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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Flying Lotus, Big Mama
A hodgepodge of electronic textures, genres, and styles, the artist’s proper debut for his own Brainfeeder label feels improvisational despite its meticulous craftsmanship.
Talking Heads, Tentative Decisions: Demos & Live
These early live recordings and studio demos of tracks familiar from the band’s first three LPs provide worthwhile peeks into the ensemble’s process as a trio.
Various artists, HELP(2)
The sequel to the Britpop-era War Child comp couldn’t have arrived at a better time, with its guest-filled track list embodying the charity’s mission of healing in the midst of global violence.
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JAY-Z and Kid Cudi Soundtrack the Wild West in “The Harder They Fall” Trailer
Co-produced by JAY-Z, the film is out November 3 via Netflix.
September 28, 2021
Bartees Strange, Eric Slick, and OHMME Reinvent TV on the Radio’s “Province”
Its B-side features Anjimile’s transcendent cover of Beverly Glenn-Copeland’s “Ever New.”
September 28, 2021
Hovvdy Time Travel Through Bright Memories on “Blindsided”
The duo’s fourth album “True Love” is out this Friday via Grand Jury.
September 28, 2021
Film & TVFilm + TV News
Alana Haim Looks Extremely Cool Starring in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Licorice Pizza”
The film, which is out later this year, features an ensemble cast including Tom Waits, Benny Safdie, and Maya Rudolph.
September 27, 2021
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
Track by Track
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
