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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Caroline Rose, Gentling the Horse at the Walt Whitman Mall
Blending synthpop, alt-country, and punk, the songwriter’s surrealist vision of American suburbia in 2026 is fueled by tracks that rip and soak in the moments they depict.
Sour Widows, Sigil
The Bay Area duo confronts grief and cruelty while making space for necessary indulgence on their second LP, with producer Melina Duterte pushing them toward bolder arrangements.
Grumpy, Unfindable Ring
After a pair of EPs opened the door to shapeshifting unpredictability, Heaven Schmitt’s second LP leans into an emotive, purposefully fragmented sound that remains impossible to pin down.
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Swamp Dogg Recruits Jenny Lewis for “Count the Days”
The track will be featured on the soul legend’s new LP, Blackgrass: From West Virginia to 125th Street.
April 02, 2024
In Conversation
Helado Negro on Exploring New Territory with “PHASOR”
Roberto Carlos Lange shares how a move to North Carolina helped him break from his prior discography—while still staying moored to his established musical persona.
April 01, 2024
Track by Track
gglum Breaks Down Her Not-Entirely-Glum Debut “The Garden Dream” Track by Track
The Londoner’s Jadu Heart–assisted new record is out now via Secretly Canadian.
March 29, 2024
St. Vincent Drops “Flea” Ahead of New Album “All Born Screaming”
Annie Clark also revealed that Spoon, Yves Tumor, Eartheater, Dorian Electra, and Momma will all join her on select dates for the first leg of her All Born Screaming North American tour.
March 28, 2024
Oh, Lord! Lorde Takes on Talking Heads’ Take on “Take Me to the River”
The new covers album will be released via A24 Music (what don’t those folks do?!).
March 28, 2024
Vampire Weekend Share New Single “Mary Boone” Ahead of Next Week’s “Only God Was Above Us” Release
The track comes with a visualizer starring rapper Despot.
March 28, 2024
Sinkane Shares “Come Together” Single and Video Ahead of “We Belong”
The artist’s new album will arrive on April 5 via City Slang.
March 27, 2024
John Cale Shares “How We See the Light” Ahead of New Album “POPtical Illusion”
The iconic songwriter and collaborator will share his new album on June 14.
March 27, 2024
Blondshell and Bully Team Up for New Single “Docket”
The track is out now via Partisan Records.
March 26, 2024
Mdou Moctar Share “Imouhar” Ahead of New Album “Funeral for Justice”
The group’s latest project will arrive on May 3 via Matador Records.
March 26, 2024
“Noise for Now Vol. 2” Abortion Access Comp to Feature David Byrne and Devo, Courtney Barnett, and Big Freedia
The star-studded record—also including Faye Webster, The War on Drugs, and Julia Jacklin, among others—will arrive on June 21.
March 26, 2024
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Julia Holter, “Something in the Room She Moves”
Balancing airy synths and bubbling low-end, the LA-based experimentalist reflects on the highs and lows of the human experience on her latest complex project.
March 22, 2024
Remi Wolf Wants You to Invest in Her Big Ideas, and “Cinderella” Is Her First Pitch
The alt-pop singer’s new album Big Ideas will arrive July 12 via Island Records
March 21, 2024
AURORA Unveils New Synth-Pop Single “Some Type of Skin”
It was recently announced that the Norwegian artist will take the stage at Glastonbury this summer, in addition to a handful of other international festival appearances.
March 21, 2024
A2IM Announces Libera Award Nominees, Including Mitski, Killer Mike, and Caroline Polachek
The American Association of Independent Music, Inc. has also nominated Wednesday, L’Rain, and more.
March 20, 2024
Justice Share “Saturnine” with Miguel, Drop Tracklist for “Hyperdrama”
The album will also feature tracks with Tame Impala, Thundercat, and Connan Mockasin.
March 20, 2024
Track by Track
crushed Take Us Track by Track Through Their Newly Reissued Debut EP “extra life”
Featuring new remixes from DJ Python and Real Lies, the 2023 release marked the first collaboration from Temple of Angels’ Bre Morell and Weekend’s Shaun Durkan.
March 15, 2024
First Listen
Scott Ballew Doesn’t Want to Hear About Your Drug Trips on “Old Fashioned”
The artist’s new album Rio Bravo will arrive on March 29 via La Honda Records.
March 14, 2024
Film & TVFilm + TV News
yeule Takes on Broken Social Scene’s “Anthems for a Seventeen Year-Old Girl” for “I Saw The TV Glow” Soundtrack
The film OST will arrive on May 10 via A24.
March 13, 2024
Black Pumas, Alanis Morissette, and Jamie xx Set to Headline Pitchfork Music Festival 2024
The annual fest is set for July 19 through 21 in Chicago.
March 13, 2024
