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.
Anna Calvi, Is This All There Is?
The British songwriter returns with a four-song EP defined by theatrical arrangements and an actorish guest list featuring Iggy Pop, Laurie Anderson, Perfume Genius, and Matt Berninger.
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.
FLOOD Staff
Featuring cover stories on St. Vincent and Arcade Fire.
2014 promo photo for Third Man Publishing wing
Jack White’s Third Man Records is merging the worlds of music and literature by opening a new publishing wing. To…
It’s been ten years, I repeat ten years, since Tim and Eric did a live show tour, so it’s about…
2014. Beck press photo by Peter Hapak.
At the end of 2012, twenty of Beck’s original compositions were released solely as a stunning set of sheet music,…
2014. “Seinfeld” emojis.
Continue your conversations about nothing with these Seinfeld emojis that could (potentially, maybe) be coming to your phone. The popular…
2014. “Starred Up” press photo
Coming out of this year’s film festival circuit, Starred Up has started picking up more than a bit of buzz…
2014. Christopher Owens “Nothing More than Everything to Me” video screenshot
In case you weren’t sure where the former Girls frontman Christopher Owens would go after the release of last year’s…
The Canadian-based indie rock group The Rural Alberta Advantage—widely recognized as being one of the most outstanding live bands out…
2014. Weezer press photo by Emily Shur.
Today Weezer finally announced the all important release date for their tenth LP. Everything Will Be Alright in the End…
2014. Cloud Nothings, “Psychic Trauma” video still
As the dust settles after the release of their third album Here And Nowhere Else, Cloud Nothings have released a…
2014. Ryan Adams press shot, courtesy of High Road Touring
After all the albums that Ryan Adams put out over the past decade, the three-year silence since 2011’s Ashes &…
2014. Bootstraps “Oh Ca” video
LA-based folk-rock quartet Bootstraps recently released yet another live music video, this time, the short film depicts a killer performance…
2014. Tycho press photo by Reuben Wu
Just in time for the three-day holiday weekend, Tycho (one of our favorite records of the year so far) has…
SOUND ADVICE: FLOOD’s 10 Best Records of 2014 (So Far) header
At the half-year mark, we’re here to reflect on the sounds of the year 2014 to date. From a self-titled siren and a long-awaited solo debut to a career-defining record and a sound-scaping journey, here the editorial staff of FLOOD discusses the best albums of the year so far.
2014. Naomi Punk press photo.
Olympia, Washington, trio Naomi Punk keep the energy of their punk tracks pent up and ready to explode. With their…
2014. De Lux “Moments” video
De Lux’s video for their single, the new-wave-nostalgic “Moments,” follows a lovelorn human robot-wannabe searching for love on the streets…
Much like their music, Allah-Las’ newest video for their sun-soaked single, “501-415,” is laced with vintage vibes. Taking place in…
2014. Trapper Keeper Tablet Cover
Filed under “remember these??”: Kensington has resurrected the middle-school binders that kept you so organized (and awesome) that you just had to…
