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.
Cut Worms, Transmitter
Produced by Jeff Tweedy, Max Clarke’s fourth album tampers down the luster of past records, grounding aspects of the indie-folk songwriter’s music that once seemed impossibly pristine.
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.
Margaret Farrell
Ben Gibbard will be doing double duty on a string of dates celebrating 20 years of Give Up and Transatlanticism.
Her sophomore album RAVEN is out February 10 via Warp.
Her ninth studio album is out March 10 via Interscope.
The single from the group’s recent LP Blue Rev gets a visual treatment from Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone.
Kicking off in May, their tour includes 27 dates across North America.
The new single comes with the reveal that she’s signed to Partisan Records.
The arts collective formed by Kristin Hayter and Campol will also be giving Lingua Ignota’s debut Let the Evil of His Own Lips Cover Him> its first vinyl release.
Both tracks are from her forthcoming sophomore album Honey that’s out January 23.
The Linda Lindas, Phoebe Bridgers, Remi Wolf, Tkay Maidza, Future Islands, Kurt Vile, David Byrne, and more give us songs to laugh and cry to this holiday season.
“I had a best friend, but she has come to pass. One I wish I could see now. You always remind me that memories will last.”
The tribute project is available on streaming platforms for the first time with 18 bonus tracks.
It’s the second single of the year from the Noirwave musician following last month’s “Numbers.”
The remixes are part of the forthcoming deluxe version of PAINLESS that’s out December 14 via ATO Records.
Back and peachier than ever.
Kendrick Lamar
Other draws include Halsey, FKA twigs, Pet Shop Boys, St. Vincent, The Moldy Peaches, Calvin Harris, Le Tigre, and Death Grips.
The new track featuring the dancehall music living legend is the third single from the rapper’s forthcoming album Beware of the Monkey.
Arriving this Friday, The Perfect Vision: Reworkings also features remixes by Jim Jarmusch, Lucrecia Dalt, Laraaji, and more.
The track arrives with news that the Johannesburg-born artist has signed to Partisan Records.
PRIZE, the follow-up to 2019’s What a Boost, is out January 13 via Memphis Industries.
Past curators include David Bowie, The Cure’s Robert Smith, Yoko Ono, and Nick Cave.
