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.
Flying Lotus, Big Mama
A hodgepodge of electronic textures, genres, and styles, the artist’s proper debut for his own Brainfeeder label feels improvisational despite its meticulous craftsmanship.
Talking Heads, Tentative Decisions: Demos & Live
These early live recordings and studio demos of tracks familiar from the band’s first three LPs provide worthwhile peeks into the ensemble’s process as a trio.
Various artists, HELP(2)
The sequel to the Britpop-era War Child comp couldn’t have arrived at a better time, with its guest-filled track list embodying the charity’s mission of healing in the midst of global violence.
FLOOD Staff
The three-day immersive car camping fest in Long Pond, PA also features Tycho, Kaskade, Zed’s Dead, FISHER, REZZ, and many more.
The comedian and songwriter will be taking over FLOOD FM all week beginning July 18 with hand-picked songs and stories.
Madelene Eliasson gives an acoustic performance of two tracks from her debut album This End Had No Beginning.
Sophie Allison will be taking over FLOOD FM all week beginning July 11 with hand-picked songs and stories.
Today’s show also includes new music from Maya Hawke, Pussy Riot, and SG Lewis.
The Summer Cannibals vocalist’s new EP I Think My Heart Loves to Break is out now.
photos by JOSEPH ROSS, JOSHUA MELLIN, ALEX LAKE, DANIEL CAVAZOS, AND DANIEL SANNWALD
25 albums that have stuck with us so far as the AOTY contenders continue to roll in.
The alt-soul duo bring their HARMINE single to Hampstead Heath.
The 20″ x 20″ silk-screened print, signed by Arens and numbered, benefits The David Lynch Foundation.
The duo bring “The Tree” and “Camera” to their nighttime set.
The rescheduled festival kicked off in Lisbon, Portugal this past weekend.
Sonia Kreitzer brings the single from her new EP of the same name to the San Bernardino Mountains.
The band headlined two shows at the historic open-air amphitheater outside of Denver.
The 48-hour streaming event kicking off on June 19 was also curated by Derrick Hodge, The Suffers, BLK ODYSSY, Boulevards, Kenndog, Seratones, Jayson Cash, Kah-Lo, and Jahi Sundance.
Bridgers even treated the packed New Jersey venue with a Bruce Springsteen cover.
The songwriter plays three tracks from her first album since 2008 on a stoop in Greenpoint.
Glass Animals, Japanese Breakfast, Denzel Curry, Soccer Mommy, Tove Lo, Shaq, and more from Citi Field in New York.
Phoenix, Sky Ferreira, Run the Jewels, Megan Thee Stallion, and more from Barcelona.
Gregg Gillis will be taking over FLOOD FM all week beginning June 13 with hand-picked songs and stories.
Today’s show also includes new music from Beach Bunny, of Montreal, and Maggie Rogers.
