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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Warning, Rituals of Shame
The pummeling hypnotism of the doom-metal band’s first new material in 20 years still feels perfectly matched to Patrick Walker’s pained howls and Vantablack-hued emotions.
Styrofoam Winos, Any River
The Nashville group’s country-leaning third album is full of nuance, from the sheer array of instrumentation to its affective emotional dynamics.
Swamp Dogg, Swamp Dogg Contemplates the Afterlife
The country-R&B cult hero crafts an album about the afterlife that’s reflective of decades filled with hurt and hurting.
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JPEGMAFIA Isn’t Gonna Lie, He’s Feeling Good on “TRUST!”
The single follows his “EP2!” from this past February.
August 31, 2021
Wiki Is Contemplative and Conflicted on the Navy Blue–Produced “Roof”
Their new collaborative album “Half God” is out October 1 via Wikset Enterprise.
August 31, 2021
Has Drake Ever Had a Good Album Cover?
The Toronto rapper dropped the official art for his forthcoming album “Certified Lover Boy”—which seems cheesy even by Drake’s standards.
August 30, 2021
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Turnstile, “Glow On”
The five-piece swim in the deep end of their existential and musical curiosities on this unforgettable magnum opus.
August 30, 2021
Film & TVFilm + TV News
Watch the Trailer for Todd Haynes’ Anticipated Velvet Underground Documentary
“The Velvet Underground” is out October 15.
August 30, 2021
Runnner and Skullcrusher Sing Lovingly About Urgent Care on “Snowplow”
The two musicians are also going on tour together this fall.
August 30, 2021
The Prophecy of Indigo De Souza
The songwriter invited us to her converted-church home to discuss her new sophomore album “Any Shape You Take.”
August 30, 2021
Courtney Barnett Reimagines The Velvet Underground’s “I’ll Be Your Mirror”
“I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to The Velvet Underground & Nico” is out September 24 via Verve.
August 27, 2021
OutKast Get Animated in a New Video for Their 1996 Single “Two Dope Boyz (In a Cadillac)”
Today is the 25 year anniversary for their sophomore album “ATLiens.”
August 27, 2021
Kacey Musgraves Endures Heartache’s Changing Seasons in “justified” Video
Her forthcoming album “star-crossed” is out September 10.
August 27, 2021
Rina Sawayama Recreates Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” in Her Own Image
Sawayama is one of 53 artists covering songs from Metallica’s self-titled album for its 30th anniversary.
August 26, 2021
Hand Habits Recruits Perfume Genius’ Mike Hadreas on “No Difference”
It’s the second single from Meg Duffy’s project “Fun House,” coming October 22.
August 26, 2021
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
