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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hemlocke springs, the apple tree under the sea
Naomi Udu’s debut album soundtracks her journey of self-discovery through her own version of heaven and hell in a glitch-pop take on Paradise Lost and Dante’s Inferno.
August Ponthier, Everywhere Isn’t Texas
The alt-country songwriter makes the most out of their first full album and its rush of ideas that bask in a sense of independence—both from a repressive upbringing and major-label backing.
Remember Sports, The Refrigerator
The Philly indie rockers take stock of everything on the shelves with a revitalized fifth LP that feels like a lifetime of growth reaching a critical mass.
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Khruangbin and Unknown Mortal Orchestra Set to Play the Hollywood Bowl This Summer
FLOOD will be sponsoring the first of the two shows scheduled for August 10 and 11.
April 17, 2024
First Listen
D.R.O. Harnesses the Highs and Lows of Daily Life on New Single “God Like Feeling”
The rapper’s new EP will arrive on May 10 via Fifty Records.
April 17, 2024
Cigarettes After Sex Needs More Sun After “Dark Vacay”
The project also announced a slew of global tour dates in support of their forthcoming LP X’s.
April 16, 2024
Coachella Weekend One: Slow on Ticket Sales, High on Guest Appearances
Vampire Weekend invited Paris Hilton for a round of cornhole, Lana Del Rey brought out Billie Eilish, and more surprises from the fest.
April 16, 2024
SZA and The Killers Set to Headline New Sudden Little Thrills Festival
St. Vincent, Ethel Cain, Omar Apollo, and hometown heroes Feeble Little Horse are also scheduled to perform at the Pittsburgh event in September.
April 16, 2024
Breaking
English Teacher: Between Leeds and Texas
The UK post-punk group discusses their new debut album This Could Be Texas and the sense of limbo and alienation that inspired it.
April 15, 2024
Stream Coachella 2024 Here: Full Schedule with Lana Del Rey, No Doubt, Vampire Weekend, and More
All sets will be available to watch at the official Coachella YouTube channel.
April 12, 2024
In Conversation
RiTchie on Resetting Expectations Once Again with “Triple Digits [112]”
The Injury Reserve/By Storm emcee talks stepping out on his own for his debut solo album and the 100-plus degree Arizona temperatures that helped inspire it.
April 12, 2024
GIFT Sign to Captured Tracks, Share New Single “Wish Me Away”
The band formed just before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 10, 2024
Beth Gibbons Shares New Single “Reaching Out” Alongside Interactive Video
The Portishead vocalist’s new album Lives Outgrown will arrive May 17 via Domino.
April 10, 2024
Noga Erez Returns with Fiery New Single “Vandalist”
According to Erez, the track is a “musical middle finger.”
April 10, 2024
Reviews
Caleb Landry Jones, “Hey Gary, Hey Dawn”
The actor-musician’s fourth LP is a carnival of some of the most wonderfully strange ideas to populate the relatively staid history of indie rock—even if he tends to get lost in his own whimsy.
April 10, 2024
First Listen
Amy Aileen Wood Recruits Fiona Apple for “Time for Everything”
The drummer’s new LP The Heartening will be released on April 29.
April 10, 2024
First Listen
Tara Jane O’Neil Shares Contemplative New Single “Glass Island”
The songwriter’s new album will arrive on April 26 via Orindal Records.
April 09, 2024
Track by Track
Dana Gavanski Takes Us Through Her Prodding New Album “Late Slap” Track by Track
The London-by-way-of-Vancouver songwriter’s third collection of indie pop is out now via Full Time Hobby.
April 05, 2024
Peggy Gou Preps Debut LP “I Hear You,” Shares Mathematically Dubious Single “1+1=11”
The producer’s new album will arrive on June 7 via XL.
April 04, 2024
Kamasi Washington Recruits André 3000 for “Dream State”
The jazz giant’s new album will arrive on May 3 via Young.
April 04, 2024
First Listen
Angus & Julia Stone Tap Into Their Parents’ Music Library on New Single “Losing You”
The sibling duo’s new album Cape Forestier will arrive on May 10.
April 04, 2024
Playlist
AKTHESAVIOR & sagun’s “u r not alone” Influences Playlist
The emcee-producer pairing’s debut collaboration drops this Friday via Platoon.
April 03, 2024
Yaya Bey Shares an Ode to Her Father with New Single “me and all my n****s”
The alt-R&B artist is set to release Ten Fold on May 10.
April 03, 2024
