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 pummeling hypnotism of the doom-metal band’s first new material in 20 years still feels perfectly matched to Patrick Walker’s pained howls and Vantablack-hued emotions.
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The Nashville group’s country-leaning third album is full of nuance, from the sheer array of instrumentation to its affective emotional dynamics.
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illuminati hotties Return with New Single “Truck”
Sarah Tuzdin is also set to open for boygenius on their forthcoming tour.
July 19, 2023
Big Thief Officially Release Fan-Favorite Track “Vampire Empire”
The single will appear alongside another new track, “Born For Loving You,” on a 7-inch dropping October 20 via 4AD.
July 19, 2023
Neil Young Will Perform at The Roxy to Celebrate Venue’s 50th Anniversary
Young’s performance at the famed 500-capacity venue is set for September 20 as a part of a series of Roxy50 honors and events this fall.
July 18, 2023
First Listen
swim good now Shares Dreamy Folktronica Single “Campfire”
Jon Jasper-Lawless has co-produced tracks with Joji, Daniela Andrade, Gia Margaret, and more.
July 18, 2023
Slowdive Return with Spectral New Single “skin in the game”
everything is alive will arrive on September 1 via Dead Oceans.
July 18, 2023
Some Copies of Taylor Swift’s “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” Play Cabaret Voltaire’s “Soul Vine” Instead
After the news went viral on TikTok, Universal Music Group is offering refunds on the defective LPs.
July 13, 2023
KATHLEEN HANNA; TEES 4 TOGO
Kathleen Hanna Announces New Book, “Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk”
The Bikini Kill vocalist’s memoir will arrive on May 14.
July 13, 2023
First Listen
Fatboi Sharif and Steel Tipped Dove Go Apocalyptic on “Brandon Lee”
The duo’s new collaborative album Decay will arrive on July 21 via Backwoodz Studioz.
July 13, 2023
Genesis Owusu Returns with Defiant Anthem “Tied Up!”
Owusu is gearing up for a North American fall headlining tour, which will follow his spring run supporting Paramore.
July 12, 2023
The Drums Announce New LP “Jonny,” Share Latest Single “Better”
Jonny Pierce’s sixth album will arrive on October 13 via ANTI- Records.
July 12, 2023
Cherry Glazerr Announces New LP “I Don’t Want You Anymore,” Shares “Soft Like a Flower”
Clementine Creevy’s fourth record will arrive on September 29 via Secretly Canadian.
July 12, 2023
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Hataałii, “Singing Into Darkness”
The Navajo slacker-rocker’s charming debut creates a push and pull between tightly wound compositions and idly delivered performances.
July 11, 2023
boygenius Announce Hollywood Bowl Halloween Show with 100 gecs and Sloppy Jane
Their brief fall headlining tour will also include East Coast stops in NYC, Philly, Boston, and New Haven with MUNA, Palehound, and Samia opening select shows.
July 11, 2023
Courtney Barnett Announces Instrumental Album “End of the Day,” Shares Three New Songs
The LP was originally crafted as the score to Anonymous Club, the 2021 documentary on Barnett.
July 11, 2023
Jamila Woods Announces New LP “Water Made Us,” Recruits duendita for “Tiny Garden”
The neo-soul songwriter’s follow-up to 2019’s Legacy! Legacy! will arrive on October 13 via Jagjaguwar.
July 11, 2023
The Hives
The Hives Return with Buzzing New Single “Rigor Mortis Radio”
The band’s first album in over a decade, The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons, will arrive on August 11.
July 11, 2023
Kristin Hersh Shares a Chuckle on New Single “Ms Haha”
Hersh’s new album Clear Pond Road is out September 8 via Fire Records.
July 06, 2023
Tkay Maidza Shares New Flume-Produced Single “Silent Assassin”
The Australian rapper channels Busta Rhymes and Missy Elliott on her latest single for 4AD.
July 06, 2023
Bethany Cosentino Reckons with Life and Death on “For a Moment”
The Best Coast frontperson’s debut solo album, Natural Disaster, will arrive on July 28 via Concord Records.
July 06, 2023
U2 Announce 30th Anniversary Vinyl Edition of “Zooropa”
The new vinyl edition of their 1993 LP will arrive in October.
July 05, 2023
