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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Boys Noize, 7LLVSION
Made bigger and brawnier by his recent collaboration with Nine Inch Nails, the German-Iraqi electronic producer’s first new solo album in five years proves the most maximal of his career.
Catherine Elicson, River of Fat
Quietly defiant and beautifully insular, the Empath vocalist’s solo debut is a capsule of self-discovery and experimentation outside the confines of any kind of relationship structure.
Bad Brains, Are You Ready
With these raw recordings from 1979, the DC band provides a glimpse into the birth of modern hardcore-punk—which would be far more exciting if we didn’t already have the incendiary Black Dots collection.
Mischa Pearlman
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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
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Events
Olivia Rodrigo Announces All-Female Daisy Chain Fields Festival with Chappell Roan, Mitski, Bikini Kill, and More
The non-profit event on August 29 in Irvine, CA will also include Stevie Nicks, Garbage, Die Spitz, The Breeders, Not For Radio, and Karen O.
June 22, 2026
5 Questions
5 Questions with Big Special
UK post-punks Joe Hicklin and Callum Moloney discuss their honest approach to politics and how they crafted their new EP O’Joy! out of outtakes from their first two records.
June 01, 2026
Reviews
Sparta, “Cut a Silhouette”
Produced by Jawbox’s J. Robbins and featuring songs written by MCR’s Frank Iero, the post-hardcore band’s third album since reuniting sees them firing on all cylinders from start to end.
May 27, 2026
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Lowertown, “Ugly Duckling Union”
The NYC duo return to their DIY roots on their creatively unbridled second LP, turning a highly unusual concept into something rather heartfelt and wonkily majestic.
May 21, 2026
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American Football, “American Football (LP4)”
Further expanding the majesty and swell of their sound, the Midwest emo icons’ widescreen fourth LP flows with darkness, morbidity, emotional distress, and a newfound sense of hope.
May 05, 2026
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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.
April 02, 2026
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Footballhead, “Weight of the Truth”
Shifting between post-hardcore, emo, and nu-metal, the Chicago outfit’s second LP sounds as if it could be a forgotten relic of the late-’90s—perhaps at the expense of it feeling like their own.
March 25, 2026
5 Questions
5 Questions with The Sophs
Frontman Ethan Ramon discusses the LA band’s Rough Trade debut Goldstar and its central theme of “making peace with the worst versions of yourself.”
March 20, 2026
Reviews
The Black Heart Procession, “1” [Reissue]
This remastered re-release of the duo’s haunting, melancholy 1998 debut serves as a brilliant reintroduction to a criminally underappreciated band.
February 17, 2026
First Listen
Sharkswimmer Are Finding a New Sense of Confidence on “NIKI”
In addition to debuting a video for the new single, vocalist/guitarist Justin Buschardt details the NYC indie-punks’ upcoming EP Course Correcting.
February 10, 2026
First Listen
Pretty Rude Share Live Video for New Track “Joy Buzzer” Ahead of NY Shows with Carpool
James Palko and Carpool’s Chris Colasanto also discuss pushing through frustration to keep their respective projects running before they share the stage in Rochester this week.
January 27, 2026
Film & TV
An Interview with (the Real) Adam Bhala Lough About His New Film “Deepfaking Sam Altman”
The filmmaker discusses his comedic and unexpectedly human documentary about a subject that’s anything but: artificial intelligence.
January 15, 2026
