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.
Searows, Death in the Business of Whaling
Alec Duckart’s nautically themed second album infuses its emotionally fragile indie-folk with a trudging heaviness that pushes toward doom-metal territory.
Camper, Campilation
Flush with a historic list of Black voices both past and present, the producer’s debut album sees him devise yet another way to remake the wheel of soul.
Alan Vega, Alan Vega [Deluxe Edition]
This remastering of the late Suicide frontman’s wired-weirdly rockabilly debut is bolstered by demos and scratch tracks that offer a rare glimpse into the artistic process.
Will Schube
The Flaming Lips at The Fillmore in Philadelphia, PA. August 5, 2023. Photo by David Iskra
Wayne Coyne’s band will be performing Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots in full at the Shovels & Rope–curated event next April in South Carolina.
The record will be pressed to limited edition gold vinyl when it’s released on December 8.
The band also announced a slew of North American, European, and UK tour dates.
The track’s video sees the band attending a speed-dating night at the fictional Bliss Bar.
The synth-pop band’s new album will arrive on January 26 via 4AD.
Siblings Jendayi and Gyasi Bonds pay homage to both Spike Lee and Brooklyn’s queer community in the track’s video.
Yachty performs “drive ME crazy!” and is joined by Fousheé on “pRETTY,” while Sudan Archives brings “Selfish Soul” to the Moody Theater stage.
Assisted by features from MIKE and Vince Staples and some of The Alchemist’s dankest, most blunted beats, the West Coast rapper’s formula here is simple but flawlessly executed.
The track was co-produced by Polachek, Cecile Believe, and Danny L Harle.
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.
