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Keep, “Almost Static”

1 week ago | floodmagazine.com | Kurt Orzeck

KeepAlmost StaticSELF-RELEASEDNever has a band that’s not Mercury Rev sounded more like Mercury Rev than Keep. And with nefarious AI running rampant these days, there’s a sliver of a chance that the artists are one and the same. But, conspiracy theories aside, here’s Keep in a nutshell: Their generic band name must be a curse for PR and promotional campaigns for their new LP Almost Static, yet their enthralling music breathes new life into alt-rock, oh-so-refreshingly.
All Under Heaven and High. Team Up for Split Single via Sunday Drive Records

1 week ago | floodmagazine.com | Mike LeSuer

A few years prior to releasing their debut album What Lies Ahead of Me last June, New Jersey’s All Under Heaven teamed up with their labelmates Glare and Leaving Time on the shoegaze-focused Sunday Drive Records for the collaborative single “Show You My Pain.” That label cohesion continues today with the band’s newly announced split single with fellow Jerseyites High., with the former band’s “Moving On” and the latter’s “Someone You Adore” adhering to the Sunday Drive ethos of searing...
Subsonic Eye, “Singapore Dreaming”

1 week ago | floodmagazine.com | Kurt Orzeck

The Singaporean indie rockers’ jangly fifth record proselytizes the beauty of the natural world, providing hope with deliriously catchy tunes that channel ’90s groups like Superchunk and GBV. Subsonic EyeSingapore DreamingTOPSHELFIt’s not every day that a writer for an American indie-rock website gets to introduce music fans to a band from Singapore. But of course there are musicians living in Singapore—don’t Wormrot and newly signed Kanine artist Blush sound familiar? OK, maybe not.
King Isis’ Songs of Catharsis Playlist

1 week ago | floodmagazine.com | Kim March

A new EP of emotive alt-pop from King Isis has been an annual occasion worth looking forward to dating back to March 2023’s debut Scales.
Rhys Langston, “Pale Black Negative”

1 week ago | floodmagazine.com | Kevin Crandall

Rhys LangstonPale Black NegativeBLACK MARKET POETRY/FUSED ARROWRhys Langston is a self-proclaimed genre abolitionist—a very accurate title, if you’re familiar with even a portion of his 20-project catalog.
Murder by Death, “Egg & Dart”

2 weeks ago | floodmagazine.com | Mischa Pearlman

Each song on the Louisville-based gothic-Americana band’s final album is its own requiem, a tender farewell accepting of its fate. Murder by DeathEgg & DartSELF-RELEASEDAfter a quarter of a century, Murder by Death are calling it a day—but not before they first say goodbye. From the moment the Louisville band’s twelfth and final full-length begins with the gentle resignation of “Searcher,” the sense of finality is palpable.
Ramonda Hammer Offer Up a Lifeline with New Track “The Panic”

2 weeks ago | floodmagazine.com | Mike LeSuer

The LA trios return with their second new single from their forthcoming EP. LA trio Ramonda Hammer returned back in April after a brief hiatus with a new single called “Eyelash” that tied together all the loose ends of the grungy alt-rock sounds they’ve been honing over the course of a decade now.
Kim Gordon Reworks “Bye Bye” with Words Censored by Trump Administration

2 weeks ago | floodmagazine.com | Kim March

Kim Gordon has shared a new version of her single “Bye Bye,” retitled “Bye Bye 25!,” featuring new lyrics made up of words banned by the current Trump administration. Originally featured on Gordon’s 2024 LP The Collective, the new version features the artist half-rapping lines like: “Mental health, electric vehicle / Gulf of Mexico / Energy conversion / Gay bird flu advocate.” It's extremely 2025.
Theo Croker Walks Us Through the Sophisticated Emotions Behind “Dream Manifest”

2 weeks ago | floodmagazine.com | Mike LeSuer

After his breakout LP Escape Velocity nearly a decade ago, trumpeter Theo Crokerhas been expanding the realm of his spiritual-jazz compositions to more seamlessly incorporate rappers and other guest vocalists who affirm his cosmic vision. Having built a rolodex of collaborators over the years after working with everyone from J. Cole to Nathy Peluso, his last two LPs have included contributions from Wyclef Jean, Jamila Woods, Jill Scott, Ari Lennox, and more.
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, “Phantom Island”

2 weeks ago | floodmagazine.com | Kurt Orzeck

The Australian band’s growing comfort performing with orchestra musicians results in a bolder, brighter, more engaging, and more direct album than its predecessor. King Gizzard & the Lizard WizardPhantom Island(P)DOOMHow can a gizzard, which is part of a bird’s stomach, be anointed king? How can a lizard have the ability to cast spells, or make studio magic?