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.
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The Seattle band mashes up Millennial malaise with ’80s synthpunk and biting satire on a playful second LP that crowds out the more emotional elements with terminally online irony.
Nara’s Room, Tearless, thoughtless
The Brooklyn band bring more dimension to their sound on a magnetic second record that’s framed by a mix of analog technology and Y2K aesthetics.
Winston Hightower, 100 Acre Wood
The 14 songs featured on the Columbus native’s second album may be as short as the ones on its lo-fi predecessor, but they’re far more fleshed out with catchier and on-point rock music.
Margaret Farrell
Recorded between 1998 and 1999, “Tallahassee: Archive Series Volume no. 5” is out May 7 via Sub Pop.
It’s the first single from “Crooked Machine,” the reshaping of last year’s “Róisín Machine” by producer Crooked Man.
The London five-piece have made an accompanying music video for each track.
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.
