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.
Public Opinion, The Curse of Public Opinion
A deceptively heavy record behind its jaunty melodies and catchy choruses, the Colorado punks’ second LP is a cold shower that makes you feel fully alive.
Jungle, Sunshine
Sultry, smart, and sophisticated, the London acid-jazz trio’s aptly titled fifth album is a bright, brassy soundtrack to a late summer’s dusk into dawn.
L’Rain, Fata Morgana
Taja Cheek’s complex fourth album pushes the boundaries of genre to create something shimmering and otherworldly.
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.
