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.
Lime Garden, Maybe Not Tonight
The cocktail of frustration, insecurity, and lust that courses through the Brighton quartet’s buzzing and adventurous second album mirrors the trajectory of an energetic night out.
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.
FLOOD Staff
Steve Brule / photo by Marc Lemoine
The host of Adult Swim’s “Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule” is here to keep you looking good on a budget.
CW Stoneking / photo by Kane Hibberd
From Ethiopian jazz to Hank Williams to Kanye West.
It’s been six months already?
Best Coast / photo by Jasmine Safaeian
To kick off summer ’16, we had Bethany and Bobb spin some tunes and Moonsville Collective give a campfire serenade.
Roskilde / photo by Vegard S. Kristiansen
Guds hjælp, Folkets kærlighed, Danmarks styrke!
Neil Young by Michael Muller crop
Featuring cover stories on Neil Young and Dr. Steve Brule.
Motel Radio / no credit
Who says being smart has to mean being boring?
All People / no credit
Infiltrate the scene created by the New Orleans quartet.
Harpooner / no credit
The former Indianans take you to the lake.
Dark, sophisticated pop from LA’s Dre Babinski.
Pop cultural reminders that you don’t need a million-karat ring to feel like a million damn bucks.
Miguel / photo by Orlando de la Cruz
Miguel, De La Soul, Nothing, and more, all looking good in the rain.
It’s the second installment of our new video series with Original Penguin.
2016. Moon Bros. press photo
“These Stars” is out July 8 via Western Vinyl.
Stefan Weich / no credit
Being heartbroken rarely sounds so warm.
Brass Bed / photo by Allison Bohl DeHart
From the Louisiana group’s latest album, “In the Yellow Leaf.”
Stephen Stills by Michael Muller crop
Backstage at the all-star charity show, the eminent Michael Muller captured the likes of Stephen Stills, Jack Black, Judd Apatow, Christina Applegate, and Jakob Dylan.
Joseph Arthur / photo by Ehud Lazin
From the singer-songwriter’s forthcoming album “The Family.”
photo by Ellie Stills
The fourth annual benefit for Autism Speaks was an all-star affair underscoring the healing power of rockin’ in the free world. Stephen’s daughter, Alex Stills, reports.
If “Angry Birds” can be the most popular movie in America, why not Google Maps?
