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
Jackson Phillips plays two track from his recent LP Pastlife ahead of his upcoming tour with Two Door Cinema Club.
From Kendrick Lamar to Tom Petty, the band’s multi-instrumentalist dives into the 10 records that best define his hometown.
The Real Estate vocalist performs two tracks from his latest solo LP Magic Sign, out now via Domino.
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.
