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.
Lowertown, Ugly Duckling Union
The NYC duo return to their DIY roots on their creatively unbridled second LP, turning a highly unusual concept into something rather heartfelt and wonkily majestic.
Hammock, The Second Coming Was a Moonrise
The Nashville veterans blend the understated melancholia of dream pop with the more dramatic scale of post-rock on their latest album with a nice push-and-pull effect.
Dua Saleh, Of Earth & Wires
The Sudanese-American songwriter’s second album blends R&B and electronic pop with spoken-word poetry to create a tapestry of lush sounds and mythic language.
Mike LeSuer
Hear “Much After Feeling” and “Plant Sugar” from the Virginia band’s fourth album, out November 1 on Run for Cover.
The latest from the Brooklyn experimental electronic duo will drop October 25 on Exploding in Sound.
The melodic shoegaze trio detail the making of their new record.
With a street date of October 4, the Detroit rapper’s long-awaited fifth album features verses from Run the Jewels, Blood Orange, JPEGMAFIA, and more.
Part two of Fucked Up guitarist Ben Cook’s solo project drops October 25 via Run for Cover.
The goth-folk track is the latest single from “Birth of Violence,” out next Friday via Sargent House.
The “On Cinema at the Cinema” universe expands with a feature-length studio film coming in October.
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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.
