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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Various artists, Red Xerox: Chicago Youth Beat 2020-2025
Spotlighting the diversity of Chicago’s underground scene, this comp is as much a symposium for genre-defying trailblazers as it is a no-skips playlists capturing the city’s budding youth-beat movement.
Cut Worms, Transmitter
Produced by Jeff Tweedy, Max Clarke’s fourth album tampers down the luster of past records, grounding aspects of the indie-folk songwriter’s music that once seemed impossibly pristine.
Kim Gordon, Play Me
Fully embracing the trashy SoundCloud-era internet aesthetic as she raps, sings, and shreds over industrial clatter, this is the sound of an artist who’s still inspired by the cutting edge at 72.
Matt Mitchell
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In Conversation
Horsegirl on Making Zines and Giving a Voice to the Youth of Chicago
With their debut LP Versions of Modern Performance out now, the band shares how the intersection of art and music has galvanized them.
June 08, 2022
20 Years After “The Big Come Up,” The Black Keys’ Hearts Are Still in Ohio
For the anniversary of the blues-rock duo’s debut record, we chatted with Patrick Carney about living up to the album’s title.
May 13, 2022
In Conversation
Kurt Vile on the Kaleidoscopic Odyssey of His Triumphant New Album“(watch my moves)”
We talked to Philly’s Constant Hitmaker about working at his new recording studio, his love for The Boss, and more.
April 14, 2022
First Listen
Emily Parrish’s “Drown” Is a Generous, Dreamy Reflection on Partnership
The Detroit-based songwriter shares her debut solo single, which was produced by Hala’s Ian Ruhala.
April 01, 2022
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Mitski, Laurel Hell
“Laurel Hell” is a perfect blend of angsty, pre-2018 Mitski and the disco-leaning, stadium-shaking new self she touted four years ago.
February 03, 2022
Film & TV
John Carpenter Finds Joy in Soundtracking the Gore of “Halloween Kills”
The Master of Horror talks soundtracking the latest installment of the horror franchise he launched over 40 years ago.
October 27, 2021
In Conversation
In Conversation: Kevin Devine on Giving New Life to Old Favorites on “Matter of Time II”
The Brooklyn native discusses looking back on his shape-shifting discography and looking forward to a future full of subscription platform options for artists.
September 09, 2021
In Conversation
In Conversation: Kevin Drew Soundtracks the Beauty of Voiceless Emotions on “Influences”
The Broken Social Scene co-founder discusses his new instrumental album as K.D.A.P.
August 02, 2021
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My Tree, “Where the Grace Is”
The Brooklyn duo’s second LP is a well-intentioned, slow-burn rumination on the gripes of American social and economical plight.
July 30, 2021
