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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Hardcore Fans Awake to New Turnstile EP “Turnstile Love Connection”
It’s the Baltimore band’s first non-collaborative release since 2018’s “Time & Space.”
June 28, 2021
Playlist
Courting Share Their Picks for the 10 Best Kanye West Tracks
The Liverpool-based group back-up their Yeezy namedrop on “Grand National” with a playlist.
June 25, 2021
Timothy Jerome Parker a.k.a. Gift of Gab Passes Away at 50
As a solo artist and as one half of Bay Area duo Blackalicious, Parker was an undeniable innovator in the rap underground.
June 25, 2021
Track by Track
Tiberius b Talks Nostalgia and Childhood Regression in Their Track by Track Breakdown of “Stains”
The EP is out now via Zelig Records.
June 25, 2021
BAYLI and ILoveMakonnen Join Forces for a Runway Soundtrack on “Sick!”
It’s the Brooklyn-based musician’s first single since signing to Snafu Records.
June 25, 2021
Ho99o9 and Pussy Riot Tell Chumps to “Mind Yo Bizness” on New Collab
The rap duo’s guest-heavy mixtape “Ho99o9 Presents Territory : Turf Talk Vol. 1” is out today.
June 24, 2021
Tirzah Announces Sophomore Album with Gripping Single “Tectonic”
“Colourgrade” is out October 1 via Domino.
June 24, 2021
For Her Concert Film “In the Air,” Aerial East Provides Solace
Watch the NY-based songwriter perform tracks from her debut album “Try Harder” and a rendition of Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill.”
June 24, 2021
Gavin Turek Stays Golden in Her Video for “Illusions”
Her debut album “Madame Gold” is out July 23.
June 24, 2021
On “Punishment,” The Effens Point Out When Caregiving Can Turn Parasitic
The Toronto group is releasing their “Eventually” EP on July 30 via Hidden Pony/LootBag Records.
June 23, 2021
Devendra Banhart and Noah Georgeson Announce Ambient Album “Refuge”
The duo shared two tracks off the full-length scheduled for August 13 via Dead Oceans.
June 23, 2021
Portrait of the artist CMAT in Dublin 2020
CMAT’s Insomnia Finds Her a Wink Away From Death on “2 Wrecked 2 Care”
It’s the Irish country singer’s second single of 2021.
June 23, 2021
Damon Albarn Shares Title Track From Newly Announced Solo Album
“The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows” is out November 12 via Transgressive.
June 22, 2021
Geese Sign to Partisan Records, Share Debut Single “Disco”
The chaotic track features all the staples of a messy night out.
June 22, 2021
Ada Lea’s “Hurt” Is a Stunning Open Wound
It’s the Montreal singer’s latest single since her 2020 EP “woman, here.”
June 22, 2021
Wye Oak Relinquish Control to Life’s Unknowable Winds on “Its Way with Me”
The duo release their latest single in preparation for their first online concert on July 1.
June 22, 2021
Lorde Details Her Highly Anticipated Third Album “Solar Power”
The album, which is out August 20, features 12 new songs and two bonus tracks.
June 21, 2021
The Strokes Share Snippet of New Song “Starting Again” in Maya Wiley Support Ad
They’ve also released their unplugged version of the “Star Spangled Banner.”
June 21, 2021
Snoh Aalegra Reflects on a Lover Turned Stranger on “Lost You”
“Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies” is scheduled for a July 9 release.
June 21, 2021
Birdy Sketches Us Answers to Questions About Her Latest Bewitching Album
“Young Heart” is out now via Atlantic Records.
June 21, 2021
