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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The Rolling Stones, Foreign Tongues
The Stones come as close as they ever will to reckoning with their twilight years on a surprisingly effective 25th LP that finds them bringing a fresh spark to their signature sound.
Mary in the Junkyard, Role Model Hermit
The London art-rock trio’s Robert Eggers–like debut clings to the lattice of maritime folklore while examining the often-felt pendulum between craving isolation and intimacy.
Kelela, New Avatar
The songwriter’s earliest soul and jazz influences can be found swirling throughout her third album, which also expands into the realms of hypnotic electronic music and alt rock.
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Speedy Ortiz Believe in the Possibility of a Better World
Sadie Dupuis and Audrey Zee Whitesides share how Rabbit Rabbit, the band’s first record in five years, is grounded in community and dedicated to progress.
September 01, 2023
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Alaska Reid, “Disenchanter”
The LA-based songwriter’s debut album chronicles a search for a sense of place as Reid’s self-coined “mountain pop” gets ramped up to its most euphoric potential.
July 13, 2023
Beach Fossils on Reaching New Emotional Depths with “Bunny”
Dustin Payseur discusses how birth, death, and acceptance helped sculpt the group’s fifth LP.
June 01, 2023
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Jessie Ware, “That! Feels Good!”
The London-based dance-pop icon’s fifth album can be seen as a manifesto for following your own instinct toward highs both material and physical.
April 28, 2023
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Paramore, “This Is Why”
The sixth LP from the evolving punk trio charts the story of a band who have become a family ready to heal the wounds found in their past.
February 10, 2023
Samia Isn’t Scared of Anything
We connected with the songwriter in London to discuss her first headlining set in the UK and her transitory new LP Honey.
January 24, 2023
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Julia Jacklin on Embracing Life’s Lack of Stillness on “Pre Pleasure”
The Australian songwriter talks boundaries, touring, and Jesus Christ Superstar.
August 24, 2022
Belle and Sebastian Continue to Give Voice to the Outsiders on “A Bit of Previous”
Stuart Murdoch and Chris Geddes discuss the impact of COVID, spirituality, and everyday life on the band’s first new album in seven years.
May 04, 2022
Sunflower Bean on Jumping Into the Unknown with “Headful of Sugar”
The NYC-based trio discuss the experiments and newfound confidence contained within their third album.
May 03, 2022
Snail Mail Takes Us Deeper Into Her World of Love and Heartbreak on “Valentine”
Lindsey Jordan discusses her anticipated sophomore LP before it drops this Friday.
November 02, 2021
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In Conversation: TORRES Finds Her Bliss on “Thirstier”
Mackenzie Scott discusses the seismic personal shift that led to the new sound on her latest record—and leaning into her “arena country” moment.
July 27, 2021
