rock trio’s Robert Eggers–like debut clings to the lattice of maritime folklore while examining the often-felt pendulum between craving isolation and intimacy.
Kelela, New Avatar
The songwriter’s earliest soul and jazz influences can be found swirling throughout her third album, which also expands into the realms of hypnotic electronic music and alt rock.
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Watch Daniel Davies Play Through His New “Spies” EP in His LA Studio
The John Carpenter collaborator performs the five tracks with accompaniment by John Spiker.
June 16, 2021
Art d’Ecco Channels Sparks Eerily Well on Their Cover of “Angst in My Pants”
The cover follows d’Ecco’s recent “In Standard Definition” LP.
June 16, 2021
Playlist
PRONOUN’s Songs That Help Her Not Wanna Die
Alyse Vellturo shares a playlist inspired by the lead single from her new “OMG I MADE IT” EP.
June 14, 2021
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
