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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The sequel to the Britpop-era War Child comp couldn’t have arrived at a better time, with its guest-filled track list embodying the charity’s mission of healing in the midst of global violence.
Shabaka, Of the Earth
The spiritual jazz musician’s third solo album rejects the distant cosmos and murky recesses of history in favor of the strange melodies and wondrous rhythms of human existence.
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The sequel to the 2022 Album of the Year GRAMMY winner is another radical genre shape-shift for a pop star who refuses to settle for just another EDM album.
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PREMIERE: Dude York Advise Against Going DIY in “Black Jack” Video
From the Seattle trio’s February record “Sincerely.”
September 20, 2017
PREMIERE: Hop in the Magic Bus with I Come to Shanghai’s “Stranger”
Journey through the past, darkly.
September 18, 2017
photo by John Gutierrez
PREMIERE: Tall Juan Goes The Distance in Handpainted “Cuida Coches” Video
Another “Olden Goldie” cut gets a clip.
September 14, 2017
photo by Elise Mesner
PREMIERE: Dinner Sings Sweet “Siren Song” in New Video
From the Captured Tracks release “New Work.”
September 13, 2017
photo by Nicole and Jax Anderson
PREMIERE: Liquid Monk Recreate “Nighttime” in the Daylight with Help from Jazz Singer Kameryn Ogden
The Detroit electro quartet’s debut is out September 22.
September 07, 2017
PREMIERE: Battleme Descends into the Post-Election “Hot Mess”
From October’s “Cult Psychotica.”
September 06, 2017
PREMIERE: Nurses Offer an Anthem for the Internet Weary on “In the Mirror”
The LA-via-Portland avant-popsters announce their return.
September 01, 2017
photo by Bread Casey
PREMIERE: Drag City’s Dead Rider Arrive Alive in “The Ideal” Clip
From the group’s forthcoming “Crew Licks.”
August 31, 2017
PREMIERE: Ross Goldstein Makes Collaboration Magisterial on “Inverted Jenny” LP
The New York musician builds a wall of sound in the Catskills.
August 10, 2017
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Tech Yourself Before You Fest Yourself
All the googaws and whatsits you need to heighten your festing experience.
August 02, 2017
photo by Andrew Brodhed for TuneIn
PREMIERE: Follow Dawes to SF on the “The Road to Outside Lands” Podcast
Growing up on the road isn’t exactly easy.
August 01, 2017
PREMIERE: Howard Ivans Brings Subtle, Supple Funk on “Back to the Life”
Courtesy of Spacebomb Records.
July 31, 2017
photo by Travis Button
PREMIERE: Palehound Return to Pickathon’s Slab Sessions with “Healthier Folk”
Plus, tune in next weekend to catch the festival live from Happy Valley, OR.
July 28, 2017
PREMIERE: Black Beach Wave Red Flags on “Cluttered Head” Single
From the Boston garage trio’s forthcoming EP “Play Loud Die, Vol. II.”
July 27, 2017
PREMIERE: BÊNNÍ is Here to Remind You That the Gulf Coast is Really Freaky
California and Germany ain’t the only places making new-age music.
July 24, 2017
photo by Ali Nogueiras
PREMIERE: Some Kind of Nun Has Some Kind of Fun in the Video for NO WIN’S “Crooked Heart”
Seek succor.
July 24, 2017
photo by Stefanie Vinsel
PREMIERE: David Ramirez and the Bifurcation of “Twins”
The Mexican-American songwriter offers a timely lament.
July 19, 2017
photo by Eli Moore
PREMIERE: LAKE Stay Soft for “Over Under” Video
Pastel tones out of Olympia.
July 18, 2017
photo by Kimberly Young Sun
PREMIERE: Zuli Dials in A Classic Pop Gem with “Kubadiver”
The NY-based singer lets his hair out.
July 13, 2017
PREMIERE: Joseph Childress Has a Story to Tell in “Virginia Bound”
Country rock and roll will never die.
July 10, 2017
