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.
Punchbag, I Am Obsessed
The South London sibling duo take stock of the clutter in their life with a second EP of rave-infused pop-punk that may convince the listener that it was actually recorded in 2012.
Earl Sweatshirt / MIKE / Surf Gang, Pompeii // Utility
Working over Surf Gang’s emollient cloud-rap sound beds, both rappers’ blackly comic takes on the fall of mankind in the 21st century come together in a show of unity, utility, and futility.
Jessie Ware, Superbloom
Three albums into her tenure as a pure-pleasure purveyor, Ware leans into the featherweight grooves of the ABBA era for a smooth yet occasionally frictionless epilogue to the trilogy.
FLOOD Staff
The actor and songwriter gives a very wintery performance of the songs “The Spirit of ’76” and “Everybody Is Dying” from his new album in Upstate New York.
Water From Your Eyes, Rocket, Surfbort, Kreayshawn, Panic Shack, and more scenes from the 40th iteration of Austin’s annual music festival and conference.
The Canadian songwriter plays “How do I get to you?” and “The Hunches” from her newly released debut album Winged.
The sold-out show from Big Thief’s guitarist in Pasadena featured an opening set from his other project Kisser.
The eccentric electro-pop artist spins Animal Collective, OutKast, Britney Spears, and more on her week-long radio takeover.
The Algerian guitar group shares dispatches from the Sahara ahead of their latest collection, Hoggar, dropping via their own Wedge label.
Maya Hawke and Christian Lee Hutson
Ringing in the year of the fire horse, the event’s 39th edition emphasized a message of celebration amid a moment of turmoil.
With the deluxe version of their 2024 LP Staring at the Sun out now, the duo play “Emmaline” and “Warning Song” in their producer Tommy Trautwein’s backyard.
The musician/producer/performance artist/activist brought her No Lube So Rude show to Queens this past weekend.
The West Texas songwriter plays acoustic versions of “Movie Star” and “Tell Me It’s Over” from her debut album Queen of Texas, out this Friday.
The UK twee-pop group celebrates the release of their first album in 30 years with a radio takeover featuring The Modern Lovers, The Byrds, T. Rex, and more.
Pablo Sotelo, Jean Pierre Narvaez, and Elijah Trujillo break down each track on their fifth album, out now via Nettwerk.
The string collective plays “Lose Control” and “Creep” at Gold-Diggers in LA.
The FLOOD 13 cover stars performed their new album The Mountain with the assistance of Sparks, Black Thought, IDLES’s Joe Talbot, Asha Puthli, and more.
The songwriter plays “Best of Our Possible Lives” from his new album of the same name in his hometown in Manitoba.
The British rockers’ new track serves as the first taste of their newly announced LP BLISS, their first release via V2 Records.
The songwriter plays “Death of the Limousine” and “Naked in the Hotel Bar” from their LP Total Popstar outside the LA community space Above the Bridge.
Festival co-founders Kevin Arnold and Jordan Kurland are taking over the station with a selection of tunes by artists playing the San Francisco event’s 33rd year.
Lucie Lozinski gives a solo performance of both tracks from her debut album Burnout/Boys at Harbor Studios in Red Hook.
Featuring speakers, workshops, and more presented by music industry leaders, the three-day event for emerging artists is slated for March 27 – 29 in Hollywood.
