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.
Syd, Beard
The producer and songwriter’s third album unfolds like a slow-burn romance that prioritizes subtlety over spectacle, though its unbothered warmth can feel frustratingly one-note.
The Durutti Column, Renascent
Sixteen long years since his last album, Vini Reilly makes a welcome return with a low-key album that’s still rich and lovely, unpretentious and open-hearted.
Shearwater, The New World
Jonathan Meiburg’s lyrical approach flits between apocalyptic soothsaying and naturalist poetry on his band’s ambitious and worldly eleventh album, which thrums with field recordings.
Sarah Gooding
Halsey’s South Central LA hub provides her neighborhood with just what its name suggests—resources spanning from fresh produce to martial arts training.
The Brooklyn-based artist details the intersection of personal and global sustainability in her work.
The MGMT frontman joined forces with Connan Mockasin to help soundtrack a surf film by Mexican Summer.
Duffy talks about writing a new album in the midst of California’s wildfires, and how queer identity informs their music’s openness to nuance.
