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Photos: Carianne Older

Lighting: Jesse Tam

Words: Lily Moayeri

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The Human League’s Hard-Won Hits

Ahead of their first US tour in 15 years—including dates at the Hollywood Bowl, Radio City Music Hall, and Grand Ole Opry—Philip Oakey talks five decades of impostor syndrome, reinvention, redemption, and being “the haircut at the front.”

Words: Lyndsey Parker

Photo: Perou
Digital Cover
TOMORA: AURORA and Tom Rowlands’ Kaleidoscopic Playground

Words: Lily Moayeri

Photos: Carianne Older

Lighting: Jesse Tam

EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Kilby Block Party 2026 feat. The xx, Hayley Williams, Turnstile, and More

Words: FLOOD Staff

Photos: Christian Sarkine

In Conversation
Rostam’s Stories Are Your Stories, Too

Words: A.D. Amorosi

Photo: Nick Delisi

Gurriers Share Title Track From Forthcoming Album Nobody’s Coming to Save You

Words: Will Schube

Photo: Steve Gullick

Vince Staples Shares “White Flag” Ahead of New LP Cry Baby

Words: Will Schube

Photo: Wilson Lee

Wiki Announces New Album Ancient History, Shares Homage to NYC Green Spaces with “Park”

Words: Will Schube

Photo: Jabari Canada

Film & TVFilm + TV Essay
Tales From the Crypt: For Your Shivering Pleasure

Words: Greg Cwik

Photos: courtesy of HBO

Westside Cowboy Announce Debut LP It Goes On, Share “Kick Stones (The Boys)”

Words: Will Schube

Photo: Joe Moss

Mexican Institute of Sound and Meridian Brothers Recruit Beck for “Ritmo Babilonia”

Words: Will Schube

Photo: Valerie Miranda

Bladee Returns with New Album Sulfur Surfer

Words: Will Schube

Photo: Gus Reichwald

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The Human League’s Hard-Won Hits

Ahead of their first US tour in 15 years—including dates at the Hollywood Bowl, Radio City Music Hall, and Grand Ole Opry—Philip Oakey talks five decades of impostor syndrome, reinvention, redemption, and being “the haircut at the front.”

Words: Lyndsey Parker

Photo: Perou
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TOMORA: AURORA and Tom Rowlands’ Kaleidoscopic Playground

In our latest digital cover story, the Norwegian pop star and The Chemical Brothers co-founder discuss their unlikely pairing and decade-long friendship leading up to their debut collaboration, Come Closer.

Words: Lily Moayeri

Photos: Carianne Older

Lighting: Jesse Tam

In Conversation
Rostam’s Stories Are Your Stories, Too

The producer, songwriter, and former Vampire Weekend member discusses his humanist exploration of queer Iranian-American identity on American Stories.

Words: A.D. Amorosi

Photo: Nick Delisi

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13

The Tenth Anniversay Issue

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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MUNA, Carly Rae Jepsen, Lola Young, and More Announced for All Things Go NYC 2026

Words: Mike LeSuer

Photo: Skylar Watkins

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Dorio Enter Their Espionage Era with New Single “My Own Personal Racer”

Words: Mike LeSuer

Photo: Katherine Squier

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Spacey Jane Get Caught in the Middle of Their Feelings on New High-Tempo Bop “I Never See Her”

Words: Mike LeSuer

Photo: Brianna Da Silva

The Avalanches Tap Nikki Nair, Jessy Lanza, and Prentiss for New Track “Together”

Words: Mike LeSuer

S.G. Goodman Shares (Re) Planting by the Signs, a Deluxe Version of Her 2025 LP

Words: Will Schube

Photo: Ryan Hartley

Automatic Announce Summer US Tour Dates, Share Mario C Mix of “Don’t Wanna Dance”

Words: Will Schube

Photo: Sheva Kafai

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Watch Clarion Play “Hello Juliet” in Somerville, Massachusetts for “FLOOD Sessions”

Words: FLOOD Staff

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PawPaw Rod’s Picture Day Influences Playlist

Words: Mike LeSuer

Photo: Aris Chatman

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Stanley Jordan Fulfills a Career-Long Dream with Milton Nascimento Collaboration “Meditation”

Words: Will Schube

Photo: courtesy of the artist

Baby Rose Announces Yearnalism LP, Shares Video for New Single “But, Nvm”

Words: Will Schube

Photo: Louisa Meng

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Words: Adam Davidson

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Eartheater Announces New Album, Shares Ode to Childhood Farm “Paradise Rains”

Words: Will Schube

Photo: Vidar Logi

The Strokes Share “Falling Out of Love” Ahead of New LP Reality Awaits

Words: Will Schube

Photo: Daniel Cavazos

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Lowertown, Ugly Duckling Union

The NYC duo return to their DIY roots on their creatively unbridled second LP, turning a highly unusual concept into something rather heartfelt and wonkily majestic.

Hammock, The Second Coming Was a Moonrise

The Nashville veterans blend the understated melancholia of dream pop with the more dramatic scale of post-rock on their latest album with a nice push-and-pull effect.

Dua Saleh, Of Earth & Wires

The Sudanese-American songwriter’s second album blends R&B and electronic pop with spoken-word poetry to create a tapestry of lush sounds and mythic language.
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