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.
The Durutti Column, Renascent
Sixteen long years since his last album, Vini Reilly makes a welcome return with a low-key album that’s still rich and lovely, unpretentious and open-hearted.
Shearwater, The New World
Jonathan Meiburg’s lyrical approach flits between apocalyptic soothsaying and naturalist poetry on his band’s ambitious and worldly eleventh album, which thrums with field recordings.
Ween, 12 Golden Country Greats [30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition]
Embellished with over 20 unreleased demos and session outtakes, the brothers’ 1996 foray into country was as devoted to a single sound as they would ever be.
Katherine Yeske Taylor
The trip-hop trailblazer discusses Different When It’s Silent, his stunning new album that helped him emerge out of trauma.
The shape-shifting songwriter discusses exploring “bicoastal Latin jazz funk rock” on his latest album, which also aims to find love and humor during hard times.
With the band’s eighth album out this week and their first headlining tour in nearly a decade to follow, Manson discusses the unexpected optimism of their new material and more.
Over a decade after his last solo album, the Bauhaus singer and post-punk pioneer walks us through his creative process for his powerful new release, Silver Shade.
With their world tour kicking off today, Tobias Forge gets candid about achieving his dream with the controversial Swedish hard-rock ensemble he’s put his heart and soul into for over 15 years.
Stuart Braithwaite shares how the Scottish band continues to create epic, emotional post-rock 30 years into their career with their eleventh studio album, The Bad Fire.
The groundbreaking dream-pop trio’s co-founder reflects on his storied career leading up to his recent solo EP Atlas
Nearly a quarter century removed from their last LP, the beloved British band’s frontman shares why it was finally time to bring the project back into the studio.
The alt-rock band’s incomparable frontman discusses the return of the group’s original lineup for the first time since 2008—and how music can help heal the world.
The former shoegaze group’s co-founder discusses her ultra-candid new memoir, Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me From Success.
The former Joy Division and New Order bassist honors both bands as he tours with his new group, Peter Hook & the Light.
With their fifth full-length, the self-proclaimed Birkenstocks of indie rock reemerge with a determinedly optimistic attitude.
The prolific comedian/musician (and his dog Luci) spend a day showing us the best things to do in Greenwich Village.
As they prepare to release new albums—Pierson as a solo artist, Hay with Pylon Reenactment Society—the Athens-bred musicians reminisce about the legendary scene they helped create.
Regarded as one of the most influential drummers in rock, The Police’s percussionist is reissuing his earliest work under the mysterious alter ego.
©Eugene Richards
Four decades since co-founding Erasure, Yazoo, and Depeche Mode, the synthpop innovator discusses finally going it alone with Songs of Silence—his debut record under his given name.
With a new best-of solo compilation and gorgeous guitar book out now, the guitarist reflects on his many accomplishments.
The alums of The Cure and Siouxsie & the Banshees discuss finding true freedom with their latest musical project alongside producer Jacknife Lee and a slate of familiar collaborators.
Neil Halstead discusses the pioneering shoegaze band’s first release in six years, an unabashedly optimistic look at the dark times it emerged from.
After three decades as an acclaimed songwriter, Case discusses her much-deserved career retrospective, which received a physical release last month.
