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.
This Is Lorelei, Holo Boy
Water From Your Eyes’ Nate Amos digs into his back catalog of nearly 70 releases shared over the last 12 years, revealing his humble beginnings and the seeds of last year’s breakout LP.
Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here 50
This box set repackages the languid yet damaged follow-up to the band’s breakout success, with its true star being the massive-sounding bootleg of a 1975 live show at LA’s Sports Arena.
Blur, The Great Escape [30th Anniversary Edition]
Packed with era-appropriate B-sides, this release celebrates the Britpop quartet in their last gasp of opulent orchestration as they moved into lonely disillusionment and reserved distance.
FLOOD Staff
The New Zealand reared artist showcases the elaborate stage production for his upcoming shows in LA and NYC in support of his new LP SENESCENCE.
The songwriter gives an acoustic performance of her Bug track “You Know I Love You Still” in a backyard in LA.
Subtitled “101 Songs That Shaped a City,” the book co-authored by Eva Walker and Jacob Uitti (with an intro by Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready) is out tomorrow via Sasquatch Books.
Our latest digital cover stars spin everything from Beach House to Nina Simone to Frankie Valli on their radio takeover.
Annie Clark’s All Born Screaming tour landed in her adopted hometown on Friday.
The SoCal trio performs two tracks for our latest subseries, which is dedicated to the music and arts fest on California’s Central Coast.
The Kansas City–based indie rockers play the track “How It Goes” from their recent LP Everyone’s Gone and I Know I’m the Cause while visiting the city.
Kevin Abstract
Shots of Sabrina Carpenter, Grace Jones, Slowdive, Killer Mike, Daniel Caesar, and more from Golden Gate Park.
Samara Joy at Newport Jazz Festival / photo Eleanor Petry
Live pics and portraits of Samara Joy, Brittany Howard, Elvis Costello, Kamasi Washington, Noname, and more from the historic fest in Newport, Rhode Island.
The indie-pop duo took the stage in Chicago over the weekend to perform songs from their newly released sixth album, To the Ghosts.
Go behind the scenes of the band’s European tour ahead of their FLOOD-sponsored show at the Bowl this weekend. Plus, enter to win free tickets.
The Vancouver-based group kicks off our latest subseries, which will be dedicated to the music and arts fest on California’s Central Coast.
Friko, Been Stellar, Blu DeTiger, Knox, Brigitte Calls Me Baby, Tiny Habits, and more from the fest within the fest.
Backstage shots of Destroy Boys, Militarie Gun, Tiny Habits, Pierce the Veil, Friko, and more from Grant Park in Chicago.
The NYC-based songwriter plays “Sushi in Wyoming” from his debut album Enchanté, out now via Nettwerk.
Laufey / photo by Bella Peterson
The Last Dinner Party, Reneé Rapp, Deftones, Blondshell, Tate McRae, and more highlights from Grant Park in Chicago.
Coming off a weekend in Chicago for Lollapalooza, the NYC-based rockers walk us through an ideal day in the city they call home.
Nicolette Hoang and Ian Bain play “Losing More” from their debut album The Long Way in Bain’s backyard.
Local Natives’ Nik Ewing brings two of the piano compositions from his forthcoming LP Songs for Linnéa to downtown Glendale, California.
Behind-the-scenes shots with Militarie Gun, Miya Folick, La Luz, and more from the return of the two-day fest at Waterfront Park in Portland.
