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.
Leon Bridges, Happiness Anytime
Continuing to defy expectations, the Texan R&B songwriter heads for the London dancefloor on a joyful collaboration with acid-jazz outfit Jungle.
Hermanos Gutiérrez, Los Ojos del Cóndor
Dedicated to the instrumental folk duo’s father, their forlorn cinematic expanse is given greater breadth and interwoven liveliness on their seventh LP.
Joy Division, Eternal
With its recently discovered live volumes as its focus, this career-ranging box set valuably continues to lay flat the post-punk band’s sound at its most raw and unadorned.
Mike LeSuer
The “On Cinema at the Cinema” universe expands with a feature-length studio film coming in October.
Bethlehem Steel, May 2019
The video for the band’s latest single is full of choreographed dance moves and internal bleeding.
Our Associate Editor’s favorite pre-released singles, album deep cuts, and tracks by unfairly obscure artists from the past few weeks.
To accompany their debut LP “When the Tree Bears Fruit,” the Australian garage rockers serve up more songs about fruit.
Jawbreaker at Riot Fest / photo by Brigid Gallagher
Time slots for Blink-182, Bikini Kill, Wu-Tang Clan, and more announced (also, according to Goose Island Brewing, Riot Fest Sucks).
The second single from Robert Alfons’ second album in the “Destroyer” series takes the project in a somber direction.
According to Jeff Tweedy, Kari Faux, James Blake, and more, “All My Heroes Are Cornballs” will let us down September 13.
The versatile rapper looks fondly upon the past in the clip for the “Sans Soleil” single.
The punk anthem precedes the project’s split with Graduating Life, out September 12 via Pure Noise/Epitaph.
The slowcore project of Montreal songwriter Michael Hansford shares its second single from the forthcoming “Touchstone” LP.
Alongside news of a sophomore album in tow, the Philly songwriter made us a list of ten tracks she considers to be flawless.
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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.”
