The Manchester band shares how they arrived at the raw, lived-in sound of their debut album It Goes On, a perfect encapsulation of their ferocious, youthful live shows.
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Westside Cowboy: The Wild Bunch
Words: Mike Hilleary
Photos: Clémentine Schneidermann
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Live, in Photos: Way Out West 2026 with Gorillaz, The Cure, The Hives, and More
Words: Joshua Mellin
Photos: Joshua Mellin
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Live, in Photos: Fontaines D.C. at La Route du Rock
Words: FLOOD Staff
Photos: Leny Munier
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The Afghan Whigs Walk Us Through the Inspiration for Each Song on Their New LP Soft Control
Words: Wyoming Reynolds
Photo: Orlando Perkins
First Listen
sundots Approach a New Songwriting Direction with “Distraction”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Eve Alpert
Beabadoobee Shares “One of the Happiest Songs” from Pylon, “Memories”
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Erika Kamano
Sen Morimoto Announces Time Is on Your Side LP, Shares First Single “Overthinker”
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Kaina Castillo
Hermanos Gutiérrez Take Us on a Trip Through the Soul of South America with New Single “Los Andes”
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Larry Niehaus
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hey, nothing’s Hound Influences Playlist
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Trent Wayne
First Listen
Claire Cronin Returns with New LP The Bruise, Shares Minimalist Lead Single “Black Water”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: courtesy of the artist
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Live, in Photos: Angine de Poitrine at Teragram Ballroom
Words: FLOOD Staff
Photos: Skylar Watkins
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Corin Tucker and Tracy Sawyer Reunite Heavens to Betsy to Release Demos Collection
Camp Flog Gnaw Announces 2026 Lineup, Some Assembly Required
Cameron Winter Announces Live at Carnegie Hall Album
Revenge Wife Announces Debut LP Alien Witch, Shares Lead Single “What If It Is Me?!”
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Biita Houdei Squares Off Against Herself in the Video for New Single “Night Fright”
Neighborhoods
Watch Kelly Doyle Perform Two Songs in West Texas for “Neighborhoods”
Neighborhoods
Watch Margaret Glaspy Perform in Woodstock, New York for “Neighborhoods”
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Watch DICE Perform at Tone City Records in Australia for “FLOOD Sessions”
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Watch MT Jones Perform in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn for “Neighborhoods”
FLOOD Sessions
Watch Arturo Sandoval Play “Sangú” Live at Blue Note Tokyo for “FLOOD Sessions”
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Watch atmos bloom Perform in South East London for “Neighborhoods”
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Watch Keenan O’Meara Perform in the Southern Catskills for “Neighborhoods”
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Breaking
Westside Cowboy: The Wild Bunch
The Manchester band shares how they arrived at the raw, lived-in sound of their debut album It Goes On, a perfect encapsulation of their ferocious, youthful live shows.
Words: Mike Hilleary
Photos: Clémentine Schneidermann
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The Womack Sisters: A Tale of Perseverance
In our latest digital cover story, siblings Kucha, Zeimani, and BG—along with Daptone Records co-founder Gabriel Roth—walk us through the decade-long journey to their self-titled debut album.
Words: Will Schube
Photos: Sheva Kafai
If These Walls Could Rock: The Untold Story of Music’s Most Legendary Hotel
Filmmakers Tyler Measom and Craig A. Williams discuss their new documentary feature about the Sunset Marquis and its many famous residents over the years.
Words: Lily Moayeri
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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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First Listen
Nicole Atkins Struggles to Pass the Time in Her “Trippin’ on Teardrops” Video
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Barbara FG
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Flow Festival 2026 with Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Lambrini Girls, Geese, and More
Words: Joshua Mellin
Photos: Joshua Mellin
Remi Wolf’s New LP Mud Is Set to Arrive on October 9
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Zachary Gray
Neighborhoods
Watch Kelly Doyle Perform Two Songs in West Texas for “Neighborhoods”
Words: FLOOD Staff
Check Out the Trailer for Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Harriet Bols
Playlist
14 Songs That Have Captured Craig Wedren’s Attention This Summer
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Peter Barreras
Perfect Day
Perfect Day in the Twin Cities: she’s green
Words: FLOOD Staff
Fontaines D.C. Welcome Us Into the Dopamine Chamber, Share “Marianne”
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Elizaveta Porodina
Blondshell Shares “Fur Elise” Ahead of New LP Violins
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Reese Layton
First Listen
Dos Santos Empathize with the Migrant Experience on New Single “El Lobo”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Trey Legit
5 Questions
5 Questions with André Cymone
Words: A.D. Amorosi
Photo: Katherine Copeland Anderson
Non-Musical Influences
5 Non-Musical Influences on Cornelius’ Prismatic New LP Refractions
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Hideaki Hamada
Events
Inside Phoebe Bridgers’ Lost Weekend Planetarium Experience at Liberty Science Center
Words: FLOOD Staff
Photos: Matt Grubb and Hunter Abrams
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Brandon Flowers, Thrasher
The Killers frontman’s third solo album achieves a past-perfect C&W sound and earnest, emotional delivery when it isn’t weighed down by Springsteen homage.
Lambchop, Punching the Clown
Kurt Wagner’s project returns to its most unvarnished form on his 16th album as he mourns the eerie grace of America’s flyover country through haunting, unadorned arrangements.
Julia Holter, Materia
The LA-based art-pop composer’s technical mastery is front-and-center on this latest project as she transforms emotions through symbolic language and melody.
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