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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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.
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Angel Olsen at Levitation in Austin, TX. November 7, 2019. Photo by Daniel Cavazos
Events
LIVE, IN PHOTOS: Levitation 2019
Angel Olsen, The Flaming Lips, Chelsea Wolfe, Dinosaur Jr., and more brought their psychedelic sounds to Austin this past weekend.
November 12, 2019
FLOOD Essentials: October 2019 feat. Nick Cave, Wilco, Kim Gordon, and More
Here’s what’s good.
October 30, 2019
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LIVE, IN PHOTOS: Austin City Limits Festival 2019, feat. Tame Impala, Lizzo, and The Cure
Electrifying sets from Thom Yorke, Kali Uchis, King Princess, and more.
October 07, 2019
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2019 by David Iskra
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LIVE, IN PHOTOS: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2019
Featuring sets from Emmylou Harris, Fantastic Negrito, Robert Plant, and more.
October 07, 2019
FLOOD Essentials: September 2019 featuring Jenny Hval, Pixies, Vivian Girls, and More
Recent stuff you should get into.
September 30, 2019
Events
LIVE, IN PHOTOS: The Strokes Feat. Eddie Vedder at Ohana Fest 2019
New York’s fab-est five hit the Doheny State Beach stage with a special appearance by Eddie Vedder.
September 30, 2019
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LIVE, IN PHOTOS: Jenny Lewis at Ohana Fest 2019
She was one of the headliners at this year’s Dana Point, CA coastal fest.
September 30, 2019
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CONTEST: Win a Pair of VIP Tickets + Meet and Greet Ladytron in Boston or New York
Wanna see the electropop icons IRL? Of course you do.
September 19, 2019
LIVE, IN PHOTOS: Massive Attack Brings “Mezzanine” to San Francisco
In addition to cuts from their classic 1998 album, the Bristol trip-hop duo surprised their audience with plenty of covers.
September 09, 2019
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LIVE, IN PHOTOS: Metallica Rocks S&M2 with the San Francisco Symphony
The band celebrated the twentieth anniversary of “S&M” in SF this weekend.
September 09, 2019
FLOOD Essentials: August 2019 featuring BJ the Chicago Kid, King Gizzard, Taylor Swift, and More
A round-up of what we’ve been digging lately.
August 28, 2019
Digital Cover
FLOOD: The Passion Issue #3
Featuring stories on Carly Rae Jepsen, Jamila Woods, Jónsi of Sigur Rós, and Helado Negro.
August 21, 2019
Backstage Camera RollEvents
Backstage Camera Roll: The Marías at Outside Lands 2019
We spent two days with The Marías behind the scenes of the annual San Francisco festival.
August 21, 2019
Backstage Camera RollEvents
Backstage Camera Roll: Cherry Glazerr at Outside Lands 2019
Clementine Creevy and the band frolic behind the scenes of the annual San Francisco festival.
August 15, 2019
People actually showed wtf
Backstage Camera RollEvents
Backstage Camera Roll: Wallows at Outside Lands 2019
The rising LA indie band provides a glimpse behind the scenes at the annual San Francisco festival.
August 13, 2019
Childish Gambino
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LIVE, IN PHOTOS: Outside Lands 2019 with Childish Gambino, Paul Simon, and More
Record crowds descended upon the San Francisco festival also featuring Kacey Musgraves, Wallows, Anderson .Paak & the Free Nationals, Better Oblivion Community Center, and more.
August 12, 2019
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LIVE, IN PHOTOS: Flow Festival 2019
The Helsinki music fest saw Solange, Blood Orange, Mitski, Father John Misty, and more take the stage.
August 12, 2019
Kacey Musgraves
LIVE, IN PHOTOS: Lollapalooza 2019
Featuring Kacey Musgraves, Mitski, Tenacious D, and Shaq as DJ Diesel.
August 05, 2019
FLOOD Essentials: July 2019 featuring Thom Yorke, Frightened Rabbit, Sigur Rós, and More
A round-up of what we’ve been digging as of late.
July 29, 2019
JPEGMAFIA at Pitchfork Festival. July 21, 2019. Photo by Joshua Mellin
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LIVE, IN PHOTOS: Pitchfork Music Fest 2019
It was a scorcher, featuring sets from Charli XCX, Stereolab, HAIM, CHAI, and many more.
July 22, 2019
