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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Flying Lotus, Big Mama
A hodgepodge of electronic textures, genres, and styles, the artist’s proper debut for his own Brainfeeder label feels improvisational despite its meticulous craftsmanship.
Talking Heads, Tentative Decisions: Demos & Live
These early live recordings and studio demos of tracks familiar from the band’s first three LPs provide worthwhile peeks into the ensemble’s process as a trio.
Various artists, HELP(2)
The sequel to the Britpop-era War Child comp couldn’t have arrived at a better time, with its guest-filled track list embodying the charity’s mission of healing in the midst of global violence.
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First Listen
Market Falls Down a Slide on New Single “The Visitors”
Nate Mendelsohn’s new LP Cleanliness 2: Gorgeous Technologies will arrive on February 27.
January 28, 2026
Philip Glass Will No Longer Be Premiering New Symphony at The Kennedy Center
“I feel an obligation to withdraw this Symphony premiere from the Kennedy Center under its current leadership,” the composer said.
January 27, 2026
Bikini Kill Announces September North American Tour
The punks will also be headlining John Waters’ Mosswood Meltdown in July.
January 27, 2026
Breaking
Tyler Ballgame Is Singing How He Feels
The LA-via-Rhode-Island songwriter details the journey leading up to his debut album For the First Time, Again, arriving January 30 via Rough Trade.
January 22, 2026
Denzel Curry Preps “Strictly 4 The Scythe” LP, Recruits Bktherula and Lazer Dim 700 for “The Lit Effect”
The album from the rapper’s new crew will arrive on March 6 via Loma Vista.
January 22, 2026
War Child Announces “HELP(2)” Compilation with New Arctic Monkeys Single “Opening Night”
The release also features new music from Cameron Winter, Olivia Rodrigo, The Last Dinner Party, Damon Albarn, and more.
January 22, 2026
Yttling Jazz Imagines “Gene Krupa Playing Swedish Indie” on Yukimi-Assisted “Distant Star”
The lounge-jazz collaboration is the latest single from the “Bjorn” of Peter Bjorn and John.
January 22, 2026
Grace Inspace Shares Ode to the Sound of Silence with “Helium Balloon”
The singer’s Heavy Hair EP will arrive on February 27.
January 21, 2026
SPELLLING Teams Up with Turnstile’s Brendan Yates for New Take on “Portrait of My Heart”
The original version was the title track of SPELLLING’s 2025 LP.
January 21, 2026
White Denim Preps New LP “13,” Gears Up for Spring Tour
James Petralli’s new album will drop on April 24 via Bella Union.
January 21, 2026
The Flaming Lips, The Black Angels, and Thee Sacred Souls to Headline Austin Psych Fest 2026
The event is set for The Far Out Lounge from May 8 – 10.
January 21, 2026
Sugar Return with New Single “Long Live Love,” Announce World Tour
The track will be released as a 7-inch alongside October’s “House of Dead Memories.”
January 21, 2026
First Listen
Spencer Cullum Shares “Rowan Tree” from Final Entry of “Coin Collection” Trilogy
The songwriter’s new LP arrives in March via Full Time Hobby.
January 21, 2026
Courtney Barnett Details New LP “Creature of Habit,” Recruits Waxahatchee for New Single
The songwriter’s fourth LP is set to be released on March 27, followed by a North American tour.
January 20, 2026
Snail Mail Announces New Album “Ricochet,” Shares Lead Single “Dead End”
Lindsey Jordan’s third LP is set to arrive on March 27 via Matador Records.
January 20, 2026
Violet Grohl Shares David Lynch Tribute “What’s Heaven Without You”
Today would have been the artist and filmmaker’s 80th birthday.
January 20, 2026
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MAY 08: Will Ferrell performs onstage during Netflix Is A Joke Festival Presents: Dodgers Comedy Night Hosted By Cedric The Entertainer at The Orpheum Theatre on May 08, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix)
Art & Culture
Jon Stewart, John Mulaney, Nikki Glaser, and Many, Many More Set for Netflix Is a Joke Fest 2026
The comedy event will take place May 4 – 10 at venues across Los Angeles.
January 20, 2026
Mitski Ushers in New Era with Eighth LP “Nothing’s About to Happen to Me”
The songwriter shares the lead single from her latest album, which drops February 27.
January 16, 2026
Gorillaz Join Forces with Bizarrap, Kara Jackson, and Anoushka Shankar for “Orange County”
The song comes paired with its companion piece, “The Hardest Thing,” which features the late Tony Allen.
January 15, 2026
AURORA’s “What Happened to the Earth?” Concert Film Coming to Theaters
The Norwegian pop star’s Mexico City performance is set to arrive in cinemas on March 4.
January 15, 2026
