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Live, in Photos: Riot Fest 2026 with Iggy Pop, Tool, Angine de Poitrine, and More
Words: FLOOD Staff
Photos: MoneyShot4All
In Conversation
The Battle Scars of All the Good Times: Marc Almond on Soft Cell’s Poignant Final Album
Words: Lyndsey Parker
Photo: Mike Owen
Breaking
Joey Valence & Brae Just Want You to Dance
Words: Kevin Crandall
Photos: Christian Sarkine
Additional Photos: Daniel Cavazos and Skylar Watkins
Playlist
Nymb’s Full-Discography Influences Playlist
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: John Honkala
CHVRCHES Are Back with New Single “Roses”
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Jody Evans
Danny Brown to Perform Atrocity Exhibition Front-to-Back to Celebrate Its 10th Anniversary
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Tim Saccenti
Julia Jacklin Drops “If I Had the Hand of God” Ahead of New LP Out Friday
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Jess Ellwood
Neighborhoods
Watch Amelia Day Perform Two Songs in Nashville for “Neighborhoods”
Words: FLOOD Staff
Perfume Genius Shares “Natural High” From New Music and Dance Project The Lesson
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Alex Kacha
Film & TVFilm Review
Among Other Things, Chronovisor Is a PSA to Support Your Local Library
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: courtesy of Grasshopper Film
First Listen
Mali Obomsawin Shares Droning Meditation “Triage” Ahead of New LP Automatic
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Caroline Safran
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Live, in Photos: Adéla at Brooklyn Steel
Film & TV
Portraits From TIFF: Fra Fee, Rohan Campbell, Stuart Martin, and More
First Listen
Meiv Introduce Their Unique Take on Future-Pop with Debut Single “Dedeoka”
First Listen
Eliza Edens Figures Out What Their Less-Than-Ideal Type Is on New Single “Hot & Mean”
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Suki Waterhouse at Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
Track by Track
Frankie Rose Reflects on Loss with Her Track-by-Track Breakdown of Hila
Neighborhoods
Watch Amelia Day Perform Two Songs in Nashville for “Neighborhoods”
Neighborhoods
Watch GAYLE Perform Two Songs in Nashville for “Neighborhoods”
Neighborhoods
Watch Tasha Perform in Ridgewood, Queens for “Neighborhoods”
Neighborhoods
Watch The Suffers’ Kam Franklin Perform in Northwest Houston for “Neighborhoods”
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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In Conversation
The Battle Scars of All the Good Times: Marc Almond on Soft Cell’s Poignant Final Album
The frontman for the Second British Invasion figures discusses Danceteria, which was recorded immediately before the death of co-founder Dave Ball.
Words: Lyndsey Parker
Photo: Mike Owen
Breaking
Joey Valence & Brae Just Want You to Dance
As the hip-hop duo wraps up their summer festival circuit at Riot Fest, they reflect on their last album, Hyperyouth, and its call to get listeners onto the dance floor.
Words: Kevin Crandall
Photos: Christian Sarkine
Additional Photos: Daniel Cavazos and Skylar Watkins
5 Questions
5 Questions with Grimes
Claire Boucher discusses her collaboration with “artificial popstar” Hatsune Miku ahead of the guest-heavy EP EMERGE M♡DE MIKU, as well as her own forays into uncanny digital realms.
Words: Maia Raymer
Photos: Seiya Fujii
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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 Look
Outer World’s New Single “Pendula” Is Dedicated to James Bond’s Dead Wife
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Joey Wharton
Death Cab for Cutie Share “Stone Over Water” Video, Announce North American Tour
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Shervin Lainez
5 Questions
5 Questions with Slothrust
Words: Kurt Orzeck
Photo: Levi Price
Michelle Zauner Announces New Book Thank You for Your Suffering
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Pak Bae
Bethany Cosentino to Host 2004: The Year Indie Rock Broke Podcast
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Shervin Lainez
Julia Cumming Takes Cues From Dolly Parton on New Single “Mom, I’m Going Back to Therapy”
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Albert Watson
Soccer Mommy Drops “Rings of Saturn” Ahead of Tour with Snail Mail
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Monica Murray
First Look
Improvement Movement Take Us for a Ride Down Fifth Avenue with Their “Common Place” Glass Box Truck Session
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Trent Tomlinson
David Byrne Shares New Single “My Madness” From Who Is the Sky? Deluxe Edition
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Shervin Lainez
Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul Go Full Baby on Soulwax-Assisted “Googoo Gaga”
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Paul Kooiker
Beach House Cover “April Suzanne” Ahead of New Robert Lester Folsom Reissue
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Dustin Miller
Backstage Camera Roll
Backstage Camera Roll: Cat Clyde’s Midwest Tour with Boy Golden
Words: FLOOD Staff
Photo: Mike Vanata
First Listen
Holy Motors Strive to Heal a Relationship on New Single “God Is a Feeling”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Anna-Maria Vaskovskaja
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Empress Of, Dream House
On a prismatic album about reconstruction and fulfillment, the Honduran-American songwriter embodies pure-hearted conviction to remind us home is where the heart is.
Emma Ruth Rundle, These Killing Times
Capturing the existential uncertainty and anguish of being alive right now, each of the eight tracks on the Portland-based songwriter’s new record feels like some kind of séance.
Slow Pulp, Melodie
The Wisconsin indie rockers have created something more cohesive, polished, and cathartic on their third LP, an exploration of loss and change.
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