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.
Westside Cowboy, So Much Country ’Till We Get There
The buzzy Manchester group’s new EP doubles down on affability with five tracks of straightforward indie rock coursing with charm and easy-going, edgeless quirks.
Xiu Xiu, Xiu Mutha Fuckin’ Xiu: Vol. 1
These covers capture the broad spectrum of artists who’ve inspired Jamie Stewart over the past 24 years—and prove that Xiu Xiu is able to even make Robyn sound unwaveringly dark.
The Cribs, Selling a Vibe
With the help of producer Patrick Wimberly, the Yorkshire post-punk revivalists both open wide and tighten up their taut instrumental skills and melody-making on their ninth album.
Sadie Sartini Garner
UNSPECIFIED – CIRCA 1970: Photo of Bernie Worrell Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
The funk pioneer succumbed to cancer at the age of 72.
Sexy Dex and The Fresh / photo courtesy of the band
Get on up.
Peter Bjorn and John / photo by Marcus Palmqvist
The Swedish trio give us the highlights of their between-album work.
Space-age sadness from the nation’s capitol.
Allah-Las / no credit / 2016
From the group’s upcoming “Calico Review.”
Lemi Ghariokwu / courtesy himself
The man responsible for the look of Afrobeat tells us about his relationship with Fela Kuti.
No sunscreen required.
Under the rosé glow of the Pasadena sky, the two national sides opened play at the Copa America Centenario.
How do you follow up one of the most mythical records of the past twenty years? You blow out that beat.
Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Ruban Nielson on Late Night with Seth Meyers
It’s the first new recording from the group since last year’s “Multi-Love.”
Dentist
West Coast punk makes it way to the Jersey Shore.
Mary and the Small Omission
The ambient-drone single is taken from the duo’s “The Effects are Cumulative,” out June 10.
The Atlanta quartet’s “Freedom” is their first new record since 2011.
He did a good-ass job.
From the British soul man’s Daptone debut, “Hold On!”
The Indiana auteur previews his third solo LP, “Casino Drone.”
U! S! A! U! S! A!
Joseph / 2015 at Pickathon / photo by Drew Bandy
The Oregon festival’s Spring Season carries on.
With the release of the “Burn the Witch” video, the group turn distribution into its own political art.
In the first edition of our new column, we take a closer look at the Houston Thai-funk group’s debut LP.
