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.
Mirah, Dedication
Gently playful with a fire burning underneath, the artist’s first record in seven years signifies her devotion to the craft of making music, whether the light in her career is burning bright or dim.
Worry Club, I’m Freaking Out
The debut album from Midwestern bedroom-pop songwriter Chase Walsh consistently feels authentic as it addresses grief and anxiety as universal truths.
Maria BC, Marathon
The experimental songwriter maintains the haunting delicacies of acoustic guitar and piano on a more fluid third album, while just as frequently counterweaving billowing distortion.
David Iskra
LCD Soundsystem
Remi Wolf, Hozier, Spoon, Mannequin Pussy, and the sights, sounds, and surf from Asbury Park, New Jersey.
The band capped off a set of NYC shows celebrating 20 years of Plans earlier this week, with The American Analog Set opening.
Meek Mill
Miguel, Kaytranada, Tems, and more from The Roots’ rain-soaked celebration in Philadelphia.
The 38th annual edition of the event took place earlier this week at Carnegie Hall.
“It’s been a while since I’ve sung these songs—16 years, in fact. But I’m thrilled to be here with Jason and the soon-to-be First Gentleman of the United States of America.”
Norah Jones, The Black Crowes, and Kool & the Gang all delivered stellar sets at the annual Asbury Park fest—but this year’s edition was all about The Boss.
EarthGang, Bootie Brown, Michelle Ndegwa, De La Soul, and others joined Damon Albarn and the animated group for their Philly tour stop.
Japanese Breakfast and The Linda Lindas joined them for their New York homecoming.
photo by David Iskra
The Asbury Park, NJ festival co-founded by photographer Danny Clinch also featured Wet Leg, Idles, My Morning Jacket, Boy George, and more.
Julien Baker and Quinn Christopherson also performed at this weekend stop on the triple-headliner Wild Hearts Tour.
The event—which benefitted local foundation Make the World Better—also featured Welsh singer Cate Le Bon.
The electronic pioneers are in the midst of their North American 3-D tour.
Trent Reznor and the band are in the midst of a US tour playing their first live shows since 2018.
The Radiohead frontman took his Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes project to Berkeley for a memorable sold-out performance.
The “Beastie Boys Book: Live & Direct” tour was a funny, moving, and irreverent spectacle—all soundtracked by breakbeats and scratches.
The iconic metal group went unplugged—or at least slightly de-electrified—for a benefit show this past weekend.
