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
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The third installment in the band’s recent singles series is a moody plea for escape.
Sam Hall cites (Sandy) Alex G, Katie Dey, and Ricky Eat Acid as favs from the Grand Rapids–based label.
Berdan talks the cult Wes Craven film, cultural isolation, and his band’s latest collaboration with The Body.
There’s a new Peggy track called “Jesus Forgive Me, I Am a Thot,” and it hardly breaks the top ten.
HEALTH / photo by Andy Sawyer
With Show Me the Body rounding out the bill, you’re gonna be susceptible to conversion this December.
Caroline White lists three albums she’s proud to share a label with.
Tyler, the Creator / photo by Carlo Cavaluzzi
With one mystery headliner yet to be announced, of course “Frank Ocean” is trending on Twitter.
The Chicago rapper defies cliché by addressing five different forms of love on his new EP.
The experimental producer lists ten tracks that helped her keep things fresh while writing “DEATH DRIVE.”
The exploratory new record from the Austin duo is out October 18 via Double Double Whammy.
Their “love song to tinnitus” introduces the Boston grunge outfit’s latest release, “Let the Shit House Burn Down.”
The retrospective collection kicks off with three reissued Haunted Graffiti LPs, all out October 25 on Mexican Summer.
The ambient new single from “Face Stabber” is paired with an eerie video.
The U.K. rapper stepped into the Like a Version booth to cover the 2005 Gorillaz single.
The Aussie jangle pop group describe their new album in not entirely un-Burroughs-like terms.
Jade Lilitri offers up ten tracks that informed the sounds of his band’s latest LP.
The single arrives ten days after their native U.K. elected a new PM. Weird!
Modern Baseball’s Jake Ewald gives us the play-by-play for his Americana-conscious solo project’s third album.
Our Associate Editor’s favorite pre-released singles, album deep cuts, and tracks by unfairly obscure artists from the past few weeks.
The Philly trio serenade dates in the video for the second single from “If you’re not afraid, I’m not afraid.”
