The prolific garage rocker unpacks his collaborative new LP Chrome—in addition to filling us in on an aborted musical tragicomedy about a clown he once pitched to Tim Heidecker.
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5 Questions with Ty Segall
Words: Kurt Orzeck
Photo: Denee Segall
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A Blonded Life: Frank Ocean’s Blonde at 10
Words: Zachary Weg
Photo: Adam Maresca
Breaking
Westside Cowboy: The Wild Bunch
Words: Mike Hilleary
Photos: Clémentine Schneidermann
Sylvan Esso Share “On & On” From New Album Ow ∞
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Tonje Thilesen
Shudder to Think Announce Who Sent You?, First New Project in Almost Three Decades
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Diona Mavis
Paul Thomas Anderson to Release Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall Through Janus and Criterion
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Joshua Mellin
Queens of the Stone Age Announce New LP Perfecth, Share Second Single “Insignificant Other”
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Andreas Neumann
Neighborhoods
Watch The Suffers’ Kam Franklin Perform in Northwest Houston for “Neighborhoods”
Words: FLOOD Staff
Non-Musical Influences
5 Non-Musical Influences on Marci’s Nocturnal New Album Mask Lady and Late Night Girl
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Justin Aranha
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Brice Blanco Is Searching for Connection on New BOKO-Featuring Single “Language”
Words: Mike LeSuer
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Smidley Reckons with This Life and the Next on “Murphy Horse”
Words: Will Schube
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Perfect Day in LA: Johanna Samuels
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Tankerlow Take Aim at the Culture of Fame with New Noise-Rock Epic “ERGO/OGRE”
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The Afghan Whigs Walk Us Through the Inspiration for Each Song on Their New LP Soft Control
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sundots Approach a New Songwriting Direction with “Distraction”
Beabadoobee Shares “One of the Happiest Songs” from Pylon, “Memories”
Sen Morimoto Announces Time Is on Your Side LP, Shares First Single “Overthinker”
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Watch The Suffers’ Kam Franklin Perform in Northwest Houston for “Neighborhoods”
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Watch Kelly Doyle Perform Two Songs in West Texas for “Neighborhoods”
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Watch Margaret Glaspy Perform in Woodstock, New York for “Neighborhoods”
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Watch MT Jones Perform in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn for “Neighborhoods”
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5 Questions
5 Questions with Ty Segall
The prolific garage rocker unpacks his collaborative new LP Chrome—in addition to filling us in on an aborted musical tragicomedy about a clown he once pitched to Tim Heidecker.
Words: Kurt Orzeck
Photo: Denee Segall
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
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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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Hermanos Gutiérrez Take Us on a Trip Through the Soul of South America with New Single “Los Andes”
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Larry Niehaus
Playlist
hey, nothing’s Hound Influences Playlist
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Trent Wayne
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Claire Cronin Returns with New LP The Bruise, Shares Minimalist Lead Single “Black Water”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: courtesy of the artist
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Angine de Poitrine at Teragram Ballroom
Words: FLOOD Staff
Photos: Skylar Watkins
Corin Tucker and Tracy Sawyer Reunite Heavens to Betsy to Release Demos Collection
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Chloe Aftel
Camp Flog Gnaw Announces 2026 Lineup, Some Assembly Required
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Wilson Lee
Cameron Winter Announces Live at Carnegie Hall Album
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Lewis Evans
Revenge Wife Announces Debut LP Alien Witch, Shares Lead Single “What If It Is Me?!”
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Carlos Cabrera-Mayol
Backstage Camera Roll
On the Road with Smidley
Words: FLOOD Staff
Photos: Austin McCutchen
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Biita Houdei Squares Off Against Herself in the Video for New Single “Night Fright”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Sam Falconi
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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
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Weezer, Weezer [Gold Album]
The band’s seventh color-coded self-titled release presents their signature nerdish power-pop at its most brutal—all schlocky riffs, thundering beats, and scuzzy guitar tones.
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 17th album as he mourns the eerie grace of America’s flyover country through haunting, unadorned arrangements.
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