The actress and songwriter discusses her first full-length album in over a decade, as well as the profundity of motherhood, her role in the Duffer brothers’ new sci-fi series, and more.
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Jena Malone on Finding a New Frequency with Flowers for Men
Words: Melanie Robinson
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Live, in Photos: Warm Love Cool Dreams 2026 feat. The Jesus and Mary Chain, Courtney Barnett, Whitney, and More
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Photos: Josh Darr
The Human League’s Hard-Won Hits
Words: Lyndsey Parker
Photo: Perou
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Pearly Drops Link Up with Namasenda and DJ_Dave for Dizzying Electro Cut “Falling Out of Grace”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Saara Taussi
Ravyn Lenae Announces Blue Island LP, Shares New Single “Handle”
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Drew Jarrett
Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, Nas, Bright Eyes, and More Set for Riot Fest 2026
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Coen Rees
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Bikini Kill, Molchat Doma, and American Football to Headline Levitation 2026
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Joshua Mellin
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Perfect Day in Luxembourg: Francis of Delirium
Words: FLOOD Staff
Tom Morello Recruits Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Joan Baez, and More for Power to the People Festival
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Donny Evans
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Maura Weaver Shares an Industrial-Synth Remix of “Museum Glass” Helmed by The Serfs’ D.S. Carlyle
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Nikita Gross
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Soft Palms Take Network News to Task in Video for New Single “Nervous As Hell”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Jess Giles
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Ian MacKaye and Henry Rollins Working with The Cramps Inc. on Expanding the Legendary Band’s Legacy
Check Out Phoebe Bridgers in the Teaser for New Robert Pattinson Movie Primetime
Kneecap Share New Version of “Smugglers & Scholars” Co-Starring Killer Mike
The Durutti Column Return with Renascent, Their First Studio Album in 16 Years
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Catherine Moan Returns to Reality with New Single “No Magic”
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Film & TVIn Conversation
Jena Malone on Finding a New Frequency with Flowers for Men
The actress and songwriter discusses her first full-length album in over a decade, as well as the profundity of motherhood, her role in the Duffer brothers’ new sci-fi series, and more.
Words: Melanie Robinson
Photos: Jena Malone
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
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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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Grant Chapman Reveals His Methods for Torture Methods’ Debut LP with a Track-by-Track Breakdown
Words: Will Schube
St. Vincent Announces Physical Edition of Live in London!
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Andy Paradise
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Hew Engage in Rituals of Hope on New Single “Reconciliation”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Lorenzo Lerma
Track by Track
Tim Kasher Takes Us Track by Track Through His New Writing Experiment Sponges of Experience
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Erica Lauren
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5 Questions with Tigers Jaw
Words: Kurt Orzeck
Photo: Mike Paulshock
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Aja Monet Shares a Video for New Single (and Potential Cultural Revolution) “Working Class Musicians”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Daniel N Johnson
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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Paul McCartney, The Boys of Dungeon Lane
On his 20th album, the octogenarian pop-rock architect builds a time machine out of scuffed acoustic guitars, warm tape hiss, and the kind of indelible melodies that cast a long shadow.
Iceage, For Love of Grace & the Hereafter
By returning to the rustic environment that birthed their mid-career peak, the Danish post-punks rekindle their core artistic flame with a masterclass in controlled chaos.
Sparta, Cut a Silhouette
Produced by Jawbox’s J. Robbins and featuring songs written by MCR’s Frank Iero, the post-hardcore band’s third album since reuniting sees them firing on all cylinders from start to end.
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