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.
Portrayal of Guilt, …Beginning of the End
The Austin trio pushes into new territories within the frameworks of hardcore and metal, inserting flourishes of trip-hop, nu metal, and even Memphis rap into their aggressive package.
VINSON, Raw Honey
The debut album from the Detroit-reared artist jumps from jazz to electronica to R&B while always maintaining a cohesive structure of easy Sunday-morning vibes.
Friko, Something Worth Waiting For
With their second album, the Chicago band sheds their tough noise-pop exterior to reveal a more delicate sound—and emotional truisms to match—as they grow more confident.
Kevin Crandall
The LA-based artist discusses the self-deprecation, imposter syndrome, and, ultimately, self-confidence of her debut album The Jester, which details her struggle to break into the music industry.
On his latest EP, the Detroit musician leans into his hip-hop roots while exploring what it means to love and resist over four quick-hit tracks enveloped by marijuana smoke.
Politically punk while sonically dance music, The B-52’s vocalist’s first solo record in nine years is a musically and thematically diverse scattershot of personal reflection and activism.
The 11 rock-out earworms chronicling depression and anxiety on the Tacoma-based group’s second LP are well worth the headache.
The Filipina-English artist’s Rick Rubin–produced third album provides a brutally realist introduction to the emotional maturation she’s undergone in the two years since her last LP.
On her studio debut, the Bronx rapper and it-girl of Gen Z’s Y2K aesthetic revivalism gives the impression of a young artist exploring her range.
The West Coast emcee shares how years of observing his TDE labelmates helped shape his new record, which was five years in the making.
On his final release with Def Jam, the Long Beach rapper builds upon his recent output to hone in on the darkness of his past while offering a glimpse into his healing process.
