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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Anna Calvi, Is This All There Is?
The British songwriter returns with a four-song EP defined by theatrical arrangements and an actorish guest list featuring Iggy Pop, Laurie Anderson, Perfume Genius, and Matt Berninger.
Various artists, Red Xerox: Chicago Youth Beat 2020-2025
Spotlighting the diversity of Chicago’s underground scene, this comp is as much a symposium for genre-defying trailblazers as it is a no-skips playlists capturing the city’s budding youth-beat movement.
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.
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Kero Kero Bonito Give Soccer Mommy’s “rom com 2004” a 2021 Reboot
“Rom Com 2021” is part of Adult Swim’s ongoing singles series.
September 27, 2021
Janelle Monaé Fortifies Her Cry Against Police Brutality on “Say Her Name (Hell You Talmbout)”
The new track features vocals from Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Chlöe x Halle, Tierra Whack, and more.
September 24, 2021
The Regrettes Recruit Olivia Rodrigo as Their Middle School DJ in “Monday” Video
In the Dillon Dowdell-directed video, we’re thrown back to a middle school dance “sometime in the 2000s.”
September 24, 2021
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Ada Lea Details Her Novelistic Sophomore Album Track by Track
“one hand on the steering wheel the other sewing a garden” is out now via Saddle Creek.
September 24, 2021
Caroline Polachek Puts the Finishing Touches on Hyd’s Mercurial “Skin 2 Skin”
The interdisciplinary artist is sharing her self-titled EP on November 5 via PC Music.
September 23, 2021
Lizzo Covers BTS’s “Butter,” Confirms the “Rumors” Are True for BBC Radio 1
She’s solidified her BTS fandom with this fiery cover.
September 23, 2021
Bartees Strange Swims Against the Currents of Time and Distance on “Weights”
The bonus track arrives ahead of the deluxe version of Strange’s 2020 album “Live Forever,” out next week.
September 23, 2021
Charlotte Adigéry and Bolis Pupul’s “Thank You” Is a Club Hit About Unwanted Opinions
On their new single, the pair offer up “a cheeky and cynical revenge for all the unwanted, unsolicited opinions some people generously offer us.”
September 22, 2021
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Vic Mensa Compares “The Taste” of Love to His Hometown
The single features BJ the Chicago Kid and Papi Beatz.
September 22, 2021
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Andy Shauf Takes Us to the Scene of a Collision on “Jaywalker”
The single announces his new album “Wilds,” which drops this Friday.
September 22, 2021
It’s the First Day of Fall, But alt-J Captures Summer Bliss on “U&ME”
The new single announces their forthcoming album “The Dream” that’s slated for release on February 11.
September 22, 2021
Listen to Laura Jane Grace’s Surprise EP “At War with the Silverfish”
The new EP follows last year’s surprise album “Stay Alive.”
September 22, 2021
Watch San Holo Team Up with American Football’s Mike Kinsella for an Acoustic Performance of “thoughts and chemicals”
The song comes from San Holo’s latest album “bb u ok?”
September 22, 2021
Chelsea Wolfe Shares Tour Doc Featuring a Joni Mitchell Cover and a New Song
“Birth of Violence” chronicles the tour that supported her 2019 album of the same name.
September 21, 2021
Let’s Eat Grandma Call Us Into the Dizzying and Magnetic “Hall of Mirrors”
The duo’s first new music since their 2018 album “I’m All Ears” arrives with a colorful video.
September 21, 2021
The Fugees Announce Reunion Tour for 25 Years of “The Score”
The hip-hop trio are returning to the stage after 15 years for 12 shows worldwide.
September 21, 2021
Calling All Captains Don’t Want to Waste Life Getting “Wasted”
The Canadian pop-punk group’s debut album “Slowly Getting Better” is out October 29 via Equal Vision.
September 21, 2021
Dave Grohl Is Setting Out on an Intimate Book Tour, Including Two Nights at The Ford
His stops in LA, NYC, D.C., and London will be in support of his memoir “The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music,” arriving October 5.
September 20, 2021
Kari Faux Is Cruising and Letting the People Talk in “Chattin’ Shit” Video
The deluxe version of her 2020 album “Lowkey Superstar” is out September 24.
September 20, 2021
Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen Reimagine The Velvet Underground & Nico’s “Femme Fatale”
“I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to The Velvet Underground & Nico” is out September 24.
September 17, 2021
