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.
MEMORIALS, All Clouds Bring Not Rain
The genre-hopping fifth LP from Verity Susman and Matthew Simms is more ornate and ambitious than their earlier material, though ultimately the whole is lesser than the sum of the parts.
Filth Is Eternal, Impossible World
Vibrant, dexterous, and unrelentingly compelling, the Seattle hardcore-punks’ fourth album sees them mature into a band adept at writing songs lasting more than two minutes.
Arlo Parks, Ambiguous Desire
Vulnerability is baked into the heartbeat of the British songwriter’s third album with an aching groove lifted to new levels courtesy of the ecstasy of dance music.
FLOOD Staff
This week’s “Fave 15” podcast also includes Kathleen Hanna, Danger Mouse & Black Thought, and mxmtoon.
The Canadian folk songwriter plays through “All Dressed Up,” “Waterfall,” and “I Can’t Believe” in her backyard.
The solo pipe organ performance arrives ahead of the songwriter’s forthcoming record ALTAR.
The former Walkmen member performs the track from his latest solo venture The Bear outside his schoolhouse studio.
Pre-Coachella weekend 1 playing it cool
The LA-based four-piece takes us behind the scenes of their weekend festival experience.
The North Charleston festival curated by Shovels & Rope also featured Sharon Van Etten, Modest Mouse, Mavis Staples, Adia Victoria, and Black Pumas.
Both “Pink Sky” and “Broken Families” appear on the actress/songwriter’s forthcoming LP Lady for Sale.
Artists pose during weekend two of the Indio music fest.
The Dublin-based five-piece played a memorable set alongside Just Mustard this weekend before vocalist Grian Chatten’s laryngitis diagnosis.
The experimental songwriter performs the track from his new album d E A T h ~ b U g in his backyard.
Brockhampton, Phoebe Bridgers, Wallows, Caroline Polachek, Denzel Curry, and many more highlights from weekend one in Indio.
The co-founder of the British synthpop duo will be taking over FLOOD FM this week with hand-picked songs and stories.
The inaugural Coachella kick-off event also featured sets from Jahi Sundance and DJ Chocolatebarbangs
Most of the festival’s sets will be broadcast for free on YouTube beginning tonight.
The dream-pop duo perform a track from their recently unveiled second album Take Your Time.
Shots from their sets at Jawbreaker’s Dear You 25th anniversary show.
Kaplan’s Shooter Jennings–produced album Floating on a Dream arrives May 20 via Fantasy Records.
Shots from the punk trio’s Los Angeles stop on their Dear You anniversary tour.
Our month-long digital concert series with Fender aims to raise awareness for the California ballot measure for arts and music education.
Our month-long digital concert series with Fender aims to raise awareness for the California ballot measure for arts and music education.
