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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Courtney Barnett, Creature of Habit
Still flatliningly deadpan, the Australian songwriter uses the back-and-forth fear of the new as a start point for further depth-diving and confession on her fourth solo album.
The Twilight Sad, It’s the Long Goodbye
The sixth album from the Scottish proponents of existential angst is centered around the intertwining duality of death and life, fueled in turn by feelings of despair, disbelief, and defiance.
deary, Birding
Sounding like a band well into their second decade of existence, the London-based dream-pop trio stretch each song on their debut without ever letting them overstay their welcome.
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Tokyo Police Club’s Dave Monks Gets Wild in “Wild Like Me” Video
The new single arrives ahead of Monks’ teased new sophomore “I’ve Always Wanted to Be Me.”
June 22, 2021
Track by Track
Andrew Hung Breaks Down His Triumphant New LP “Devastations” Track by Track
The Fuck Buttons co-founder discusses themes of space and reinvention on his bold sophomore album.
June 18, 2021
Track by Track
Covey Walks Us Through His Oversharing Opus “Class of Cardinal Sin”
Tom Freeman’s debut album drops today via Rise Records.
June 18, 2021
Feng Suave Get in the Stock Market Game in Their “Come Gather ’Round” Video
The video for their latest single arrives ahead of the Dutch duo’s “So Much for Gardening” EP.
June 18, 2021
Ratatat’s E.VAX Announces Self-Titled Album, Shares New Single “Karst”
Evan Mast’s latest collection of instrumental tracks will arrive August 27 via Because Music.
June 17, 2021
Playlist
Cola Boyy Shares a Playlist of the Tracks That Inspired Each Song on “Prosthetic Boombox”
Matthew Urango’s long-awaited debut album drops this Friday via Record Makers/MGMT Records.
June 16, 2021
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
Reviews
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
