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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Kim Gordon, Play Me
Fully embracing the trashy SoundCloud-era internet aesthetic as she raps, sings, and shreds over industrial clatter, this is the sound of an artist who’s still inspired by the cutting edge at 72.
The Notwist, News From Planet Zombie
This folksy, brassy new iteration of the German trio excels at melodies that yearn and churn with melancholy—yet still manages something celebratory.
Minnesota Artists United Against ICE, Melt ICE
This gigantic comp album featuring 110 Minnesotan artists raising funds for immigrant communities terrorized by ICE may also happen to be where you find your new favorite band.
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ME REX, Pterodactyl
The London-based indie rockers’ latest EP is an anti-formalist return to form.
February 04, 2022
Farees Reaffirms His Pride in His Tuareg Heritage on “Mercury / Orgullosamente”
The latest single from “Galactic Africa” pushes back on neo-colonialism in energetic Afrobeat fashion.
January 26, 2022
Highnoon Wrestle with Growing Up and Growing Apart on New Track “Back to You”
Kennedy Freeman shares the first of two full-band singles already planned for 2022.
January 13, 2022
Jane Bruce Addresses the Men Who Think She Owes Them a Love Song on “Song About You”
The track arrives ahead of the “Jagged Little Pill” cast member’s debut album, “My Bed.”
January 12, 2022
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Beatrice Deer, “SHIFTING”
The Québec-based songwriter celebrates the richness of her culture and the healing she’s achieved through transmitting it on her latest release.
December 09, 2021
Anna Sun Struggle to Shrug Off Grief with “What a Shame”
The paradoxically upbeat single arrives ahead of their forthcoming self-titled EP.
December 08, 2021
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Lily Konigsberg, “Lily We Need to Talk Now”
The Palberta member’s solo debut channels the anguish and exhilarating possibility of a post-breakup period.
October 28, 2021
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Boy Scouts, “Wayfinder”
Taylor Vick’s comfort zone is the lilting, mid-tempo stuff her new album is founded on, opening up an expansive space around her nylon-string compositions.
September 29, 2021
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The Ophelias, “Crocus”
Chamber-pop ornamentation and live-band grit weave around spiritual lyricism on the Cincinnati band’s third album.
September 23, 2021
