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.
Madonna, Confessions II
Reteaming with producer Stuart Price for a sequel to her 2005 nu-disco LP, the pop star capitalizes on the velvet cordiality of her vocals with a sparkling new brand of arrangements.
Smirk, Speculative Fiction
On his most purposeful and driven release yet, Nick Vicario teams up with members of Hotline TNT, Poison Ruin, and Ceremony for a mid-tempo homage to ’80s horror-punk.
Pixies, Complete B-Sides 1988-97 [Reissue]
Neatly charting the band’s evolution from noise militants to pop eccentrics, the first-ever vinyl release of this collection reminds us that Pixies’ trash was often purer than their peers’ gold.
Mike LeSuer
From the geographical conceptualism of Sufjan Stevens to the country stylings of Gillian Welch to the slapstick of Beck, the alt-pop songwriter shares 12 songs that helped shape her new LP.
The upbeat track lands ahead of their debut EP, out later this year via Grand Jury.
The animated clip arrives on the verge of the trio embarking on the fall leg of their tour in support of their debut LP the record.
The power-pop songwriter’s latest “series of fictions” features members of XTC, The Soft Boys, and Elf Power.
Next week the Bay Area band sets off on a string of live dates spanning the East Coast and Midwest US.
The self-titled debut from the new collective featuring TV on the Radio’s Kyp Malone, various other Oh Sees/Bent Arcana alumni, and more arrives October 13 via Castle Face.
It’s been a tough four and a half months, but the band has surprise-released their follow-up to April’s First Two Pages of Frankenstein.
Jummy Aremu returns five years after her Getaway EP for her debut single with Kill Rock Stars (US) and Bella Union (UK/Europe).
The Floridian punks share scenes from the Eastern half of their US tour supporting their new LP The Whaler as they head out west this week.
14 tracks that helped Lauren Denitzio, well, trust their gut while writing and recording their fifth LP.
Tabor Rupp’s latest dream-pop collection Coping Habits arrives in full tomorrow.
Lizzie Powell queers Twin Peaks in the video for the seven-minute instrumental jam from their upcoming fifth album Performances.
The piano ballad lands ahead of the Carissa’s Wierd founding member’s new solo record The Last Night of Sadness.
It’s the title track from the duo’s sophomore release, arriving September 29.
The track and visual come paired with an active phone line and a “Suburban Solutions” riesling in collaboration with Osmote Wines.
The London trio continue their experimentation into space-age ambient pop on the latest single from their forthcoming album Afternoon X.
Patrick J. Smith’s returns with yoyo, his first LP in five years, on October 13 via Grind Select.
The songwriter’s third studio album Utopian will arrive November 3 via Antifragile Music.
The Montreal-based vocalist’s fourth album of the same name arrives September 22 via Ensoul Records.
Celebrating 50 years of hip-hop, the event will take place in NYC at the corner made famous by the group’s Paul’s Boutique album cover.
