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.
Winston Hightower, 100 Acre Wood
The 14 songs featured on the Columbus native’s second album may be as short as the ones on its lo-fi predecessor, but they’re far more fleshed out with catchier and on-point rock music.
JWords, Sound Therapy
True to its name, this LP invites the listener to revitalize and reflect as the Brooklyn-based producer reconnects with her emceeing roots and wraps us in soft synthscapes.
Loraine James, Detached From the Rest of You
A stab at an “IDM popstar album,” the Londoner’s sixth LP under her own name sees her paring her palette down to the core essentials for what is perhaps her most understated effort yet.
Jim Sullivan
Although many deem it too little too late, members of NIVA share where they’re at heading into Phase Two.
With artists and venue staff at the forefront of the fight to keep live music alive, we talked to Best Coast, Phantogram, illuminati hotties, and more artists and club owners about the industry’s future.
The deep dive into the early years of MTV debuts Sept. 8 on A&E
The Troubadour
Members of NIVA share their thoughts on RESTART, Save Our Stages, and ENCORES.
