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.
Various artists, Red Xerox: Chicago Youth Beat 2020-2025
Spotlighting the diversity of Chicago’s underground scene, this comp is as much a symposium for genre-defying trailblazers as it is a no-skips playlists capturing the city’s budding youth-beat movement.
Cut Worms, Transmitter
Produced by Jeff Tweedy, Max Clarke’s fourth album tampers down the luster of past records, grounding aspects of the indie-folk songwriter’s music that once seemed impossibly pristine.
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.
FLOOD Staff
With a new album on the horizon and an opening slot for The Used later this month, the Minneapolis punks share some photo highlights from their March tour with Skating Polly.
Enter now to win tickets to see the duo’s return to LA with opener Sophie Hunter.
Ahead of the release of their sophomore album this week, the French trio share their favorite record stores, bathhouses, clothing spots, and more within the city that inspired Grand Voyage.
The band is in the midst of a headlining North American tour in support of their second album, No Obligation.
Edmonton-based songwriter Lauren Gillis gives a piano performance of “Too Soon For Sorry” and “True Devotion” from the roof of Noble Street Studios while visiting the Ontario city.
Hosted by festival co-founder Allen Scott of Another Planet Entertainment, this week’s “Hacked” features tunes from the slate of artists playing this year’s event in Golden Gate Park.
The NYC trio shares behind-the-scenes photos from their show in Paris earlier this year on their tour with Cage the Elephant.
The Swedish punk icons are in the midst of their farewell tour.
Ella Coyes plays the title track from their upcoming sophomore LP Believer, out this Friday via Royal Mountain.
The Breeders’ leader performed with a 10-piece backing band that included string and horn sections.
The Australian band plays “Love Is Off the Table” while touring last year’s Enough of the Sweet Talk LP.
The Spanish indie rockers kicked off the second leg of their Viva Hinds tour in Los Angeles over the weekend.
On the heels of his new solo LP, The Walkmen frontman spins tracks by Beach House, Talking Heads, Violent Femmes, and more.
A$AP Rocky
Sexyy Red, Destroy Lonely, Ken Carson, and more from the world’s biggest hip-hop festival’s Los Angeles edition.
Grace Bowers, Confidence Man, Mon Rovîa, Ivan Cornejo, and more from the three-day pop-up experience in Austin.
The French songwriter plays “Fusées” and “Partout” from her new album De l’autre côté while visiting LA for the first time.
Plus Gurriers, Baths, Wishy, Sedona, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, Delivery, and Cardinals from backstage at the Mohawk.
The LA-based alt-folk ensemble’s Conner Reeves shows us how to make the perfect everything bagel.
As the Swedish punks hit the road for their North American farewell tour, Dennis Lyxzén shares his favorite tunes from the next wave of hardcore bands including Scowl, Gel, and Candy.
Shots of jasmine 4.t, Baths, Delivery, Wishy, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, Cardinals, OneDa, Sierra Spirit, and Sedona from our 10th anniversary celebration at the Mohawk at SXSW.
