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.
Various artists, Red Xerox: Chicago Youth Beat 2020-2025
Spotlighting the diversity of Chicago’s underground scene, this comp is as much a symposium for genre-defying trailblazers as it is a no-skips playlists capturing the city’s budding youth-beat movement.
Cut Worms, Transmitter
Produced by Jeff Tweedy, Max Clarke’s fourth album tampers down the luster of past records, grounding aspects of the indie-folk songwriter’s music that once seemed impossibly pristine.
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.
Will Schube
The lead single features backing vocals from LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy and Nancy Whang.
The “absurd” song “about bugs” arrives with a video starring the collaborators along with Fred Armisen.
The multi-instrumentalist and Dawn Richard collaborator’s new album will arrive on November 17 via Cascine.
The solo project of Local Natives’ Kelcey Ayer will release SLSL: Naked, a collection mostly comprised of stripped-back versions of his own songs, on November 15.
The Brooklyn-based songwriter’s eighth record is set to arrive February 9 via 4AD.
The new album from the Detroit rap icon will arrive on November 17 via Warp Records.
The duo’s follow-up to the LP released earlier this year will arrive on December 1 via Rhymesayers.
The two Ben Gibbard–led groups’ co-headlining tour will wrap up on October 17 at the Hollywood Bowl.
Previous episodes of the series have featured other Random Access Memories collaborators including Panda Bear and DJ Falcon.
photo by David Iskra
The original version of the track was featured on the band’s recent Alpha Zulu LP.
Zach Condon’s new album Hadsel will arrive on November 10.
The new project will arrive on January 26 via Mom+Pop.
The trailer for the new film lands alongside expanded tour dates through 2024.
The track arrives shortly after a deluxe edition of the recently released MICHAEL LP.
In a brief Q&A, Will Miller shares how the new track fits into his forthcoming self-titled album, which arrives November 3 via International Anthem.
The Brooklyn-based trio’s second album is out now via Karma Chief/Colemine.
Proceeds from the track will pay the legal fees of people in Fjord Seyðisfjörður who are protesting the new fish farm in their area.
The new album from Dallon Weekes will arrive on February 23.
The track is featured on Burger Beats’ forthcoming album, 74: Out of Time.
The Fat Possum reissue will arrive on January 19.
