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 Creem, A Taste of Cherry
On their collaborative debut, Islands’ Nick Thorburn and Ratatat’s Mike Stroud mostly adhere to a conventional pop format and rarely deviate into either artist’s inherent weirdness.
Charli XCX, Music, Fashion, Film
The pop star’s guitar-strewn reset is the stuff of savage, searing power-pop with primal, minimalist rhythms and a hint of sleek, sizzling electronics.
The Strokes, Reality Awaits
With their first album in six years, the influential garage rockers have defiantly moved on from slacker apathy in favor of a synthier era defined by an unexpected foray into the political.
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First Listen
Josh Johnson Announces “Unusual Object,” Shares First Single “Free Mechanical”
The saxophonist and composer’s new album will arrive on April 5.
February 20, 2024
DIIV Announce New LP “Frog in Boiling Water,” Share “Brown Paper Bag”
The band’s new album will arrive on May 24 via Fantasy Records
February 15, 2024
Hana Vu Shares New Single “Care” Ahead of Forthcoming LP “Romanticism”
The artist’s follow-up to 2021’s Public Storage will arrive May 3 via Ghostly International.
February 15, 2024
First Listen
Aaron Lee Tasjan Reflects on His Road to Sobriety on New Single “The Drugs Did Me”
The Nashville songwriter’s new album Stellar Evolution is out April 12.
February 15, 2024
Working Families Party Announces SXSW Showcase with Yaya Bey, Luna Luna, and Estevie
Politics House is set for March 11 and 12 at Austin’s The Parish.
February 14, 2024
bbymutha Announces “sleep paralysis” LP, Shares Video for New Single “go!”
The emcee’s new album will arrive on April 19 via True Panther Sound.
February 14, 2024
IDLES Go Full Deepfake on Coldplay’s “Yellow” in New “Grace” Video
Chris Martin reportedly helped the band’s frontman Joe Talbot train the AI for the visual.
February 14, 2024
Maya Hawke Announces New Album “Chaos Angel,” Shares First Single “Missing Out”
The visual for the new track was directed by filmmaker Alex Ross Perry
February 14, 2024
Pearl Jam Announce New Album “Dark Matter” Along with World Tour
The band has shared the project’s title track ahead of its April 19 release.
February 13, 2024
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Kali Malone, “All Life Long”
Written for pipe organ, choir, and brass quintet, the Stockholm-based minimalist’s latest collection still melds fluidly into a cohesive body of work conjuring visceral images of winter.
February 13, 2024
Caleb Landry Jones Announces New LP “Hey Gary, Hey Dawn,” Shares “Corn Mine”
The artist’s fourth LP will arrive on April 5 via Sacred Bones.
February 13, 2024
Breaking
NewDad Are Finding a New Perspective
Vocalist Julie Dawson shares how Madra—the Galway-based alt-rock quartet’s debut album—is a testament to their continued growth.
February 12, 2024
First Listen
Alfie Templeman Channels His Inner Kubrick on New Track “Eyes Wide Shut”
The single marks the songwriter’s first original music since 2022’s Mellow Moon LP.
February 12, 2024
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David Nance, “David Nance & Mowed Sound”
Jumping from jazz-leaning grooves to smoky blues to fried country funk, the Omaha-based songwriter’s self-titled album with his backing band is at its best when it takes risks.
February 09, 2024
Vampire Weekend Announce New Album “Only God Was Above Us”
The group has shared a trailer for their first full-length since 2019’s Father of the Bride, which will arrive on April 5.
February 08, 2024
Kacey Musgraves Announces New Album “Deeper Well,” Shares Title Track
The new project is set to arrive on March 15 via Interscope Records.
February 08, 2024
Faye Webster Brings the Vibes on “Feeling Good Today”
Underdressed at the Symphony is set to arrive March 1 via Secretly Canadian.
February 08, 2024
Caroline Polachek Recruits Weyes Blood for New Single “Butterfly Net”
The track will be featured on a deluxe edition of Polachek’s Desire, I Want to Turn Into You.
February 07, 2024
Kate Nash Signs to Kill Rock Stars, Releases New Single “Change”
We last heard from the singer and actor when her 2018 LP Yesterday Was Forever coincided with a role in the TV series GLOW.
February 07, 2024
Beth Gibbons Announces Debut Solo Album “Lives Outgrown,” Shares “Floating on a Moment”
The album from the Portishead icon will arrive on May 17 via Domino Records.
February 07, 2024
