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, HELP(2)
The sequel to the Britpop-era War Child comp couldn’t have arrived at a better time, with its guest-filled track list embodying the charity’s mission of healing in the midst of global violence.
Shabaka, Of the Earth
The spiritual jazz musician’s third solo album rejects the distant cosmos and murky recesses of history in favor of the strange melodies and wondrous rhythms of human existence.
Harry Styles, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.
The sequel to the 2022 Album of the Year GRAMMY winner is another radical genre shape-shift for a pop star who refuses to settle for just another EDM album.
Will Schube
The rap duo made up of Injury Reserve emcee RiTchie and producer Parker Corey will drop their first LP via deadAir on January 30.
The collaboration will arrive on March 13 via Backwoodz.
The jazz composer’s latest solo album will be released on March 6.
The Sonic Youth co-founder’s third release under her own name will arrive on March 13 via Matador.
The Chili Peppers bassist made the album with modern jazz stalwarts Josh Johnson, Anna Butterss, Jeff Parker, and Deantoni Parks.
The songwriter’s follow-up to 2023’s The King will be released on March 13 via 4AD.
The Napa Valley festival is set for May 22 – 24.
The songwriter’s fifth album will arrive March 27 via Mute Records.
The band is also gearing up for their debut SNL performance.
Noah Rauchwerk’s new LP Shark River will arrive on January 16.
The duo’s debut album Big Disgrace will arrive on March 13 via their new label home.
“‘Always the Same’ needed a little more elbow room than the album would allow,” said the singer about the new single.
The album features contributions from Jay Som, Sen Morimoto, Macie Stewart, and Porches’ Aaron Maine.
For the First Time, Again will be released on January 30 via Rough Trade Records.
The Swedish pop star’s new LP will arrive in March.
The ceremony is set for January 27 at Hollywood’s Chaplin Studios.
The January 10 event benefitting LA’s Young Musicians Foundation will take place at the new Sid the Cat Auditorium in South Pasadena.
I Used to Go to This Bar is out January 30 via Epitaph.
The band’s new LP will arrive on March 20 via Nettwerk.
The Corona Park fest is set for June 5 – 7.
