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.
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The LA group’s debut is an extremely stylish backdrop with no magnetic centerpiece, a fascinating—and even useful—snapshot of indie rock’s current preoccupations.
Fat Dog, Cancel Me (I’m Tired)
Still in their puppy years, the London dance-punk experimentalists’ second LP reflects our world at a time when chaos reigns and no one seems to be bothering to snap a leash onto its collar.
Bob Dylan, The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1976 Live Recordings
Capturing 22 different shows on the titular mid-’70s tour, each torrid, angst-ridden live take on this 39-disc collection sounds more manically driven than the gig before it.
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Joyce Manor’s I Used to Go to This Bar tour stop in Chicago also featured support from Combat and Teen Mortgage.
The Tennessean songwriter teases her new album Face the Feeling with a performance of the recent single at Club Roar Studios.
The slacker-country rockers brought songs from Bleeds and beyond to the Minneapolis venue last week.
Jimmy Chauveau and Jon Hembrey play their 2016 hit “Spirits” and “Skin of My Teeth” from their new Burning Bridges Into Dust EP on a sunny hillside while touring the Pacific Northwest.
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Father John Misty, flipturn, Gelli Haha, Blondshell, hemlocke springs, Haute & Freddy, and more from downtown Boise’s sprawling music and arts fest.
The Swedish garage rock icons brought their The Hives Forever Forever The Hives tour to Chicago this past week.
The electro-pop trio celebrate the release of their fifth album Everything Glows with a playlist featuring Beach House, Robyn, The Radio Dept., and more.
The Irish group capped off their first-ever US tour in typically Texan fashion: with a Flavortown Waterloo in one hand and a firearm in the other.
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.
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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.
