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.
Kacey Musgraves, Middle of Nowhere
Awash in twang and thick pedal steel, the country star’s seventh album explores the solitary no man’s land that exists between the ending of one relationship and the beginning of another.
Kneecap, Fenian
With bigger melodies and broader synth soundscapes, the rage-rave rap trio’s second LP takes an unexpected turn inward as they continue to take the politics of the world at large to task.
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Penetratingly exact and proudly undefinable, Nick Llobet’s first album since expanding the project to a duo adds more definition to the sinewy, searching palette of their previous material.
Will Schube
The band’s last gig is set for November 29.
The former Das Racist emcee has also launched a brand called Veena.
Whereas their debut was all power-pop choruses and group sing-alongs, the LA-based art-rock troupe’s follow-up is much more insular, nervy, and contemplative.
The band will call it quits after one last run of shows in Japan in March.
The band’s NYC concert to celebrate the release is free…if your name has a “Daniel” in it.
The new series from the Long Beach rapper will premiere on February 15 on Netflix.
The Big Thief frontperson’s new album will arrive on March 22 via 4AD.
Boeckner! will arrive on March 15 via Sub Pop.
The noise-rock icon’s new album will arrive March 8 via Matador Records.
Originally self-released in 2018 and 2019, respectively, the South London post-punks will reissue the projects on March 8 via 4AD.
The New York festival is set for the weekend of June 6 at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens.
The intoxicating blend of R&B, soul, and hip-hop on the Virginia-born, Colombia-bred songwriter’s fourth album bridges the gap between indie spirit and overtly radio-friendly pop music.
The Irish band’s forthcoming album Madra will arrive on January 26 via Fair Youth/Atlantic.
The Atlanta-based songwriter’s follow-up to 2021’s I Know I’m Funny haha will arrive on March 1 via Secretly Canadian.
The forthcoming album from the Dinosaur Jr. frontman will arrive on February 2 via Sub Pop.
The artist’s third album—which features Blood Orange, Shygirl, and They Hate Change—will arrive on February 21 via 4AD.
The visual stars Inga Petry, who uses her TikTok platform to spread awareness for the disabled community.
The new collaborative album is set to arrive on February 16 via Suicide Squeeze Records.
The track arrives after The xx’s Romy recently confirmed the band was working on new music.
The festival is set for the weekend of June 13 in Manchester, Tennessee.
