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.
Dry Cleaning, Secret Love
With the help of producer Cate Le Bon, the South London quartet’s third album sands down their jagged post-punk edges into smooth, surreal pebbles of magical realism.
Various artists, Passages: Artists in Solidarity with Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers
These unheard tracks from Dirty Projectors, Daniel Lopatin, and more are hushed and raw, all crafted with the idea of evoking a sense of home to highlight those whose own are at risk.
HEALTH, Conflict DLC
The noise-rockers’ sixth LP is a full-on rush of nihilistic energy, a shattered disco ball serving as the perfect encapsulation of a world decimated by capitalistic greed at the expense of humanity.
Kurt Orzeck
Roddy Bottum’s second record with partner and bandmate Joey Holman is as direct as Faith No More albums are enigmatic.
Ahead of the band’s eighth studio album, the frontman discusses change, acceptance, and the sonic brutality of their latest offering.
The Louisville post-punks’ new EP sees them more toned-down than ever without a trace of their penchant for psych-rock to speak of.
Ahead of the band’s headlining appearance at Oblivion Access this weekend, Justin K. Broadrick talks Purge—the industrial-metal duo’s first new LP in six years—and finding peace in the isolation of the British countryside.
Mischievous, unrestrained, and daring, the Montreal psych-rock collective’s second album boldly redefines a sound they’d already redefined.
The Zamrock trailblazers’ first album in 39 years is impressively coherent, far-reaching, and composed in terms of songwriting and the musicians’ relaxed delivery throughout.
The LA trio boast breathtaking breadth on their second effort as their colorful canvas features gentle vocals carefully layered atop introverted math rock and light noise.
This 2012 recording from the Austin psych-rock festival makes the argument that the band can prove their mettle in just 40 minutes.
The ambient outfit’s 13th effort is the fullest representation yet of Matthew Robert Cooper’s outlandish compositions, as it’s his first album to feature a live orchestra.
By mixing tones, textures, and time signatures, the recently reunited noise-rock outfit have concocted a luscious, irresistible, unpretentious punk sound.
With their sophomore LP, the Santa Cruz hardcore group wears their experience on their collective sleeve and for the first time sound fully confident with their songcraft.
In the project’s 25 years, Jimmy LaValle has never sounded this sullen—though guest spots from Bat for Lashes and Kimbra help to bring moments of hope and temporary joy.
The Canadian soundscape artist strips any semblance of sensationalism from his electronic music and thrills us like never before on his 11th solo outing.
The Austin trio uses their fourth album to upend preconceived notions of what heavy music can do—then flips the script halfway through.
The single-track The Clandestine Gate arrives digitally this Friday via Profound Lore, coinciding with the song’s live debut at Roadburn Festival.
Aaron Heard talks betting his life on his metal/hardcore crossover band ahead of their anticipated sophomore album So Unknown.
The debut album from the Baltimore post-rock group taps into a wide range of emotions like much more experienced artists.
The Chicago noise-rock group’s fifth LP demonstrates that they’ve come a long way in understanding how to effectively use experimentation and space.
Reminding us of the critical role the LP played in the rise of emo, this remastered version is much shinier than the one Braid quickly recorded in five days in 1998.
On their new EP, the Swedish collective are embracing their true identity as a death-metal band that, under the corpse paint, is really a hard-rock outfit at heart.
