Here Comes The Flood

Anglo-French trio The Gentle Spring show off their education by quoting Shakespeare's famous line "If music be the food of love, play on" spoken by Orsino, the Duke of Illyria, in Twelfth Night at the start of the video for their new single Down with Love. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/the-...

Canadian alternative country/blues/folk rock band Cowboy Junkies will be on tour on the US East coast throughout November to promote their Open to Beauty – Best of the 21st Century album. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/cowb... #cowboyjunkies #inconcert

Steven Wilson has shared a video for A Basket of Bees, played "live" in the studio with Randy McStine (guitars, backing vocals) and Russell Holzman (drums, percussion) and Shelby Logan Warn (backing vocals), a pastoral prog rocker with a bit of metal bass. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/stev...

Finding closure about a relationship going on the rocks within two minutes feels a bit like rushing it. However, Coltin Thorn, an outlaw Americana singer from Salt Lake City manages this to do so with It's Time For Me To Leave. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/colt... #coltinthorne

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Japanese duo Barbican Estate quickly made a name for themselves in the UK underground scene after their moved to London. On their new single Atlas they cherrypicked drone elements of synth-driven downtempo and post-rock on top of a motorik back beat. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/barb...

I tend to write on an acoustic guitar or the piano. I have kind of a rule: if I can't sit down and play this and get the song over, I don't take it to the band, because most any good song, you can sit down and deliver it with a piano or a guitar. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/word...

There is a ninth level of hell.

English quartet British Birds have come up with a loveable mix of psychedelic garage rock, XTC-flavoured New Wave and the Kinks in their late '60s early '70s vaudeville leanings. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/brit... @skepwax.bsky.social #britishbirds

Jordan Galland created a hand drawn animated video for You Killed My Saturday, a track from his No Rockstars album: "He has taken a scalpel to his current life, cut out all the bullshit, and ended up with a bunch of carefully crafted songs. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/jord... #jordangalland

In-studio performance by country musicians Gillian Welch and David Rawlings with Paul Kowert on bass on The Afternoon Show @ KEXP radio in Seattle, recorded on August 18, 2026. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/gill... #inconcert #kexp

The foundation of the track is a growling and unrelenting guitar riff propping up singer John Gottlieb celebrating coming out of his shell now that he has found love, but also slightly worried that it might not last. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/low-... #lowhorizon

O'Toole and Bartholomew have developed an instant rapport, enabling them to lock into a groove and make a sharp turn that they did not know was coming until it presented itself as a logical step for the piece. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/alex... #n000000000 #improv

A Kickstarter campaign has been launched to release Johnny Dowd's Pictures From Life's Other Side album on vinyl. It will be a 2LP with the full album, plus newly recorded acoustic versions on Side 4. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/john... @johnnydowd.bsky.social

With their amalgam of jazz and triphop German-American quartet Salomea made friends in both genres, and quite a few outside those two too. "Emotional minefields, snap shots taken during night life and of course the wicked ways of love." www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/salo... #salomea

Wrapped in Couchman's Ultravox-esque soundscapes, the trio's shared vocals manage lift-off in a dreamy trip to outer space. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/lost... @somehappything.bsky.social @lostsignaltunes.bsky.social

With lopsided rhythms having a ball with slacker vocals Dorley Mackay (vocals, guitar) and Chilton Fawcett (drums) created a dance song for people who don't like to dance, because that would not be cool. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/doss...

Another Motörhead live show will be released as a 2LP - on purple vinyl - for Black Friday (November). The Löst Tapes Vol. 8: Live at Margate" was recorded on November 5, 1984 @ Winter Gardens in Margate, UK. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/moto...

Upbeat tongue-in-cheek songs about the devil, the full moon, the walking dead and black magic. Shuddering a bit while being fully aware that nothing of it is real feels nice. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/jo-c...

Calamar's mix of power pop and psychedelica as well as his way with words make Odd Numb3rs And Slanted Rhymes an album made by a fan of music for fans of music, provided they have a sense of humour. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/gary... @garycalamar.bsky.social @bigstirrecords.bsky.social

Marc Soucy kicks off his instrumental Rebellion And Seduction with a big and loud piece of classic rock, albeit without using actual guitars, before bringing in jazz. Dark and dystopian in a '70s sci-fi kind of way www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/marc... @marclsoucy.bsky.social

New Anton Barbeau video for Come Home To Me, the title track from his latest album: "He and his musicians leave a trail of musical nuggets, some quite obvious, others hiding in plain sight." www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/anto... @antonbarbeau.bsky.social

South Korean composer and pianist Taehyung Kim, who releases music as TK, offers two sides of the coin on his double A-side single Light & Dark, two subdued neo-classical pieces that use carefully applied samples of strings. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/tk-l...

Watch the full show by Australian rock singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett at Ancienne Belgique in Brussels on October 9. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/cour... #courtneybarnett #inconcert #anciennebelgique

You try to improvise in a compositional manner. You don't just do some stupid lick you've been practicing, scale form exercises or something. Terry Bozzio www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/word...

