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.
Caroline Rose, Gentling the Horse at the Walt Whitman Mall
Blending synthpop, alt-country, and punk, the songwriter’s surrealist vision of American suburbia in 2026 is fueled by tracks that rip and soak in the moments they depict.
Sour Widows, Sigil
The Bay Area duo confronts grief and cruelty while making space for necessary indulgence on their second LP, with producer Melina Duterte pushing them toward bolder arrangements.
Grumpy, Unfindable Ring
After a pair of EPs opened the door to shapeshifting unpredictability, Heaven Schmitt’s second LP leans into an emotive, purposefully fragmented sound that remains impossible to pin down.
Ilana Kaplan
In our latest digital cover story, Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers discuss adjusting to their newfound fame since the release of their self-titled debut album back in April.
In our latest digital cover story, Sophie Allison discusses bouncing back from burnout to craft her experimental new album Sometimes, Forever.
Alexis Krauss and Derek Miller talk hitting the right balance of melody and bombast, joy and melancholy, on their latest LP.
The British songwriter also discusses working with The 1975’s Matty Healy on her new single from “The Walls Are Way Too Thin.”
The songwriter discusses the global and personal events that led to the composition of his second solo LP “Changephobia” and embracing the “new confusion.”
In our new digital cover, Marie Ulven reflects on her debut album and the impermanence of joy, along with sharing an exclusive performance of “hornylovesickmess.”
The Boston emo group addresses heartbreak in the digital age on their sophomore release.
photo by Conner Lyons
On their third album, Seattle’s funniest punks come clean.
