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.
Cola, Cost of Living Adjustment
While they continue to excel at lo-fi post-punk, the Canadian outfit’s third album mixes the angularity and simplicity of their previous LPs with something much lusher and richer.
Broken Social Scene, Remember the Humans
The amorphous Canadian supergroup returns after nearly a decade to unearth a brand new yet wholly familiar artful rock sound with a surprising amount of momentum behind it.
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Live at the Paradise Rock Club, 1978
Recorded via two-track by WBCN-FM Boston in time for the band’s sophomore album, this live LP is a rare contact high connected to the sage rage of their earliest punk-rock days.
Margaret Farrell
The Ottawa-based musician’s debut EP “Hurt Is Boring” is scheduled for May 14.
The latest track from Brent Faiyaz’s first project with producers Dpat and Atu in over two years.
In collaboration with Gwendolyn Gussman, the single’s video symbolizes a chaotic odyssey toward freedom.
“Jubilee” is out June 4 via Dead Oceans, with a new set of tour dates to follow.
“May the Circle Remain Unbroken” will be a Record Store Day exclusive featuring Jeff Tweedy, Margo Price, Gary Clark Jr., Lucinda Williams, and more.
Along with a track-by-track breakdown, you can stream the Luxembourg-based musician’s EP before it comes out tomorrow.
The Israeli pop artist’s 2nd album is a messy, confrontational, entrancing explosion of socio-political thoughts.
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.
by Cindy Barrymore
The Manchester, TN festival is scheduled for the weekend of September 2.
