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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Kneecap, Fenian
With bigger melodies and broader synth soundscapes, the rage-rave rap trio’s second LP takes an unexpected turn inward as they continue to take the politics of the world at large to task.
youbet, youbet
Penetratingly exact and proudly undefinable, Nick Llobet’s first album since expanding the project to a duo adds more definition to the sinewy, searching palette of their previous material.
Various artists, All These Things I Thought I Knew: A Compilation Tribute to the Late LD Beghtol
This tribute to the late songwriter and Magnetic Fields collaborator is something of a family affair, with close friends and clever familiars gathering to celebrate the artist’s dearly dour discography.
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Art & Culture
Game On: Two5Six Festival Celebrates Culture and Video Games
The three-day event in Brooklyn includes a film festival, conference, and free public arcade from May 15–17
May 08, 2015
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Staff Picks
Sound Board: The Week’s Best Tracks
Our picks for the best tracks out there for the week of May 4–8, 2015. Headphone-tested, FLOOD-approved.
May 08, 2015
John Cusack and Elizabeth Banks in “Love & Mercy.” photo by Francois Duhamel
EventsFilm + TV
RSVP: Advanced Screening of “Love & Mercy” in Chicago
The Music Box screening will be followed by a Q&A with Brian Wilson and John Cusack
May 07, 2015
Events
RSVP: King Tuff at The Del Monte Speakeasy
Our next Red Bull Sound Select show goes down May 28 in Los Angeles, with support from The Shrine.
May 07, 2015
Frank Ocean and (Maybe) Morrissey to Headline FYF 2015
The twelfth annual Downtown extravaganza will return to the LA Sports Arena & Exposition Park in August, with appearances scheduled from The Jesus and Mary Chain, D’Angelo, Savages, Purity Ring, Spiritualized, Thee Oh Sees, and many, many more.
May 06, 2015
2015. Amason SXSW FLOOD Session screenshot
WATCH: Amason Plays Stripped-Down Version of “Duvan” for FLOOD Sessions
The Swedish supergroup’s debut album “Sky City” is out now on Fairfax Recordings.
May 05, 2015
Art & CultureEvents
CONTEST: Win a Trip to Boston Calling 2015 and a Burton Prize Pack
You and a guest could fly to Beantown to see Beck, My Morning Jacket, Tame Impala, and more!
May 05, 2015
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Art & CultureFilm + TV
Graffiti Artist Sket One Combines Religious, National Iconography With Star Wars
Graffiti artist Sket One is known for subversive work, but putting Princess Leia on a prayer candle? That’s just brilliant….
May 04, 2015
2015. Twin Shadow, “I’m Ready” video
WATCH: Twin Shadow Drops Cinematic Video for “I’m Ready”
“Eclipse” is out now via Warner
May 01, 2015
FLOOD 8 — Side A — Courtney Barnett Version
Click here to purchase a physical copy of FLOOD 8.
May 01, 2015
Digital Download: FLOOD Issue #8 (Jack White/Kate Berlant and John Early Version)
Featuring cover stories on Courtney Barnett and Jack White on one side, and Roy Choi (in conversation with Portugal. The Man) and Kate Berlant and John Early on the other.
May 01, 2015
Digital Download: FLOOD Issue #8 (Courtney Barnett/Roy Choi Version)
Featuring cover stories on Courtney Barnett and Jack White on one side, and Roy Choi (in conversation with Portugal. The Man) and Kate Berlant and John Early on the other.
May 01, 2015
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Staff Picks
Sound Board: The Week’s Best Tracks
Our picks for the best tracks out there for the week of April 27–May 1, 2015. Headphone-tested, FLOOD-approved.
May 01, 2015
2015. Taymir FLOOD Session, “Jenny”
WATCH: Taymir Shares Acoustic Performance of “Jenny” For FLOOD Sessions
The group’s debut album “Phosphene” will receive its stateside release later this year
April 30, 2015
2015. Cayucas press photo by Dusdin Condren
LISTEN: Cayucas Share New Single “Moony Eyed Walrus,” Announce Sophomore Album
“Dancing at the Blue Lagoon” is due out June 23 via Secretly Canadian
April 29, 2015
FLOOD 8 — Side B — Kate Berlant and John Early Version
Click here to purchase a physical copy of FLOOD 8.
April 27, 2015
FLOOD 8 — Side B — Roy Choi Version
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April 27, 2015
FLOOD 8 — Side A — Jack White Version
Click here to purchase a physical copy of FLOOD 8.
April 27, 2015
2015. Father John Misty photo by Suzanne Cordeiro
Events
LIVE, IN PHOTOS: Father John Misty at Stubb’s BBQ in Austin (4/24/2015)
2015 is the year of Joshua Tillman as he continues to bewitch and bewilder in Texas.
April 27, 2015
Frank Turner / photo by Marc Lemoine
WATCH: Frank Turner Covers The Weakerthans For FLOOD Sessions
“The Third Three Years” is out now via Xtra Mile Recordings
April 27, 2015
