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.
The Durutti Column, Renascent
Sixteen long years since his last album, Vini Reilly makes a welcome return with a low-key album that’s still rich and lovely, unpretentious and open-hearted.
Shearwater, The New World
Jonathan Meiburg’s lyrical approach flits between apocalyptic soothsaying and naturalist poetry on his band’s ambitious and worldly eleventh album, which thrums with field recordings.
Ween, 12 Golden Country Greats [30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition]
Embellished with over 20 unreleased demos and session outtakes, the brothers’ 1996 foray into country was as devoted to a single sound as they would ever be.
FLOOD Staff
The band was supported by local rockers Smut at their Lollapalooza kick-off show in Chicago.
The Afro-Cuban jazz band leader performs the title track from his recently released LP to close out the evening’s set in Japan.
Backstage shots with This Is Lorelei, Madi Diaz, Morgan Nagler, Hot Tuna, KIRBY, and more from the legendary seaside fest in Rhode Island.
The dream-pop duo play an acoustic version of “It’s Enough” from their newly released album Everythingness in the city’s Bermondsey district.
Buzz Osborne takes us behind the scenes of their tour with Mike Patton’s long-running supergroup.
The Manchester band spins tracks by Title Fight, Queens of the Stone Age, Marvin Gaye, and more ahead of their performance at Lollapalooza this weekend.
The “Loveland Tour”
The second stop of the Loveland tour took over the storied venue with support from Charlotte Lawrence.
Behind-the-scenes shots of the pop star’s recent NYC dates supporting her debut album, At the Beach, in Every Life.
The song’s over-the-top music video was filmed at the house from Obsession.
The New York–based songwriter plays the final two tracks from his recently released debut album Bathe in the Everlasting Light.
The LA-via-Paris outfit celebrated the release of their new album Monkey Mind with an intimate event at the iconic music company’s Los Angeles studio.
Our latest digital cover stars spin tracks by Prince, Westside Cowboy, Lala Lala, Boards of Canada, and more.
The Welsh punk upstarts share highlights from their first-ever North American headlining tour.
Set up in his backyard, Hunter Morris plays “Only in the Wild” and the title track from his new LP Nowhere, NW backed by Phillip Brantley and a chorus of crickets.
The London four-piece played the biggest show of their career in their hometown with The Last Dinner Party, Lykke Li, Rachel Chinouriri, Keo, and Florence Road.
Shots of PinkPantheress, JENNIE, Matt Berninger, Kneecap, and more at the annual event set at an airport outside of Warsaw.
The UK songwriter takes us thrifting, apple-picking, gardening, and more on an ideal day in her hometown.
The Sonic Youth co-founder was joined by The Fiery Furnaces on the tour stop in support of her third solo LP, Play Me>.
25 records that both define and transcend generations.
The Tennessee trio play “Little Blue House” and “Suburbia” from their forthcoming debut album in Kaitie Forbes’ neighborhood.
