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.
Interpol, This Mirror Weighs a Ton
Nearly 25 years after their debut, the post-punk revivalists shatter the illusion of entropy with an ominous collision of tech-era anxieties and visceral sonic world-building.
Mastodon, Marrow Deep
On their eerie, electrifying return, the Atlanta metal icons cut through the mire of grief and come up with a spectacular, pained record that’s among the finest of their career.
Mike D, Thank You
Mike Diamond maintains the close-knit familial vibe and youthful effusion the Beastie Boys forged in 1981 on a debut solo effort full of looped synths and snaggle-toothed raps.
Randy Bookasta
Tierra Whack, James Blake, and Jason Isbell take on covers by the likes of Radiohead, Roxy Music, and John Prine.
The band members took turns curating picks from the extensive online archive.
On his birthday, an unearthed Ziggy Stardust show preview and video from Bowie’s historic American debut.
The track is from “400 Miles From L.A. 1955-56,” a new collection featuring the first known recordings of Hazlewood singing his own material.
The Cure at Pasadena Daydream Festival in CA. August 31, 2019. Photo by David Iskra
The music fest curated by Robert Smith also featured Throwing Muses, Chelsea Wolfe, and Mogwai.
The track is from her upcoming “This Is Better Pt. 1” EP.
The brilliant singer-songwriter passed away today at age seventy-six.
