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.
Kelela, New Avatar
The songwriter’s earliest soul and jazz influences can be found swirling throughout her third album, which also expands into the realms of hypnotic electronic music and alt rock.
Chanel Beads, Your Day Will Come
Leaning into his shoulder-devil, Shane Lavers’ second album trades the uncanny artifice of its predecessor for a tactile, physical confrontation of what it looks like to face inner darkness.
Madonna, Confessions II
Reteaming with producer Stuart Price for a sequel to her 2005 nu-disco LP, the pop star capitalizes on the velvet cordiality of her vocals with a sparkling new brand of arrangements.
Will Schube
The Swedish pop star’s sixth album will drop on Friday.
The band’s Hackney Diamonds follow-up will arrive on July 10.
Other artists set to perform include Turnstile, Geese, Lykke Li, and Suki Waterhouse.
Featuring over 500 pieces of memorabilia and other objects from the Ramones, Blondie, Circle Jerks, Devo, and more, the exhibit will open on May 20 in LA.
Musgraves personally invited the trio—who were detained by ICE in February—to open her home-state shows.
The follow-up to last summer’s Happy Birthday will arrive on July 10.
The duo’s first LP, A Taste of Cherry, will arrive on June 5.
The rapper’s seventh LP will arrive on June 5 via Loma Vista Recordings.
The trio reimagined “What Is the Reason for It?” to promote Byrne’s upcoming Mexico tour dates.
The duo’s fifth album will arrive on May 29.
April George and Matthew Thompson share how leaning into community and putting less pressure on themselves (and learning a few new instruments) led to the release of their debut album, Traditional Noise.
“COWBOY BOOTS” is about “love against the grain,” the songwriter says.
An excerpt from the project will arrive on streaming services tomorrow.
For one night only, Bon will become Bob.
Other artists set to perform at the three-night event include Durand Jones & the Indications and Magnolia Electric Co. led by Will Johnson.
The trip-hop icon’s new LP will arrive on July 17.
The songwriter’s latest album will arrive on June 5 via Colorfield Records.
Herbie Hancock, Vulfpeck, and a celebration of John Coltrane and Miles Davis will also headline the annual Rhode Island event on the weekend of July 31.
The album will arrive on June 5 via Isaac Brock’s Glacial Pace Recordings.
The singer’s third album will arrive on July 10 via Island Records.
