April George and Matthew Thompson share how leaning into community and putting less pressure on themselves (and learning a few new instruments) led to the release of their debut album, Traditional Noise.
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April + VISTA Are Anything But Traditional
April George and Matthew Thompson share how leaning into community and putting less pressure on themselves (and learning a few new instruments) led to the release of their debut album, Traditional Noise.
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Jada Imani M
Additional Photos: Foster K. White
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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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