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.
Alan Vega, Alan Vega [Deluxe Edition]
This remastering of the late Suicide frontman’s wired-weirdly rockabilly debut is bolstered by demos and scratch tracks that offer a rare glimpse into the artistic process.
Sleaford Mods, The Demise of Planet X
The Nottingham duo rage-rave on with their aggressive brand of electronic post-punk on their apocalyptic and uncharacteristically guest-heavy eighth album.
Cat Power, Redux
Arriving in celebration of the 20th anniversary of The Greatest, this EP excavates the past with a weary, newfound wisdom—like a ghostly transmission from a parallel timeline.
Alex Machock
For the last time, rock isn’t dead—but there’s still a lot that could use a revival.
Before GarageBand gave you an excuse to just do it badly yourself, you actually had to pay people to make your drum tracks sound awful. Time to fire up “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater” and take a listen to a few of the worst.
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We don’t deserve it.
2010. Sean Nicholas Savage Mutual Feelings of Respect and Admiration cover
Lo-fi crooner disco isn’t exactly a genre with clear lines of intent and seriousness, but looking back at one (the only?) key example shows that nothing ever sounded so sincere.
