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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MEMORIALS, All Clouds Bring Not Rain
The genre-hopping fifth LP from Verity Susman and Matthew Simms is more ornate and ambitious than their earlier material, though ultimately the whole is lesser than the sum of the parts.
Filth Is Eternal, Impossible World
Vibrant, dexterous, and unrelentingly compelling, the Seattle hardcore-punks’ fourth album sees them mature into a band adept at writing songs lasting more than two minutes.
Arlo Parks, Ambiguous Desire
Vulnerability is baked into the heartbeat of the British songwriter’s third album with an aching groove lifted to new levels courtesy of the ecstasy of dance music.
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BOYO Breaks Down Their Meditative LP “Alone Together in Los Angeles,” Track by Track
Robert Tilden walks us through their second album of 2020, which is out today via Park the Van.
December 11, 2020
Sun June Set a Noir Narrative to Dance in Their “Bad Girl” Video
Vocalist Laura Colwell also answers questions about the new tune and the “bigger, fatter, sadder” record it will appear on.
December 10, 2020
Editrix Announce Debut LP “Tell Me I’m Bad” via Exploding in Sound, Share “Chelsea”
The group featuring members of Birthing Hips, Landowner, and Tortured Skull will release the album on February 5.
December 08, 2020
Playlist
Hear Your Old Droog’s Playlist of Influences for “Dump YOD: Krutoy Edition”
The Brooklyn emcee cites Eddie Van Halen, Beethoven, and Toto as just a few of the record’s many disparate references.
December 07, 2020
Track by Track
Calexico Break Down Their New Holiday Album “Seasonal Shift” Track by Track
Joey Burns walks us through each song on his band’s latest project, out today via ANTI- Records.
December 04, 2020
Track by Track
Ryan Hemsworth Breaks Down His Collaborative Debut as Quarter-Life Crisis
The EP featuring members of Hand Habits, Hop Along, and Hovvdy is out today via Saddle Creek.
December 04, 2020
In Conversation
In Conversation: Tim Kinsella and Christopher Salveter Talk Joan of Arc, Judson Claiborne, and The Fruit Stare Podcast
The Chicago artists catch up after a long, strange—yet creatively fruitful—year.
December 03, 2020
Black Wing Confronts Wounded Pride and Self-Hatred on “Choir of Assholes”
Have a Nice Life’s Dan Barrett answers a few questions about his latest single and the new LP it appears on.
December 03, 2020
In Conversation
In Conversation: George Clarke on “10 Years Gone” and a Decade of Deafheaven
Ahead of the release of the black metal band’s new live recording, Clarke takes us behind the scenes of Deafheaven’s chaotic live shows.
December 02, 2020
Signal Boost
Signal Boost: 15 Tracks from November 2020 You Should Know
Our Senior Editor’s favorite pre-released singles, album deep cuts, and tracks by unfairly obscure artists from the past few weeks.
December 01, 2020
Pearl Charles and Michael Rault Share Their Take on The Band’s “Christmas Must Be Tonight”
The track arrives ahead of Charles’ “Magic Mirror,” due out January 15.
November 27, 2020
The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” Is Elton John’s Song and Record of the Year
Following the artist’s Grammy snubs, Sir Elton voices his support for Abel Tesfaye with a lo-res pic on Instagram.
November 25, 2020
Playlist
Lee Paradise’s Sounds Behind “The Fink”
On his forthcoming solo debut, the Hooded Fang vocalist experiments with a wide array of sounds, which he cites inspiration for here.
November 24, 2020
Daniel Avery Shares Aquatic New Single “Petrol Blue”
The loose track follows the electronic musician’s “Love + Light” LP released over the summer.
November 24, 2020
Playlist
Emily Edrosa Shares a Playlist of Influences on Her New Record “Another Wave Is Coming”
The New Zealand songwriter shares how The Durutti Column and The Sound inspired her new LP, which drops tomorrow.
November 19, 2020
Izaak Opatz Gives Us What We All Need Now, Which Is a Cover of Dierks Bentley’s “Drunk on a Plane”
The track will appear on the songwriter’s covers LP “Hot & Heavy-Handed,” out December 11.
November 19, 2020
Track by Track
Hypoluxo Break Down Their Self-Titled Record Track by Track
The Brooklyn post-punk ensemble quartet on the service industry jobs and awkward Christmas parties that formed their eponymous LP.
November 19, 2020
Playlist
Lambchop’s Recent Departures Playlist
Kurt Wagner compiles a list of his favorite tracks from artists we’ve lost this year.
November 18, 2020
Mamalarky Give Us a Tour of the Four Corners of Atlanta Craigslist’s Missed Connections Section
Ahead of the release of their self-titled debut this Friday, the fourpiece get acquainted with their new city.
November 18, 2020
Stream Soft Kill’s Gloomy New Album “Dead Kids R.I.P. City” Early
Tobias Grave answers a few of our questions along with the early stream of the record officially out this Friday.
November 18, 2020
