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.
Reviews
See All 
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.
Margaret Farrell
Articles
See All 
Load More
Patti Smith Drops Surprise Live Album Recorded at Electric Lady Studios
The seven tracks include five of Smith’s classics as well as covers of Bob Dylan and Stevie Wonder.
August 26, 2021
The Fiery Furnaces Announce Three Shows with Fred Armisen
The duo also shared the previously physical-only B-side “The Fortune Teller’s Revenge.”
August 25, 2021
Explosions in the Sky Share Sprawling and Tense Track “Climbing Bear”
“Big Bend (An Original Soundtrack for Public Television),” their first soundtrack in seven years, is out October 1.
August 25, 2021
King Krule Thrashes Stubbornly in “Stoned Again” Live Video
It’s the first look from his live album “You Heat Me Up, You Cool Me Down” out September 10.
August 25, 2021
Porches Revel in Chaotic Vibes—and Shout Out Tony Soprano—on “Lately”
The single arrives ahead of Aaron Maine’s upcoming album “All Day Gentle Hold !” that’s out October 8.
August 24, 2021
On MUNYA’s “Cocoa Beach,” Anything Is Possible (Including Dancing with an Alien)
Her debut album “Voyage to Mars” is out November 5 via Luminelle.
August 24, 2021
Boy Scouts Remembers How Revitalizing It Is to Wonder on “Didn’t I”
It’s the second single from the Oakland-based musician’s album “Wayfinder” coming October 1.
August 24, 2021
Don Lifted Observes the Gentle Rituals of Care with “Brain Fluid”
His album “325i” is out October 22 via Fat Possum.
August 24, 2021
The Bug Connects with Moor Mother for the Menacing “Vexed”
The single arrives ahead of Kevin Martin’s new album “Fire,” dropping this Friday via Ninja Tune.
August 23, 2021
Kacey Musgraves Announces New LP “star-crossed,” Shares Title Track and Film Trailer
Her fourth studio album will arrive September 10 with an accompanying film featuring Eugene Levy, Victoria Pedretti, and Princess Nokia.
August 23, 2021
Efterklang Celebrate Love’s Restless Flight on “Dragonfly”
Casper Clausen discusses the newest single from “Windflowers,” out October 8 via City Slang, in a brief Q&A.
August 23, 2021
Butch Dawson Brings Major Bravado to His “Stardust” EP
The Baltimore mainstay’s major label debut is out today via Asylum Records.
August 20, 2021
Track by Track
Bnny Lays It All on the Table and Walks Us Through “Everything” Track by Track
The Chicago four-piece, whose debut is out today, details nature’s impact on the album and its many emotional hues.
August 20, 2021
Reviews
alexalone, “ALEXALONEWORLD”
The band’s debut feels like a metamorphosis, a constant shifting of skins and textures.
August 20, 2021
James Blake and Take a Daytrip Face a Relationship Shipwreck on “Life Is Not the Same”
It’s the second single off Blake’s next album “Friends That Break Your Heart,” which is out September 10.
August 20, 2021
There Are Now Three New Versions of Phoebe Bridgers’ “Kyoto” That Exist in This World
Bartees Strange, Glitch Gum, and The Marías take on the David Crosby antagonist.
August 19, 2021
illuminati hotties Recuits Bartees Strange to Keep the Splashes Coming on “Pool Hopping”
The wet and wild remix arrives ahead of Sarah Tudzin’s forthcoming album “Let Me Do One More.”
August 19, 2021
Ellevator’s “Easy” Is a Massive Reminder to Stay Grounded in the Face of Enticing Dogma
The Ontario-based trio is scheduled to release their debut album in early 2022.
August 19, 2021
Remi Wolf Announces Debut Album with Singles “Quiet on Set” and “Grumpy Old Man”
“Juno” is out October 15 on Island Records.
August 18, 2021
The Muslims Call Bullshit on the Concept of Political Unity on New Single
The new Epitaph signees are releasing “FUCK THESE FUCKIN FASCISTS” on September 24.
August 18, 2021
