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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Asher White, Love Aggregates
The Providence-based songwriter offers a subtle vision of resplendence in the midst of an apparent lack on a record that dulls heartache and eschews melodrama.
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.
Weezer, Weezer [Gold Album]
The band’s seventh color-coded self-titled release presents their signature nerdish power-pop at its most brutal—all schlocky riffs, thundering beats, and scuzzy guitar tones.
Mischa Pearlman
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Friko, “Where we’ve been, Where we go from here”
Fueled by the same raw and unfiltered emotional gravitas that haunted Bright Eyes’ early recordings, the Chicago duo’s lush debut draws you into a rich, layered world.
February 23, 2024
First Listen
Best Ex Enlist Soft Faith for a Valentine’s Day Remix of “Die for You”
Mariel Loveland and Soft Faith’s Aaron Thompson chatted with us about their burgeoning creative partnership and the heavy themes beneath the track’s pop sheen.
February 14, 2024
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Strung Out Find Room for Hope, Community, and Defiance in Video for New Track “New Gods”
The California punk band’s tenth album Dead Rebellion arrives April 5 via Fat Wreck Chords.
February 13, 2024
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My Satellite Combine Futuristic Sonics with Analog Instrumentation on New Track “Minotaur”
Bryan Stage and Andy Marshall’s experimental project shares the first taste of their new LP Person, which documents a failed relationship from beginning to end.
February 09, 2024
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J Mascis, “What Do We Do Now”
The Dinosaur Jr. frontman’s fourth solo album is haunted and melancholic, wistful and naively questioning—Mascis at his finest.
February 06, 2024
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Thrice’s Dustin Kensrue Channels His Grandparents’ Spirits on New Country Ballad “Death Valley Honeymoon”
With a feature from Cat Clyde, the single arrives with news of a new LP from Kensrue titled Desert Dreaming.
February 06, 2024
Essay
Daniel Johnston in the Digital Age
Opening the vault on the late songwriter’s live recordings, Kramer’s Shimmy-Disc label repurposes Johnston’s most ramshackle analog sounds for the streaming era.
January 24, 2024
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Mean Jeans Find Their True Calling in Courtroom TV–Themed Video for New Single “Lost My Mind”
Blasted, the Portland punks’ first album in five years, arrives February 9 via Fat Wreck Chords.
January 23, 2024
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The Sees, “Conversations with My Future Self”
The debut LP from the Brooklyn rockers is made with care and precision—it’s as much about the spaces between the songs as it is about the songs themselves.
November 17, 2023
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Racetraitor, “Creation and the Timeless Order of Things”
The hyper-political Chicago hardcore outfit’s second post-reunion record is marked by a restlessness so powerful you can almost hear the effects of systemic oppression within its songs.
November 16, 2023
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Carpool Attempt to Curb a Panic Attack with New Single “Can We Just Get High?”
The Rochester punks share a new track alongside the news of their SideOneDummy debut My Life in Subtitles arriving March 22.
November 15, 2023
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R.E.M., “Up” [25th Anniversary Edition]
Newly remastered and packaged with a rare 1999 live performance, the alt-rock icons’ debut record as a trio remains perfectly in tune with the world—both musically and lyrically.
November 13, 2023
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The Gaslight Anthem, “History Books”
The heartland-punks’ first record in nine years takes influence from both before their hiatus and from vocalist Brian Fallon’s recent solo work, though never in any predictable fashion.
October 27, 2023
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Super Cassette Juggle Hope and Futility on New Single “Path Through the Past”
The queer-pop sibling duo’s debut album Continue? arrives December 1.
October 25, 2023
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The Menzingers, “Some of It Was True”
The Scranton punks mostly nail the balance between nostalgia and pure emotion on their seventh LP, if occasionally coming across as Menzingers-by-numbers.
October 20, 2023
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Heatmiser, “The Music of Heatmiser”
In lieu of the soft folk sound Elliott Smith came to be known for, this collection of rarities from his mid-’90s band harnesses punk and grunge while embracing the recklessness of youth.
October 10, 2023
First Listen
Deathchant Feed Their Paranoia in Video for New Single “Chariot”
The LA metal quartet’s third album Thrones lands October 13 via RidingEasy Records.
September 26, 2023
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Calling Hours Announce Debut LP “Say Less,” Share New Track “Curtain Call”
The new project featuring Farside’s Popeye Vogelsang and members of Don’t Sleep will release November 10 via Revelation Records.
September 26, 2023
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Sydney Sprague, “somebody in hell loves you”
The Phoenix-based songwriter puts her songwriting personality front and center on her sophomore record, once again writing about heartache for all the right reasons.
September 15, 2023
First Listen
Fat Mike Shares an Early Stream of String Renditions LP “Fat Mike Gets Strung Out”
The NOFX vocalist previews his surprisingly beautiful collection of string arrangements in collaboration with Baz the Frenchman before the LP officially drops this Friday.
September 13, 2023
