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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Beyoncé, B’Day [20th Anniversary Edition]
Along with remastering its original mix to bring out the disc’s vibrantly wild percussion, there’s a warmth to this celebratory touch-up of the pop star’s second solo LP that was forever missing.
Diary, Spiral Bound
The Brooklyn-based jangle-pop quintet’s aptly diaristic debut takes the form of a novella, as each track seems to correspond with a particular time in the wee hours of the morning.
Sleep, Hemispheres
Touching back down from the depths of smoke-space to release their first album in eight years, the newly reconfigured stoner-metal titans offer myriad psychedelic delights.
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Often Announces Debut LP “Dirty Saint,” Shares Video for New Single “Palm Trees”
The LA-via-Atlanta songwriter’s album is set to drop October 8.
August 04, 2021
Signal Boost
Signal Boost: 15 Tracks from July 2021 You Should Know
The month’s most discourse-worthy singles, according to our Senior Editor.
August 03, 2021
Frank Ocean / photo by Joyce Jude
Rage Against the Machine and Travis Scott Confirmed for Coachella 2022, Frank Ocean Moved to 2023
The fest’s co-founder Paul Tollett assures us the scheduled 2020 headliners will still take the stage—just not in the same year.
August 02, 2021
Track by Track
Durand Jones & the Indications Break Down Their Dancefloor-Friendly LP “Private Space” Track by Track
The Bloomington neo-soul group’s latest album is out now via Dead Oceans and Coalmine Records.
July 30, 2021
photo by Coley Brown
Oberhofer Sets His Spirit Free on New Single “What Does It Mean to Me?”
The single follows a handful of one-off tracks and collaborations, most recently appearing on Rostam’s “Changephobia” LP.
July 30, 2021
Liily Relinquish All Forms of Control in “Odds Are It’s Blue” Video
The new single follows “I Am Who I Think You Think I Am,” the band’s first new music in two years, which was released last month.
July 29, 2021
Hear Xiu Xiu’s “Melted Shoes” Remix of Melted Bodies’ “99 Scents”
The track arrives ahead of the LA experimental rockers’ remixed version of “Enjoy Yourself,” which drops August 6 via Plastic Smiles.
July 27, 2021
Spring Silver Shares Self-Made Video for “Mountebank” Illustrating Friends’ Reactions to the Track
The visual arrives ahead of the two-year anniversary cassette reissue of their debut LP “The Natural World,” arriving August 30 via Moon Physics.
July 26, 2021
Alex Orange Drink Endures the Chemical Mixup Known as Love on “It’s Only Drugz (Limerence)”
“Everything Is Broken, Maybe That’s O.K.” arrives September 17 via Shea Stadium Records and Freeman Street.
July 23, 2021
Caroline Loveglow Signs to 100% Electronica, Shares Debut Single “Patience Etc…”
The LA-based songwriter’s debut album will arrive later this year along with a pair of West Coast dates alongside George Clanton, Negative Gemini, and Magdalena Bay.
July 22, 2021
Sirius Blvck Shares an Early Stream of His New Reference-Heavy LP “Cinephile”
The Indianapolis rapper offers a preview of his latest release, out tomorrow via Near Mint Records.
July 22, 2021
Flamingosis Revisits the Golden Age of Frisbee in “Avenue of the Fireflies” Video
The visual accompanies a track from the electronic musician’s recently released debut album, “Daymaker.”
July 22, 2021
Stuck Announce New EP “Content That Makes You Feel Good,” Share First Single Which Makes You Feel Bad
“City of Police” marks the Chicago post-punks’ first release with Exploding in Sound Records.
July 22, 2021
Yuma Abe Practices New Body Movements in His “Many Strange Things” Video
The VIDEOTAPEMUSIC-directed clip soundtracks the track from Abe’s debut solo LP “Fantasia.”
July 21, 2021
Track by Track
UFO Fev and Vanderslice Break Down Their Surreal New Album “Enigma of Dalí” Track by Track
The collaboration between the NYC emcee and Phoenixville producer is out today via Coalmine Records.
July 16, 2021
Watch Catbite Trip on Banana Bread in Video for New Single “Bad Influence”
The Philly ska revivalists’ new track arrives ahead of their LP “Nice One,” out August 6.
July 15, 2021
Playlist
Jodi Shares Their Musical Mood Board for “Blue Heron”
Nick Levine reveals a playlist of influences on their debut record, out this Friday via Sooper Records.
July 14, 2021
VIAL Are Cluelessly in Love in Their Catchy New Single “Something More”
The track arrives ahead of “Loudmouth,” the Minneapolis four-piece’s album due out July 30 via Get Better Records.
July 14, 2021
Gringo Star Return with New Single “I’d Find You Again”
It’s the first new recording from the Atlanta garage rockers since 2018’s “Back to the City” LP.
July 13, 2021
Track by Track
Hear an Early Stream of Smile Machine’s Debut EP “Bye for Now”
Read Blakely’s track-by-track breakdown of the project, officially out this Friday via Exploding in Sound.
July 13, 2021
