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
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Lighting: Jesse Tam
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Watch knitting Perform on a Montreal Rooftop for “Neighborhoods”
Watch Clarion Play “Hello Juliet” in Somerville, Massachusetts for “FLOOD Sessions”
Watch New Constellations Perform in Portland, Oregon for “Neighborhoods”
Watch City of the Sun Perform in Moab, Utah for “Neighborhoods”
Watch Yot Club Play “Make It Easy” and “Bones” in Los Angeles for “FLOOD Sessions”
Watch Wrabel Perform in Los Angeles for “Neighborhoods”
Watch Wilby Perform on a Brooklyn Rooftop for “Neighborhoods”
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
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
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
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.
Words: Will Schube
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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.
Shakey Graves, Fondness, Etc.
Alejandro Rose-Garcia’s latest record embodies change and the fleeting process of creation as it finds a peculiar middle ground between heartwarming and haunting.
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