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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Kim Gordon, Play Me
Fully embracing the trashy SoundCloud-era internet aesthetic as she raps, sings, and shreds over industrial clatter, this is the sound of an artist who’s still inspired by the cutting edge at 72.
The Notwist, News From Planet Zombie
This folksy, brassy new iteration of the German trio excels at melodies that yearn and churn with melancholy—yet still manages something celebratory.
Minnesota Artists United Against ICE, Melt ICE
This gigantic comp album featuring 110 Minnesotan artists raising funds for immigrant communities terrorized by ICE may also happen to be where you find your new favorite band.
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Playlist
RXK Nephew’s “Till I’m Dead 2” Influences Playlist
With his cohesive new LP out now, Uncle Neph shares how artists ranging from Tony Yayo to Johnnie Taylor to Mary J. Blige influenced his sound.
June 03, 2024
Track by Track
Oddisee Breaks Down His Adaptive New EP “And Yet Still” Track by Track
The follow-up to the DMV rapper’s To What End LP from last year is out today via Outer Note.
May 30, 2024
John Glacier Announces New EP “Duppy Gun,” Shares “Steady As I Am”
The London-based artist’s new project will arrive on June 20 via Young Records.
May 30, 2024
Abstract Crimewave Recruit Lykke Li for Swede-Heavy Single “The Gambler”
The Swedish duo comprised of members of Peter Bjorn and John and Caesars formerly performed under the name Smile.
May 30, 2024
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Go Amphibious on Us with New Single “Frogs”
The famously melancholic songwriter reported that the song “puts a big fucking smile on [his] face.”
May 29, 2024
SASAMI Returns with New Single “Honeycrash”
The track features a video directed by Andrew Thomas Huang.
May 29, 2024
First Listen
Sam Wilkes, Craig Weinrib, and Dylan Day Unite for “When I Can Read My Titles Clear”
The group’s record will arrive on July 12 via Leaving Records.
May 29, 2024
Track by Track
Bill MacKay Takes Us Track by Track Through His Propulsive New LP “Locust Land”
Both deeply intimate and boldly cosmic, the Chicago-based guitarist’s latest for Drag City is out now.
May 24, 2024
Clairo Announces Third LP “Charm,” Shares New Single “Sexy to Someone”
Claire Cottrill’s follow-up to 2021’s Sling is set to arrive on July 12.
May 23, 2024
Oasis’ “Definitely Maybe” Is Definitely Going to Receive a 30th Anniversary Reissue
…though “maybe” might be a little too hopeful for a reunion tour.
May 23, 2024
Redd Kross Share “Born Innocent” Alongside Video Featuring Footage From Doc of the Same Name
The duo’s new self-titled album will arrive on June 28 via In the Red Records.
May 22, 2024
Pavement, Kim Gordon, James Blake, Freddie Gibbs, and More Announced for Bumbershoot 2024
The Seattle fest is set for Labor Day weekend.
May 21, 2024
Art & Culture
MUNA Announce “Gayotic” Podcast Residency Live at Largo
All three performances at the historic LA venue are already sold out.
May 16, 2024
The Blood Brothers Announce 20th Anniversary Edition of “Crimes,” Prep First US Tour Since 2014
The run will kick off on November 2 in San Francisco.
May 16, 2024
Omar Apollo Announces Sophomore Album “God Said No,” Shares “Dispose of Me”
The project will arrive on June 28 via Warner Records.
May 16, 2024
In Conversation
Kacy Hill on Bouncing Back From Burnout with “Bug”
After releasing a pair of albums in the thick of the pandemic, the songwriter discusses how opting for fun over perfectionism made her collaborative new LP her most sonically complex to date.
May 16, 2024
First Listen
Jenny Don’t and the Spurs Unveil Rollicking New Track “You’re What I Need”
The Portland group’s new album Broken Hearted Blue will arrive on June 14.
May 16, 2024
Playlist
Ghostly Kisses’ “Darkroom” Influences Playlist
Margaux Sauvé and Louis-Étienne Santais share 13 tracks that inspired the “cry-on-the-dancefloor ambiance” and “dramatic opera” of their third LP.
May 15, 2024
Revenge Wife Taps NZCA Lines for New Single “Myth of a Salesman”
The new single marks Liz Nistico’s first co-production with the project.
May 15, 2024
First Listen
Hannah Mohan Recruits Lady Lamb for Fiery New Single “Hell”
A video for the song arrives ahead of Time Is a Walnut, out on July 12 via Egghunt Records.
May 15, 2024
