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.
Kim March
The electronic musician shares some of his favorite ambient recordings ahead of his newly announced third LP, The Learning of Urgency, which will arrive June 7.
The London-based songwriter’s fifth album The Loop will arrive May 10 via Verve Forecast.
Before its official release tomorrow, the songwriter also breaks down each track on the Brandi Carlile–produced project.
Her sophomore record will arrive April 5 via SVR as she finishes up a string of American tour dates with a month-long stint in Europe to follow.
Taking cues from the indie sleaze era, the Brighton group’s debut is out now via So Young Records.
With “February”—the recent Atlantic signees’ second single for the label—out now, the Miami rockers break down the inspirations on their dreamy sound.
The run will begin on May 3 in DC and end at Pasadena’s Just Like Heaven Festival.
Out April 5 via Nonesuch and Warner, the collaboration-heavy record also promises features from Noel Gallagher, super-producer Greg Kurstin, and more.
The songwriter’s self-titled EP is slated for a January release.
The UK band’s new album All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade will arrive on March 8.
Following the release of her new single “Waiting” via Diplo’s Higher Ground imprint, the house musician shares 11 tracks that refract positivity.
Other artists who participated in the live broadcast from Elvis’ famed Memphis estate included John Legend, Post Malone, and Alanis Morissette.
The GRAMMY-winning songwriter returns with her first collection of new songs in nearly a decade on March 1 with Lo.
The visual arrives alongside a reissue of his 2022 EP The Invisible Man.
The show will air on December 3 at 8 a.m. PT on BBC Radio 6 Music.
Elizabeth Nistico’s debut album as a solo artist will arrive in 2024.
Dana Foote shares how Tom Waits, Kishi Bashi, Jon Batiste, and more inspired her first new single since dropping her debut album I Am the Dog earlier this year.
The album will be released on February 2 via Island Records, and will feature previously released singles “Nothing Matters,” “Sinner,” and “My Lady of Mercy.”
After opening for hemlocke springs earlier this year, Jayden Nicole Binnix plans their debut album Forest (Monsters Live in the Trees) for release in January.
The latest single from the NYC-raised bassist and songwriter is out now via Capitol Records.
