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.
Kim Gordon, Play Me
Fully embracing the trashy SoundCloud-era internet aesthetic as she raps, sings, and shreds over industrial clatter, this is the sound of an artist who’s still inspired by the cutting edge at 72.
The Notwist, News From Planet Zombie
This folksy, brassy new iteration of the German trio excels at melodies that yearn and churn with melancholy—yet still manages something celebratory.
Minnesota Artists United Against ICE, Melt ICE
This gigantic comp album featuring 110 Minnesotan artists raising funds for immigrant communities terrorized by ICE may also happen to be where you find your new favorite band.
Jane Lai
The Chicago-based songwriter’s debut collection of songs pair perfectly like ginger and garlic in oil, stewing a culmination of flavors that emerge.
Samia maintains a distinct harmonization and strong narratives which lend themselves to the release’s biggest highlights.
Alex Montenegro’s soft pop with a smidge of twang is a refreshing fusion of genres that proves the artist’s malleability.
Madeline Johnston’s third album explores what it means to be lonely and loud simultaneously within a world crumbling around us.
2nd Grade adds new twists and turns to their 2018 debut while maintaining their sincere and fun power-pop packaging.
The band’s sophomore album balances a pop-punk grit with the complication of heartbreak.
The NY duo succeeds at revamping overworked pop songs by accenting a spin of straight-from-the-heart sincerity.
The group’s remastered 2011 LP arrives with 4 bonus tracks, new artwork, and plenty of nostalgia.
The Philly punks’ latest resurrects simmering ’90s punk on their five-track EP, which covers plenty of ground.
Mia Joy Rocha’s debut set of dirges sprinkled with honeyed lullabies are sure to drop you into an unexpected dreamscape.
