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.
Ella Langley, Dandelion
The pop-country songwriter understands the human weight of the American South’s emotionally rich tableau of high-speed heartbreak and low-light bars, as demonstrated on a resilient second album.
Sugar Horse, Not a Sound in Heaven
On their cleanest-sounding record yet, the doomy Bristol band’s idea of dance music feels perfectly suitable for the turbulent year 2026 has already proven to be.
Lime Garden, Maybe Not Tonight
The cocktail of frustration, insecurity, and lust that courses through the Brighton quartet’s buzzing and adventurous second album mirrors the trajectory of an energetic night out.
Mike LeSuer
The newly released self-titled album also features collaborations with Cherry Glazerr, Day Wave, and SOLIS4EVR.
Helen Ballentine shares how Cat Power, Yo La Tengo, This Mortal Coil, and more helped shape her second album, out now via Dirty Hit.
The husband-and-wife songwriter duo plan to release a joint album in 2026.
The UK darkwave trio shares their second single of the season just in time for Halloween.
The grunge-pop group shares another taste of their new LP Glass, arriving November 7 via Crafted Sounds.
The Brooklyn noise-rockers recently returned after a nearly decade-long hiatus with a string of new tracks.
The LA-based songwriter returns with his first new material since last year’s debut project Something Burning.
The Chicago-based songwriter takes us track by track through her latest prog-folk project.
Formerly one half of Girlpool, Tucker shares how the TV series Nashville, his dog Dizzy, and other inspirations helped shape the record.
“Simplicity became the mantra for this album,” the Canadian band shares of their sixth album, out now via Full Time Hobby.
Pip Blom and Personal Trainer’s Willem Smit share how The Books, Madvillain, Kim and Kelley Deal, and more helped inspire their debut collaboration.
The New Jersey band’s third LP Wrench will arrive in full on October 24 via Will Yip’s Memory Music.
The eerie track featuring a children’s choir and a backing brass band will appear on the Irish experimental musician’s new LP Night CRIÚ, out October 31 via Sacred Bones.
As the long-dormant dance-punk outfit embarks on a fall tour, Luke Jenner shares how tracks by Built to Spill, The Zombies, Three 6 Mafia, and more have kept him feeling young.
Izzy Hagerup shares how Stereolab, Kim Gordon, Paul McCartney, and more helped inspire her more experimental turn on her second album.
The Queens-based songwriter’s debut single for Mtn Laurel Recording Co. features a backing band of Nick Hakim, Will Graefe, Nuria Graham, and Jeremy Gustin.
The garage-punks will release this recording and another that was shelved from their Nosebleed Weekend sessions as a 7-inch via Suicide Squeeze.
A week after dropping their last joint single, the Swedish emcees return with another new track to promote their respective North American tours.
The Isle of Wight collective share how everyone from The Chemical Brothers to Limp Bizkit helped them shape their energetic second album.
Doja Cat, Addison Rae, My Bloody Valentine, PinkPantheress, Skrillex, and Peggy Gou round out the list of top-billed artists for the June event in Barcelona.
