Celebrate our tenth anniversary with the biggest issue we’ve ever made. FLOOD 13 features 252 pages 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.
Prince & The Revolution, Around the World in a Day [40th Anniversary Edition]
Besides its crystal-clear sound, the draw for this expanded singles collection is its curios such as the 22-minute “America” and Prince’s serpentine contribution to the We Are the World album.
La Luz, Extra! Extra!
Reworking tracks from 2024’s News of the Universe LP, Shana Cleveland emphasizes themes of change, non-determinism, and acceptance on an EP that aptly feels a little lonely.
The Durutti Column, The Return of The Durutti Column [45th Anniversary Edition]
This reissue of the art-rockers’ 1980 debut may not come with the sandpaper sleeve it had upon its initial release, yet that doesn’t make its haunting, all-instrumental music any less abrasive.
Jonah Bayer
With his band’s sixth full-length Neon Pill out now, the frontman discusses how bouncing back from medication-induced psychosis informed the record and gave him a new lease on life.
With his new book out now, the punk frontman and academic discusses connecting the dots between those disparate facets of his life.
After contributing to SOS’s “Songs That Found Me at the Right Time” cover series, both artists discuss the unique challenges musicians face and how they work through them.
The Against Me! vocalist chats with Mattiel Brown and Jonah Swilley about their recent album Georgia Gothic—and the likelihood that Jeff Goldblum has heard the single they named after him.
After connecting when their time living in LA briefly overlapped, the composers teamed up on a pair of collaborative LPs inspired by their time in the city.
After co-founding Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes, and other influential groups over the past few decades, Reis discusses the acoustic world of his first solo venture.
With the Toronto-based punks’ fourth LP out now, Babcock talks imposter syndrome, the band’s remarkable inability to avoid self-sabotage, and more.
The English songwriter talks building character and finding his place in the punk paradigm on the heels of his ninth full-length.
Bridwell (and his dog) takes us through the “personal difficulties” that bogged down the album’s release schedule and discusses the band’s punk-rock ethos.
The musicians describe their collaborative follow-up to Texas Sun, and how the Lone Star State has influenced their output.
In our “In Conversation” video chat, Pryor, the host of the new “Vagrant Records: 25 Years on the Streets” podcast, and Carrabba discuss their upcoming episode together and their history with the label.
The band’s drummer and album designer discuss the new collection of illustrations and lyrics by the late frontman.
Without sarcasm or snark, the new book details this curious moment in rock in a way that’s as appealing to completists as it is to casual fans.
David F. Bello and Chris Teti on taking their time on (and losing sleep over) the band’s fourth LP.
The prolific songwriter shares how “The Sound of Yourself” was the result of a no-pressure recording process during lockdown.
Dustin Kensrue discusses stepping outside of his comfort zone on the post-hardcore group’s 11th studio album.
Along with our Q&A with Walter Schriefels, the NY-based collective is debuting a new video for “Brushed” filmed live at Brooklyn’s Vinegar Hill Studios.
The longstanding punk group’s vocalist discusses their ninth LP and the relevance of its politics in our latest video interview.
The members of Taking Back Sunday, Circa Survive, and Grouplove discuss their recent EP together in our latest video interview.
Aukerman tells us how the West Coast punks’ eighth studio album—which was nearly 20 years in the making—finally came together.
