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.
Various artists, Passages: Artists in Solidarity with Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers
These unheard tracks from Dirty Projectors, Daniel Lopatin, and more are hushed and raw, all crafted with the idea of evoking a sense of home to highlight those whose own are at risk.
HEALTH, Conflict DLC
The noise-rockers’ sixth LP is a full-on rush of nihilistic energy, a shattered disco ball serving as the perfect encapsulation of a world decimated by capitalistic greed at the expense of humanity.
Fucked Up, Year of the Goat
Made up of two nearly half-hour tracks, the hardcore experimentalists’ latest is artistically commendable and consistently intriguing, even if it tends to test the listener’s patience.
FLOOD Staff
10 series that made us beg friends and family for their login info.
The blues artist sings “Souled Out on You” and “All My Hope” from his recent album “Sharecropper’s Son.”
10 tracks that made the year feel a little brighter.
25 records that helped us reorient ourselves to the outside world.
The Miami showcase also featured DJ sets from Keen One and the Desperate ApeWives collective.
Jade Jackson and Aubrie Sellers sing “The Devil Is an Angel” and “The World Is Black” from their recent collaborative album “Breaking Point.”
The LA-based songwriter gives an acoustic performance of the single to a rapt audience.
The band braves the heat to perform the closer to their recent EP “Is It Time to Eat the Rich Yet?”
With her new album “Valentine” out now, Lindsey Jordan will be sharing stories and guest DJing in the new episode airing all week.
This week’s “Fave 15” podcast also includes Day Wave, Rosalía feat. The Weeknd, Lo Moon, Courtney Barnett, Fana Hues, and VHS Collection.
Both tracks appeared on the songwriter’s recently released debut EP “A World Gone By.”
Maceo Vidal-Haymes plays an acoustic version of the track as the slow-zooming camera reveals his surroundings.
Burgess will be playing his favorite records from the early-’90s while reminiscing on the early Madchester days this Sunday.
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FLOOD FM will be running interviews recorded on the Golden Gate Park festival grounds from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. PST.
Halloween was in full swing this past weekend with Tame Impala, Vampire Weekend, Lizzo, Kehlani, Caroline Polachek, and more taking the stage at Golden Gate Park.
Kayla Graninger performs the track from her recently released debut LP “No Pain for Us Here” in her friends’ backyard.
The Hives
Japanese Breakfast, Thundercat, The Hives, black midi, and more from Halloween weekend in Austin.
This week’s “Fave 15” podcast also includes Ultra Q, Spoon, Snail Mail, Ross From Friends, Ruthven, and Deadmau5 feat. Foster the People.
The LA-based songwriter performs the recent single from his “Alchemy/Dark Corners” series.
Both tracks will appear on their debut LP “XVI,” out November 12 via Thurston Moore’s Daydream Library Series.
