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.
Sleaford Mods, The Demise of Planet X
The Nottingham duo rage-rave on with their aggressive brand of electronic post-punk on their apocalyptic and uncharacteristically guest-heavy eighth album.
Cat Power, Redux
Arriving in celebration of the 20th anniversary of The Greatest, this EP excavates the past with a weary, newfound wisdom—like a ghostly transmission from a parallel timeline.
A$AP Rocky, Don’t Be Dumb
Eight years in the making, the rapper’s latest is expectedly choppy—yet it still manages to push traditional aspects of hip-hop to their limits with the help of a unique guest list.
Mike LeSuer
Band leader Carmen Perry answers questions about her pre-Sports days as Addie Pray.
The eerie experimentalists dive into spooky Georgia lore on the cut from “The Old Witch’s Cavern.”
Al Menne shares nine recent favs from Big Thief, Lucy Dacus, Bill Callahan, and more.
Beck / Photo by Pooneh Ghana
The “Hyperspace” single comes to life with the help of Tessa Thompson, Evan Rachel Wood, and Alia Shawkat.
The Brooklyn duo ready their self-titled debut with yet another melancholy single.
The synthy first single “Rare Thing” establishes the Saddle Creek release as an experimental affair.
Falana reveals the opening track to “Darkest Light” before its October 25 release.
The Chicago ska ensemble do an anti-authoritarian take on Dylan’s “Subterranean Homesick Blues” visual.
The slowcore duo recommend three favs from their label on the release day of their third LP, “Heavy Lifter.”
Cardi B, System of a Down, and Harry Nilsson soundtrack the power-pop group’s food fantasies.
The latest single from their new Tobacco-produced LP is another highlight in the PA duo’s hallucinogenic discography.
The songwriter’s fourteenth album will feature Pharrell Williams, Chris Martin, and Sky Ferreira.
SoCal songwriter Brian Collins sounds right at home on the lo-fi/folk indie label.
The Chicago songwriter shows off her sunroof in the new video for her summer-released single.
Along with an early listen, Monks gives insight into each individual track for the Dine Alone Records release.
Preceding their “Singles Too” comp, Marissa Paternoster and Jarrett Dougherty share some B-side favs.
The recording of a recent 29-track set at Bowery Ballroom comes with a 76-page book of photos by Hiro Tanaka.
George Clanton, The Paranoyds, Surfbort, and others, explained.
The proggy Boston experimentalists celebrate release day with an arty new visual.
The third and final pre-album single from “Big Blue” is full of grungy longing.
