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.
Telehealth, Green World Image
The Seattle band mashes up Millennial malaise with ’80s synthpunk and biting satire on a playful second LP that crowds out the more emotional elements with terminally online irony.
Nara’s Room, Tearless, thoughtless
The Brooklyn band bring more dimension to their sound on a magnetic second record that’s framed by a mix of analog technology and Y2K aesthetics.
Winston Hightower, 100 Acre Wood
The 14 songs featured on the Columbus native’s second album may be as short as the ones on its lo-fi predecessor, but they’re far more fleshed out with catchier and on-point rock music.
Mike LeSuer
The single arrives ahead of the D.C. band’s LP “Crystal,” out October 16.
The Philly-based rocker comes off a year’s break with a colorful new batch of songs, out October 9.
The plunderphonics group share “Wherever You Go” and “Reflecting Light” ahead of their third LP, “We Will Always Love You.”
“PAC-MAN” recalls the hip-hop production of “Demon Days.”
The GothBoiClique producer shares a playlist of non-guilty guilty pleasures.
The clip establishes that the long-running experimental group’s fans are (almost) as weird as the band is.
It’s the third single from Something’s hypnagogic new LP “Cannibal House Rules.”
Jason Balla shares thirteen tracks that served as inspiration on the trio’s latest LP, “Flower of Devotion.”
The Darcy Baylis–produced project’s first single “Pull It Forward” is out today.
Justice Tripp shares some words on the visual, as well as on the shapeshifting nature of his band.
The “Safe to Disconnect” single arrives with an animated video.
Emma Ruth Rundle
Our Associate Editor’s favorite pre-released singles, album deep cuts, and tracks by unfairly obscure artists from the past few weeks.
Sarah Tudzin also announces her band’s new not-album dropping next week.
On the heels of their commemorative “Carrido” EP, PBC share a few of their favorite Swift collabs.
With her “How It Is” EP out today, the artist shares an essay on the making of her body-positive visual.
Mike Skinner goes deep on his first collection of new songs in nine years.
Ene’s debut LP of the same name is out today via Empty Cellar Records.
Kitao Sakurai and IHEARTCOMIX are behind the program launching this Sunday on Twitch.
It’s the duo’s third collaboration, but their only project featuring three Hobbits and Noam Chomsky.
Our Associate Editor’s favorite pre-released singles, album deep cuts, and tracks by unfairly obscure artists from the past few months.
