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.
Kim Gordon, Play Me
Fully embracing the trashy SoundCloud-era internet aesthetic as she raps, sings, and shreds over industrial clatter, this is the sound of an artist who’s still inspired by the cutting edge at 72.
The Notwist, News From Planet Zombie
This folksy, brassy new iteration of the German trio excels at melodies that yearn and churn with melancholy—yet still manages something celebratory.
Minnesota Artists United Against ICE, Melt ICE
This gigantic comp album featuring 110 Minnesotan artists raising funds for immigrant communities terrorized by ICE may also happen to be where you find your new favorite band.
FLOOD Staff
The Algerian guitar group shares dispatches from the Sahara ahead of their latest collection, Hoggar, dropping via their own Wedge label.
Maya Hawke and Christian Lee Hutson
Ringing in the year of the fire horse, the event’s 39th edition emphasized a message of celebration amid a moment of turmoil.
With the deluxe version of their 2024 LP Staring at the Sun out now, the duo play “Emmaline” and “Warning Song” in their producer Tommy Trautwein’s backyard.
The musician/producer/performance artist/activist brought her No Lube So Rude show to Queens this past weekend.
The West Texas songwriter plays acoustic versions of “Movie Star” and “Tell Me It’s Over” from her debut album Queen of Texas, out this Friday.
The UK twee-pop group celebrates the release of their first album in 30 years with a radio takeover featuring The Modern Lovers, The Byrds, T. Rex, and more.
Pablo Sotelo, Jean Pierre Narvaez, and Elijah Trujillo break down each track on their fifth album, out now via Nettwerk.
The string collective plays “Lose Control” and “Creep” at Gold-Diggers in LA.
The FLOOD 13 cover stars performed their new album The Mountain with the assistance of Sparks, Black Thought, IDLES’s Joe Talbot, Asha Puthli, and more.
The songwriter plays “Best of Our Possible Lives” from his new album of the same name in his hometown in Manitoba.
The British rockers’ new track serves as the first taste of their newly announced LP BLISS, their first release via V2 Records.
The songwriter plays “Death of the Limousine” and “Naked in the Hotel Bar” from their LP Total Popstar outside the LA community space Above the Bridge.
Festival co-founders Kevin Arnold and Jordan Kurland are taking over the station with a selection of tunes by artists playing the San Francisco event’s 33rd year.
Lucie Lozinski gives a solo performance of both tracks from her debut album Burnout/Boys at Harbor Studios in Red Hook.
Featuring speakers, workshops, and more presented by music industry leaders, the three-day event for emerging artists is slated for March 27 – 29 in Hollywood.
Music’s leading experts in disaster management play a golden-hour set on an NYC rooftop consisting of “Narcissist” and “The Subletter,” both from the band’s debut EP Life Rights.
UK songwriter George van den Broek shares how Stevie Wonder, Donald Fagan, and more helped shape his vision for his new “return to innocence” LP.
The recently founded alliance of American music and arts foundations and organizations took to LA this past week with performances, talks, and more.
Kehlani
In the days leading up to the big game at Levi’s Stadium, the brand will be hosting performances, exclusive merch drops, and more in San Francisco’s Financial District.
Live scenes and portraits of Antarctigo Vespucci, 54 Ultra, Bad Bad Hats, fantasy of a broken heart, 454, and more from the multi-venue, month-spanning festival.
