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.
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Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore, Tragic Magic
Pairing early modern harp and vintage analog synths, the duo cope with disaster by forging soothing atmospheric compositions fueled by their unique creative connection.
Westside Cowboy, So Much Country ’Till We Get There
The buzzy Manchester group’s new EP doubles down on affability with five tracks of straightforward indie rock coursing with charm and easy-going, edgeless quirks.
Xiu Xiu, Xiu Mutha Fuckin’ Xiu: Vol. 1
These covers capture the broad spectrum of artists who’ve inspired Jamie Stewart over the past 24 years—and prove that Xiu Xiu is able to even make Robyn sound unwaveringly dark.
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Just Friends Take in the Sunshine in Their Video for “Sunflower”
The Bay Area collective shares a visual for one of the tracks on their newly released EP “JF CREW VOL 3.”
September 02, 2021
Signal Boost
Signal Boost: 15 Tracks from August 2021 You Should Know
The month’s most discourse-worthy singles, according to our Senior Editor.
September 01, 2021
Robin Hatch Announces New LP “T.O.N.T.O.” with the Tropicalia-Inspired “Brazil”
The Toronto-based composer readies a full album recorded with the behemoth synthesizer made famous by Stevie Wonder.
September 01, 2021
Calicoco Yearns for a New Housing Arrangement on “I Hate Living with Me”
NY-based multi-instrumentalist Giana Caliolo’s new album “Underneath” arrives this Friday.
August 30, 2021
Playlist
Water From Your Eyes Made Us an Acrostic Playlist Based on Their Name
With their new album “Structure” out now, Nate Amos shared some important tracks whose first letters spell out his band’s name.
August 27, 2021
Casper Skulls Announce New Album “Knows No Kindness,” Share Video for “Thesis”
The Toronto band’s second album arrives November 12 via Next Door Records.
August 26, 2021
Maxshh Announces New Album “Bonus Flowers,” Shares First Single “The Stone and I and Everybody”
The Tundrastomper and Fred Cracklin member’s new solo release will arrive September 24 via Exploding in Sound.
August 25, 2021
My Morning Jacket Return to “Regularly Scheduled Programming” with Forthcoming Self-Titled LP
After a six-year break, Jim James and his band will release “My Morning Jacket” on October 22.
August 24, 2021
Into It. Over It. Celebrate 10 Years of “Twelve Towns” with In-Studio Performance Video
The group plays five of the album’s tracks—and debut a new single called “Miyajima, JP”—at Chicago’s Shirk Recording Studios.
August 23, 2021
Playlist
17 Songs That Inspired Shannon & the Clams’ New Album “Year of the Spider”
The Oakland ensemble’s sixth album is out now via Easy Eye Sound.
August 20, 2021
Track by Track
Tropical Fuck Storm Walk Us Through Their Dystopian-Realist New Album “Deep States”
Gareth Liddiard breaks down the band’s third LP track by track.
August 20, 2021
The Ophelias Bust Out the Banjo on New Single “Vapor”
The latest track from the Cincinnati four-piece’s forthcoming album “Crocus” was six years in the making.
August 19, 2021
Playlist
10 Songs That Inspired David Duchovny’s New Album “Gestureland”
With his third album dropping this Friday, Duchovny shares what he and his band were listening to during the recording process.
August 18, 2021
Solemn Brigham Shares an Ode to Those Who’ve Carried Him on “Dirty Whip”
Arriving with a video, the single precedes Brigham’s new LP “South Sinner Street,” out September 24 via Mello Music Group.
August 18, 2021
Track by Track
A Great Big Pile of Leaves Walk Us Through Their Long-Anticipated Third Album “Pono”
Pete Weiland, Tyler Soucy, and Tucker Yaro detail each track on their first album in nearly a decade.
August 13, 2021
Tino Drima Fondly Recalls His Virtual Quarantine Relationships on New Single “Computer Valentine”
The track precedes the West Coaster’s sophomore album, which is expected to arrive early next year via Park the Van.
August 12, 2021
They Hate Change Share New Song “Faux Leather” Along with “Album Cover That Talks to You”
The new track arrives alongside news of the Tampa Bay duo’s signing to Jagjaguwar.
August 11, 2021
Injury Reserve Reveal New Album “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” Will Drop Next Month
The rap group’s first new music since the passing of emcee Stepa J. Groggs last year will arrive September 15.
August 10, 2021
The Shivas Return to—and Get Kicked Out of—the Bar in the Video for New Single “Undone”
The Portland psych-rockers’ latest album “Feels So Good // Feels So Bad” is out September 24 via Tender Loving Empire.
August 10, 2021
A Brief History of the “Schoolhouse Rock!” Song “Figure Eight” in Rap
The cultural footprint of the spellbinding 1973 song about times tables and infinitude goes deeper than Elliott Smith and Noah Baumbach.
August 10, 2021
