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.
John Carpenter, Cathedral
The Halloween composer-director’s latest effort is a synth-heavy metal album planned as a soundtrack to his first-ever graphic novel, though both endeavors stand on their own merits.
Ariana Grande, Petal
The pop star’s eighth record finds roots in resilience, twisted romance, and unsparing musings on fame, though it never quite ascends to the extravagant spectacle it sets the stage for.
Syd, Beard
The producer and songwriter’s third album unfolds like a slow-burn romance that prioritizes subtlety over spectacle, though its unbothered warmth can feel frustratingly one-note.
Will Schube
The band’s first album in nearly a decade, Remember the Humans, will arrive on May 8 via Arts & Crafts.
The duo of Stuart McLamb and Charles Crossingham released their first LP in 2024.
The collection from Jim James and co. includes covers and stripped-down originals.
Distracted is out April 3 via Brainfeeder.
The digital edition of the release is out now, with a physical version arriving just in time for Valentine’s Day.
The Cure, Nick Cave, CMAT, Oklou, and more have already been confirmed for the August event in Oslo.
The song was first performed live at the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
The singer’s last LP arrived back in 2023.
“Starmer is a scumbag, don’t accept it,” the trio said about the subject of the new single.
The track served as the lead single from the band’s latest LP, Dance Called Memory.
Residents of the autonomous region can now receive subscriptions to the songwriter’s archive free of charge.
Nate Mendelsohn’s new LP Cleanliness 2: Gorgeous Technologies will arrive on February 27.
“I feel an obligation to withdraw this Symphony premiere from the Kennedy Center under its current leadership,” the composer said.
The punks will also be headlining John Waters’ Mosswood Meltdown in July.
The LA-via-Rhode-Island songwriter details the journey leading up to his debut album For the First Time, Again, arriving January 30 via Rough Trade.
The album from the rapper’s new crew will arrive on March 6 via Loma Vista.
The release also features new music from Cameron Winter, Olivia Rodrigo, The Last Dinner Party, Damon Albarn, and more.
The lounge-jazz collaboration is the latest single from the “Bjorn” of Peter Bjorn and John.
The singer’s Heavy Hair EP will arrive on February 27.
The original version was the title track of SPELLLING’s 2025 LP.
