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.
Depeche Mode, Memento Mori: Mexico City
The live album tied to the new-wave icons’ new concert film shows how a lifelong band persists through loss while maturing their dusky music and a deep connection to their audience.
Prince & The Revolution, Around the World in a Day [40th Anniversary Edition]
Besides its crystal-clear sound, the draw for this expanded singles collection is its curios such as the 22-minute “America” and Prince’s serpentine contribution to the We Are the World album.
La Luz, Extra! Extra!
Reworking tracks from 2024’s News of the Universe LP, Shana Cleveland emphasizes themes of change, non-determinism, and acceptance on an EP that aptly feels a little lonely.
Alison Story
Jack White and company get weird in Japan for the forthcoming “Help Us Stranger” full-length.
The clip is for the title track of Elsa Carvajal’s new full-length album.
Wonder-Twin powers activate in the form of a new club anthem.
Sharon Van Etten / photo by Adrian Santos
The two indie powerhouses will come together for a handful of U.S. concerts.
Just when you thought you couldn’t love her any more, she launches her very own line of pre-rolled joints.
The young singer-songwriter already has over a million streams on Spotify for the song and remix. Watch the new music video.
The eleven-song set was captured at the University of Alabama with band Stray Gators.
The pop queen will make her big-screen live action debut in the upcoming strippers-gone-wild film.
Billie Eilish / photo by Adrian Santos
Maggie Rogers, Carly Rae Jepsen, Lil Wayne, and Toto will also rock the Vegas fall music fest.
“The song is about finding space in the noise and cacophony of distractions in our lives today.”
It’s X-rated from the opening line. This remix is strictly for mature audiences.
Two Austin couples come together to make beautiful dream pop.
The “Online Boutique for the Misfits & Miss Legits” gets real for the California desert festival.
The Swedish pop sensation reveals a new slew of summer shows.
Lykke Li / Photo by Alix Spence
Courtney Love, Megan Thee Stallion, and Charli XCX will appear at Los Angeles Historic State Park in June.
“‘Ghost Writer’ is a song trying to come to terms with how being a parent influences you.”
Kansas City kids lead by example with thoughtful and profound pop.
FKA twigs at Pitchfork Music Festival / photo by James Richards IV
Rosalía, Teyana Taylor, and Holly Herndon are part of the eclectic lineup.
Van Etten performed “Comeback Kid” live on TV for the first time, and Patti Smith’s influence was all over it.
OG rave legends return with a new song, the fastest remix of all-time, and the most interesting puppy in the world.
