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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Cut Worms, Transmitter
Produced by Jeff Tweedy, Max Clarke’s fourth album tampers down the luster of past records, grounding aspects of the indie-folk songwriter’s music that once seemed impossibly pristine.
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.
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Pelican Share Cover of Karate’s “Gasoline” Ahead of Midwest Tour
The Chicago post-hardcore icons’ run of dates kicks off August 9 in Indianapolis with Upper Wilds.
August 02, 2023
Poolside Announces New LP “Blame It All on Love,” Shares Love Letter to Yacht Rock “Float Away”
The project will arrive on October 20 via Ninja Tune/Counter Records.
August 02, 2023
Armand Hammer Return with the Pink Siifu–Assisted Single “Trauma Mic”
billy woods and ELUCID’s new album We Buy Diabetic Test Strips is out on September 29 via Fat Possum Records.
August 02, 2023
Thundercat and Tame Impala Announce 7-Inch Release For “No More Lies”
The limited-edition release arrives ahead of Thundercat’s In Yo Girl’s City tour.
August 02, 2023
The Hives Share Two More Singles, “Trapdoor Solution” and “The Bomb”
The band’s new album The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons is out on August 11.
August 01, 2023
U.S. Girls and Bootsy Collins, Orville Peck Release Leon Russell Covers
The tribute album A Song For Leon is out September 8 via Primary Wave Music.
August 01, 2023
Wilco Announce New Album “Cousin,” Share First Single “Evicted”
Produced by Cate Le Bon, the LP marks their first work with an outside collaborator since 2007’s Sky Blue Sky.
August 01, 2023
First Listen
Somni Shares Downtempo Electronic Meditation “Cracks”
The LA-based producer’s new album Gravity will arrive on September 8 via Friends of Friends.
August 01, 2023
Track by Track
Jessy Lanza Takes Us Through Each of the Moments That Inspired Her New LP “Love Hallucination”
Inspired in part by heartbreak and a move from Ontario to LA, the alt-R&B artist’s fourth album is out now via Hyperdub.
July 28, 2023
Art & Culture
Sly Stone Announces Official Autobiography, “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)”
The book will be released on Questlove’s new Macmillan imprint, AUWA Books.
July 27, 2023
Soccer Mommy Shares Cover of Sheryl Crow’s “Soak Up the Sun”
Sophie Allison is playing at Forest Hills Stadium in New York tonight with Maggie Rogers.
July 27, 2023
Reviews
Allegra Krieger, “I Keep My Feet on the Fragile Plane”
The NYC-based songwriter’s fourth album uses little moments of heartbreak for propulsion, with this momentum giving the album its sturdy bones.
July 26, 2023
Animal Collective Announce New Album “Isn’t It Now?,” Share First Single “Soul Capturer”
The band’s follow-up to last year’s Time Skiffs will arrive on September 29 via Domino Records.
July 26, 2023
Be Your Own Pet Share Another Explosive Single Ahead of New LP with “Big Trouble”
The band’s new album Mommy will arrive on August 25.
July 26, 2023
Blur Share Two New “The Ballad of Darren” Bonus Tracks
“The Rabbi” and “The Swan” arrive less than a week after the band’s new LP.
July 25, 2023
Armand Hammer Announce New Album “We Buy Diabetic Test Strips”
The album, which features Junglepussy, Soul Glo vocalist Pierce Jordan, Moor Mother, and more, is out September 29.
July 25, 2023
The Kills Go Coast-to-Coast on New Singles “New York” and “LA Hex”
The band has announced release events for the singles in NYC and LA featuring exclusive merch pop-ups at both.
July 25, 2023
First Listen
Jenny Owen Youngs Revels in Intimacy on New Single “Knife Went In”
Youngs’ new LP Avalanche will arrive on September 22 via Yep Roc Records.
July 25, 2023
Lauren Mayberry of CHVRCHES Announces Solo Debut and Tour
Her solo run kicks off September 4 in Washington, D.C.
July 20, 2023
Essay
Mort Garson’s Universe of Ideas
Sacred Bones’ era-spanning archival collection Journey to the Moon and Beyond highlights the joy of creation as the throughline in the synth pioneer’s career.
July 20, 2023
