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.
Lowertown, Ugly Duckling Union
The NYC duo return to their DIY roots on their creatively unbridled second LP, turning a highly unusual concept into something rather heartfelt and wonkily majestic.
Hammock, The Second Coming Was a Moonrise
The Nashville veterans blend the understated melancholia of dream pop with the more dramatic scale of post-rock on their latest album with a nice push-and-pull effect.
Dua Saleh, Of Earth & Wires
The Sudanese-American songwriter’s second album blends R&B and electronic pop with spoken-word poetry to create a tapestry of lush sounds and mythic language.
Margaret Farrell
Batmanglij’s sophomore album of the same name is out June 4 via Matsor Projects.
The Philly rapper collaborated with kids and LEGO to create her latest music video.
“Daddy’s Home” is out May 14 on Loma Vista.
Re-released as a double-LP with 15 new tracks, Alejandro Rose-Garcia’s debut celebrates 10 years of existence.
The latest single from the Swedish singer follows last year’s “A Bite of Papaya.”
The Busta Rhymes-sampling single follows last year’s “2000AND4EVA.”
The trailblazing new wave group is nominated for Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame induction this year.
Their new LP “Smash” will be out this July on Walkmen bassist Peter Bauer’s label Fortune Tellers.
The newest signing to Mark Ronson’s Zelig Records has an EP coming this spring.
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The Manchester, TN festival is scheduled for the weekend of September 2.
Their collaborative full-length “Utopian Ashes” is out July 2 on Third Man Records.
The set, which is out May 7, includes a bonus album called “Far Memory.”
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Their next album “No Gods No Masters” comes June 11.
The Bay Area artist’s debut is due later this year via Park the Van Records.
The three new covers appear on a deluxe version of “Saint Cloud.”
Unlike that ’00s compilation, it’s actually really great.
The single comes with the announcement of her debut album coming April 30.
The Toledo punks’ fourth album is another marker of growth, and it’s available today via Run for Cover Records.
The group announced a 4-LP version of the album and shared a short film.
It’s the Philadelphia-based duo’s first single since last year’s “The Night We Rise.”