Californian quartet Scaled Alps are all over the place on their Let the Alpine Play album, trying to capture Los Angeles by night, where the promise of sex, looking for a high and the danger of violence are caught up in a never-ending tug of war. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/scal...

Manchester slacker garage rockers Wyatt wrote their debut single Morning shortly after an amp broke down during a show. It made them realise that such a thing isn't that big of a thing to worry about, because shit happens. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/wyat...

Frank Black (a.k.a. Black Francis) performed at the London Palladium on February 6, 2025 as part of the anniversary tour for his Teenager of the Year, album. The show is being released as a 3LP and 2CD for Black Friday (November 27). www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/fran... #frankblack

They are not afraid to push repetition to the limit, creating tension and only offering release when it suits them. Female Gaze create their own safe spaces and don't welcome outside visitors with open arms. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/fema... #femalegaze #fortlowellrecords

New Mouth Ulcers single Lady Rust, about an undead women turned vampire who is adamant to kick out all the folks who dare to venture into her Manor House. Everything around her falls apart, because stuff ages while she doesn't. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/mout...

Singer-songwriter J.M. Hart has posted a video for Tell Me Your Story. "Hart keeps it deceptively straightforward, using the tone of his guitar to capture the various moods and no frills lyrics that cut to the chase." www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/jm-h... @jmhart.bsky.social

An expanded version of the 1971 film Jimi Plays Berkeley will be shown at The Regent Theatre in Arlington on October 22. It features extra 15 minutes of previously unseen footage from the shows at the Berkeley Community Theatre. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/one-...

You can think big and you can think really big. German musician Chris Burda, half of post-rock duo Collapse Under The Empire, has tried to capture the story of planet Earth by writing cinematic synth-driven pieces about notable geological periods. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/age-...

Simon Karolis has come out of hibernation with Furious Racehorse. The soft-spoken folk-tinged single is about dreaming about bigger things, but being held back by reality. Spoiler: he is the horse and he does manage to break free in the end. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/simo...

Colin Robinson has posted a video for Launching the Puddling Boat at Nob End, a track from the The Sandman of Aberystwyth album by his one-man avant-garde band Jumble Hole Clough. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/jumb...

Jordan Galland looked in the mirror, shrugged, and went to work on a collection of vignettes that are on the fence between smart pop and indie rock. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/jord... #jordangalland

Ramones completists might want to pick up the Subterranean Jungle Demos LP that will be released on Black Friday (27 November) on yellow vinyl (5500 copies). www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/ramo... #ramones @recordstoreday.bsky.social #vinyl #demos

Phish 2026/10/11 Orion Amphitheater Huntsville, AL www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/phis... @phish.com @phish.net

Barbeau and his musicians leave a trail of musical nuggets, some quite obvious, others hiding in plain sight, and the Easter eggs only showing themselves to those with undivided attention and an above average attention span. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/anto... @antonbarbeau.bsky.social

Nashville neo-soul quintet Saycouth go back to the '70s with a sexy song about a night on the town. Dancing, drinking and all that are celebrated with glee, with a nice helping of "come hither" thrown in for good measure. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/sayc... #saycouth

I listen to music all day every day. I can't not listen to music. It's kind of scary how much I listen to music, but it's what I love, and it's all I care about, so I'm good with it. Billie Eilish www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/word...

Dutch folk-tinged slowcore duo Coaster are dipping their feet into slightly louder and harsher music on their new album A Happy Sad. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/coas... #coaster #tinyroomrecords

Phish 2026/10/09 VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/phis... @phish.com @phish.net #inconcert

Mazzola and Gruber bonded over a shared love for power pop and synth-driven New Wave, with soft-spoken psychedelic rock serving as an intermediate. It gives the dark songs a shine that makes the lyrical content even more cutting. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/baby... #babyscream #ezegruber

Jazz pianist Bill Evans played with his trio in Lugano, Switzerland, in 1967 and in Pescara, Italy, in 1969. Recordings from these shows have been rounded up for the 2LP Across The Alps - The Lugano & Pescara Concerts which be released on Black Friday. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/bill...

Anil Prasad interviewed Steven Wilson about his new album Requiem for a Village for his Innerviews website. His love for folk horror, under the influence of British TV shows he watched as a kid, is all over his new album. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/stev... #iInnerviews @stevenwilsonhq.com

Phish 2026/10/07 Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront Richmond, VA www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/phis... @phish.com @phish.net #inconcert

An unreleased Marianne Faithfull concert will be released as a 2LP (1800 copies worldwide) on Black Friday (November 27). Eye Communication: Live at The Wax Museum was recorded in Washington D.C. on October 2, 1983. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/mari... #mariannefaithfull #inconcert

Jangling pop quintet Swansea Sound have written a bittersweet song about a beloved live music venue that got demolished to make room for office spaces. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/10/swan... #swanseasound @skepwax.bsky.social