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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This Is Lorelei, Holo Boy
Water From Your Eyes’ Nate Amos digs into his back catalog of nearly 70 releases shared over the last 12 years, revealing his humble beginnings and the seeds of last year’s breakout LP.
Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here 50
This box set repackages the languid yet damaged follow-up to the band’s breakout success, with its true star being the massive-sounding bootleg of a 1975 live show at LA’s Sports Arena.
Blur, The Great Escape [30th Anniversary Edition]
Packed with era-appropriate B-sides, this release celebrates the Britpop quartet in their last gasp of opulent orchestration as they moved into lonely disillusionment and reserved distance.
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The Ophelias Bust Out the Banjo on New Single “Vapor”
The latest track from the Cincinnati four-piece’s forthcoming album “Crocus” was six years in the making.
August 19, 2021
Playlist
10 Songs That Inspired David Duchovny’s New Album “Gestureland”
With his third album dropping this Friday, Duchovny shares what he and his band were listening to during the recording process.
August 18, 2021
Solemn Brigham Shares an Ode to Those Who’ve Carried Him on “Dirty Whip”
Arriving with a video, the single precedes Brigham’s new LP “South Sinner Street,” out September 24 via Mello Music Group.
August 18, 2021
Track by Track
A Great Big Pile of Leaves Walk Us Through Their Long-Anticipated Third Album “Pono”
Pete Weiland, Tyler Soucy, and Tucker Yaro detail each track on their first album in nearly a decade.
August 13, 2021
Tino Drima Fondly Recalls His Virtual Quarantine Relationships on New Single “Computer Valentine”
The track precedes the West Coaster’s sophomore album, which is expected to arrive early next year via Park the Van.
August 12, 2021
They Hate Change Share New Song “Faux Leather” Along with “Album Cover That Talks to You”
The new track arrives alongside news of the Tampa Bay duo’s signing to Jagjaguwar.
August 11, 2021
Injury Reserve Reveal New Album “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” Will Drop Next Month
The rap group’s first new music since the passing of emcee Stepa J. Groggs last year will arrive September 15.
August 10, 2021
The Shivas Return to—and Get Kicked Out of—the Bar in the Video for New Single “Undone”
The Portland psych-rockers’ latest album “Feels So Good // Feels So Bad” is out September 24 via Tender Loving Empire.
August 10, 2021
A Brief History of the “Schoolhouse Rock!” Song “Figure Eight” in Rap
The cultural footprint of the spellbinding 1973 song about times tables and infinitude goes deeper than Elliott Smith and Noah Baumbach.
August 10, 2021
allie Confronts Their Past Relationships on New Track “ghosts”
The single arrives ahead of Allie Cuva’s debut album Maybe Next Time, out August 27 via Other People Records.
August 09, 2021
The Top 10 Musician Huffs, Ranked by We Are Scientists’ Keith Murray
Ahead of the release of his band’s new album “Huffy,” Murray counts down the most inspiring huffs committed by household-name artists.
August 06, 2021
SadGirl Relive Intergalactic, Country-Western Love in “Goodbye Queenie” Video
The visual for the recent single arrives alongside a short set of West Coast tour dates.
August 05, 2021
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
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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
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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
