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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The Tubs, Hard Life
With its well-curated influences and almost uncomfortably human lyrics, the London jangle-punk quartet’s third LP finds charm and combustible energy in its intersection of bleakness and pep.
Pixies, Bossanova [2026 Remaster]
This newly manicured version of the alt-rockers’ ersatz-divisive 1990 LP is so well-executed from start to finish that it’s impossible to forget that you’re not listening to the original version.
Ezra Collective, Here Because of Hope
The UK jazz quintet are determined to heal while acknowledging pain on their soulful fourth LP of deeply jubilant, genre-bending, and compassionate odes to the enduring power of hope.
Mischa Pearlman
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Five Years in the Day of Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock
The band’s frontman takes us through the winding passages of their grief-stricken LP An Eraser and a Maze after an initial meeting around 2021’s The Golden Casket ran well off-course.
September 01, 2026
5 Questions
5 Questions with Evil Island
The Blood Brothers’ Johnny Whitney and Cody Votolato discuss Terraform the Afterlife, the debut LP from their new supergroup additionally featuring members of OFF! and Glassjaw.
August 28, 2026
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Squirrel Flower, “Say a Prayer to the Gods of Getting Going”
With a muted sense of emotional gravitas, Ella Williams’ fourth album strives for the heavens, but runs out of steam halfway there.
August 26, 2026
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Public Opinion, “The Curse of Public Opinion”
A deceptively heavy record behind its jaunty melodies and catchy choruses, the Colorado punks’ second LP is a cold shower that makes you feel fully alive.
August 18, 2026
Photos Cesar Vera and Xavier Tavera
Art & Culture
Smithsonian Artists Under Attack: Felipe Galindo and Rigoberto A. González Won’t Let Their History Be Erased
Victims of the Trump administration’s attack on the Smithsonian’s “anti-American” collections, the artists—along with Galindo’s wife Andrea Arroyo, whose artwork was targeted during Trump’s first term—speak to the power their art holds.
July 15, 2026
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Suki Waterhouse, “Loveland”
The pop star’s third record sounds like it was made by someone whose ideas are still in transition rather than by someone who’s reached the edenic destination alluded to in its title.
July 14, 2026
5 Questions
5 Questions with Johanna Rees About LA Phil’s Music From the Films of Wes Anderson Tribute
Ahead of this weekend’s event at the Hollywood Bowl featuring Beck, Devo, Jenny Lewis, Jim James, Karen O, and many more, the Bowl’s VP of programming shares how it all came together.
July 08, 2026
Steve Lacy Enlists SZA for New Single “Is It Cool?”
It’s the latest taste of his new album, Oh Yeah?, which also features Erykah Badu and Cecile Believe.
June 26, 2026
Beck Taps Sierra Ferrell for New Version of Recent Single “Ride Lonesome”
The updated track arrives ahead of his Ride Lonesome Tour this fall.
June 26, 2026
Phoebe Bridgers Releases New Single “Lost Boys” Featuring Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker, Jack Antonoff, and More
The star-studded song is Bridgers’ first new material since 2022.
June 25, 2026
Sugar Share New Single “Keep Looping,” Announce US Tour Dates
A portion of ticket sales will benefit The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention nonprofit for LGBTQ+ youth.
June 25, 2026
Gorillaz Are Bringing Their House of Kong Exhibition to NYC for a Month
The immersive experience takes over Brooklyn’s Agger Fish Building from September 1 through 28.
June 25, 2026
Blondshell Announces Third Album, Shares Title Track “Violins”
The album will be released on September 25 via Partisan.
June 25, 2026
Beabadoobee’s New Album Will Feature Hayley Williams, Brendan Yates, Chino Moreno and more
Pylon arrives September 18 via Dirty Hit/Interscope.
June 24, 2026
Phoebe Bridgers Announces New Album, “Lost Weekend”
The record will be released on August 14 via Dead Oceans
June 24, 2026
PJ Harvey Returns With Epic New Song, “Voyager”
The track is the English musician’s first new music in three years.
June 23, 2026
My Morning Jacket’s Jim James Announces “Wowed Out,” His First Solo LP in Eight Years
The album arrives August 28 via ATO Records; hear the lead single “Come Again” now.
June 23, 2026
Mannequin Pussy
Wednesday and Mannequin Pussy Will Embark On “The Bitch Cabal Tour” This Fall
The two rising bands have announced a co-headline tour starting October 30
June 23, 2026
This Is Lorelei Announce New Album, “The Singer In My Band”
The record comes out on Matador on September 11, and is preceded by first single, “Billy Came Back.”
June 23, 2026
Frost Children Announce New EP “Tweaker Poem,” Share Lead Single “Satellites”
The EP will be released on July 10 via RCA Records
June 23, 2026
