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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Portrayal of Guilt, …Beginning of the End
The Austin trio pushes into new territories within the frameworks of hardcore and metal, inserting flourishes of trip-hop, nu metal, and even Memphis rap into their aggressive package.
VINSON, Raw Honey
The debut album from the Detroit-reared artist jumps from jazz to electronica to R&B while always maintaining a cohesive structure of easy Sunday-morning vibes.
Friko, Something Worth Waiting For
With their second album, the Chicago band sheds their tough noise-pop exterior to reveal a more delicate sound—and emotional truisms to match—as they grow more confident.
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Pansy Announces Her Self-Titled Debut Album with the Sunny Single “Woman of Ur Dreams”
The record will arrive later in 2021 via Earth Libraries.
January 18, 2021
Playlist
Buck Meek Shares a Playlist of His Friends’ Music That Inspired “Two Saviors”
With his latest collection of solo recordings out now, the Big Thief guitarist shares 12 tracks that remind him that “every song is a prayer.”
January 15, 2021
Track by Track
Charlie Steen Details Each Track on Shame’s Rousing New LP “Drunk Tank Pink”
The lyricist walks us through the post-punk band’s second album, out now via Dead Oceans.
January 15, 2021
Film & TVFilm + TV News
Animal Collective Scored a Documentary About SoundCloud Rappers, Weed, and “the End of the World”
Marnie Ellen Hertzler’s “Crestone” is out on PVOD February 16, with Domino releasing the score February 19.
January 14, 2021
Alivenique Foreshadows Her New Meta-Pop Project with “Tune in [Prelude]”
Ali Beletic’s breaks in her new moniker with a single via Lightning Records.
January 14, 2021
Film & TVLife After Cancellation
Life After Cancellation: “Party Down”
Remembering Starz’s take on the ensemble workplace comedy, which only lasted twenty episodes.
January 12, 2021
Jeremy Earl and Glenn Donaldson Announce New LP as Painted Shrines, Share First Single “Gone”
The co-founders of Woods and The Skygreen Leopards, respectively, will release “Heaven and Holy” on March 5 via Woodsist.
January 12, 2021
Mush Sleepwalk Into Disaster on Their New Single “Seven Trumpets”
The track arrives ahead of “Lines Redacted,” due out February 12 via Memphis Industries.
January 12, 2021
Track by Track
Cheekface Walk Us Through Their New Album “Emphatically No.”
The talky LA rockers’ sophomore album arrives today via New Professor.
January 11, 2021
Hello, I’m Sorry Disconnect From Themselves on the Jangly “I Don’t Know You”
The track arrives ahead of the February 28 release of the Seattle band’s “Buddy” LP via Slang Church.
January 08, 2021
America Part Two Confront the Predatory Gaze in “I Don’t Wanna” Video
The New Jersey punks are also announcing a new album, “Price of a Nation,” out March 12 via Revival Recordings.
January 07, 2021
Alice Glass Teases Debut Album with “Suffer and Swallow” Single and Video
With no release date yet, the electro-industrial songwriter’s long-anticipated debut may still be imminent.
January 06, 2021
Hear Lupe Fiasco, Open Mike Eagle, and Joseph Chilliams’ Freestyle Tributes to MF DOOM
Raps inspired by the late emcee have been pouring in since it was revealed that the underground legend passed away in late 2020.
January 05, 2021
Neighborhoods
Watch Jenny Owen Youngs Cover Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” in Maine for “Neighborhoods”
The songwriter celebrates a recent move to the East Coast by performing the track in the town of Kittery.
January 05, 2021
Signal Boost
Signal Boost: 15 Tracks from December 2020 You Should Know
The month’s most discourse-worthy singles, according to our Senior Editor.
January 04, 2021
Signal Boost
Signal Boost: 15 More Tracks from 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 months.
December 22, 2020
Neighborhoods
Watch Shamir Play “Diet” in Front of His House in Philadelphia for “Neighborhoods”
The track is from the songwriter’s self-titled record, released back in October.
December 15, 2020
Taking Meds’ New “Unplug” Video Lands Somewhere Between “The Hurt Locker” and “Blair Witch”
The song comes from the East Coast punks’ “The Meds You Deserve” EP released earlier this year.
December 14, 2020
Track by Track
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
