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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Telehealth, Green World Image
The Seattle band mashes up Millennial malaise with ’80s synthpunk and biting satire on a playful second LP that crowds out the more emotional elements with terminally online irony.
Nara’s Room, Tearless, thoughtless
The Brooklyn band bring more dimension to their sound on a magnetic second record that’s framed by a mix of analog technology and Y2K aesthetics.
Winston Hightower, 100 Acre Wood
The 14 songs featured on the Columbus native’s second album may be as short as the ones on its lo-fi predecessor, but they’re far more fleshed out with catchier and on-point rock music.
A.D. Amorosi
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Tommy James & the Shondells, “Celebration: The Complete Roulette Recordings 1966-1973”
A deep dive into pop’s rare past with a man who made the journey bold, original, and downright frisky.
February 03, 2021
In Conversation
In Conversation: The Avalanches on the Hailstorm of Feeling That Is “We Will Always Love You”
Tony Di Blasi and Robbie Chater talk collaboration, efficient songwriting, and David Berman following the release of their third LP.
February 01, 2021
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Martin Gore, “The Third Chimpanzee”
This rare solo release from the Depeche Mode songwriter is memorably haunting.
January 29, 2021
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Langhorne Slim, “Strawberry Mansion”
The write raw-boned, ruined country anthems of “Strawberry Mansion” make it a neighborhood worth visiting.
January 28, 2021
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Richard Hell and the Voidoids, “Destiny Street Complete”
These demos and fuller, remixed recordings show off more of the Albert-Ayler-meets-Iggy-Pop thing that Hell and his band probably intended.
January 25, 2021
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Iggy and The Stooges, “You Think You’re Bad, Man: Road Tapes ’73-’74” + “From K.O. to Chaos”
Iggy Pop’s last gasp with the original Stooges is hyper-energized and essential listening alongside the official canon.
January 19, 2021
In Memoriam
Jet Boy Gone: Remembering New York Dolls’ Sylvain Sylvain
The glam-punk guitarist has passed away at the age of 69 after a two-year battle with cancer.
January 15, 2021
Film & TV
In Conversation: M. Night Shyamalan on “Servant,” “Old,” and Adapting to Change
The Apple TV+ series and forthcoming feature prove that the director/writer still has many scary tricks up his sleeve.
January 12, 2021
A colour-enhanced image of English singer and musician David Bowie, exaggerating his heterochromia iridis, 1973. This photo was taken in Paris during a photoshoot for Bowie’s ‘Pin Ups’ album.
Five Years, Five Points of Light: Celebrating the Life of David Bowie Half a Decade After Losing Him
Mike Garson, Michael C. Hall, Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon, and more discuss their multimedia celebrations of Bowie on what would have been his 74th birthday.
January 08, 2021
Staff Picks
The Best Reissues and Box Sets of 2020
12 records we were pleased to see renewed and revamped.
December 21, 2020
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The Kinks, “Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoground, Part One” [Deluxe Reissue]
If anything was an enabler of glam pop, it was “Lola.”
December 17, 2020
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JPEGMAFIA, “EP!”
JPEGMAFIA keeps it mean while on the major label tip.
December 14, 2020
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Chris Cornell, “No One Sings Like You Anymore”
The Cornell estate gifts us with 10 subtle covers focused on melodic gems with a soft ensemble as backing.
December 11, 2020
In Conversation
In Conversation: Julien Temple on Working with Shane MacGowan on His New Pogues Doc “Crock of Gold”
The filmmaker talks profiling MacGowan, Johnny Depp’s role in the project, and peroxide-haired ’80s punk.
December 11, 2020
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Cabaret Voltaire, “Shadow of Fear”
By his lonesome, Richard H. Kirk is still making endearingly intrusive electronic noise with nagging catchiness in its subtle hooks
December 03, 2020
In Conversation
In Conversation: Maynard James Keenan’s Existential Dilemma with Puscifer
The Tool and A Perfect Circle frontman and bandmate Carina Round talk the band’s latest record, “Existential Reckoning.”
December 01, 2020
FLOOD’s Guide to Record Store Day Black Friday: John Prine, Pop Smoke, My Chemical Romance, and More
What we’re excited for on the last weekend of RSD’s pandemic-necessitated four-part event.
November 25, 2020
Jarvis Cocker, at his home in the Peak District, UK. June 17, 2020.
Tom Jamieson for The New York Times
In Conversation
In Conversation: Jarvis Cocker Takes Us to the Roots of His Work as JARV IS…
In support of his new concert film, Cocker recalls his slow adaptation to live performance and explains his unexpected obsession with caves.
November 24, 2020
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Elton John, “Jewel Box”
No one’s excesses are as glorious and ornate as Elton John’s.
November 23, 2020
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Nick Cave, “Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace”
This recording of Cave’s tearful solo performance offers warmth, elegance, and smart solace.
November 19, 2020
