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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Neighborhoods
Watch Madeline Kenney Play “Tell You Everything” in the Park for “Neighborhoods”
Kenney performs the single from her newly released album “Sucker’s Lunch” in Oakland.
August 07, 2020
Roberto Gets KO’d By Technology in His Playful “DORRIGO” Video
The debut single from the LA-based songwriter arrives with a goofy—if not relatable—visual.
August 07, 2020
Molly Drag Shares Loose Track “They Came Out Running,” Announces Hiatus
Michael Hansford’s latest single—written immediately post-“Touchstone”—will be his last for some time.
August 07, 2020
Track by Track
Jenny O. Breaks Down Her Soothing New Album “New Truth” Track by Track
The record is officially out tomorrow via Mama Bird Recording Co.
August 06, 2020
Personal Space Announce New LP “A Lifetime of Leisure,” Share “Supine (And Feelin’ Fine)”
It’s the Brooklyn band’s second album, out soon via Good Eye Records.
August 06, 2020
Sen Morimoto and Tasha Have Rescheduled Their “Abruptly Cancelled” Millennium Park At Home Stream
Morimoto will set the stream live on his YouTube channel at 6 p.m. PST tonight.
August 05, 2020
Playlist
Skyway Man Shares “Sometimes Darkness/Railroad/Sometimes Darkness Reprise” Alongside a Playlist of Influences
James Wallace’s new record “The World Only Ends When You Die” drops October 23.
August 05, 2020
Deep Sea Diver Announce New Album “Impossible Weight,” Share “Lights Out” Single
Jessica Dobson shares a self-animated lyric video for the single (which also includes guitar tabs).
August 04, 2020
Signal Boost
Signal Boost: 15 Tracks from July 2020 You Should Know
Our Associate Editor’s favorite pre-released singles, album deep cuts, and tracks by unfairly obscure artists from the past few weeks.
August 03, 2020
Track by Track
Wicca Phase Springs Eternal and Darcy Baylis Break Down Their New EP “This Moment I Miss” Track by Track
They cite everything from Future to Rancid to Red House Painters as influences on their collaborative EP, out today.
July 31, 2020
Playlist
Songs That Have Helped Twin Peaks’ Colin Croom Through Quarantine
The Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist shares fifteen songs he’s been jamming over the past few months.
July 30, 2020
Melted Bodies Announce Debut Album “Enjoy Yourself,” Share Feature Film–Length Video for “Club Anxious”
The experimental offshoot of Local Natives turn their first album single into a guided meditation.
July 30, 2020
Neighborhoods
Watch Cloud Nothings’ Dylan Baldi Play “A Silent Reaction” and “The Mess Is Permanent” for “Neighborhoods”
Baldi performs the “Black Hole Understands” singles outside Philly’s Please Touch Museum.
July 28, 2020
Playlist
Haley Blais Spotlights Mental Health Issues on “Rob the Original”
The Vancouver-based songwriter shares a playlist of inspirations for “Below the Salt” along with the Tennis-produced single.
July 28, 2020
Playlist
Wye Oak’s Favorite Songs That Feature Exceptional Vocal Arrangements
Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack share some tracks that inspired their EP collaboration with the Brooklyn Youth Chorus.
July 27, 2020
A Hardly Definitive Ranking of “Songs About” Albums
In case you were wondering how will.i.am stacks up to Venetian Snares.
July 24, 2020
The National / photo by Molly Adams
The National’s Aaron Dessner Details His Writing/Producing Credits on Taylor Swift’s “folklore”
The album, surprise-released today, features Dessner on eleven of its tracks.
July 24, 2020
Playlist
Katie Deys’ Songs to Relieve Chronic Nerve Pain
With her new LP “mydata” out today, Dey lists off ten tracks that soothe her soul.
July 24, 2020
Neighborhoods
Watch Liza Anne Play “I Wanna Be There” and “Bad Vacation” in Her Hometown for “Neighborhoods”
The songwriter’s Bad Vacation tour sees her play on St. Simon Island, Georgia.
July 23, 2020
Bottled Up Channel Devo and Kraftwerk on the Beach-Ready “Kilo”
The single arrives ahead of the D.C. band’s LP “Crystal,” out October 16.
July 23, 2020
