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 band also postponed the release of their new LP, Reality Awaits, by a month.
Their free Sunset Concerts series will kick off on July 16 following the New Orleans funk group’s July 2 show.
The duo’s LP will be released on August 14 via Backwoodz.
The actor and songwriter’s second album Fire From the Hip will drop on July 10.
Arriving alongside a slate of North American tour dates, the track features vocals and guitar from Jenn Wasner.
The songwriter’s seventh LP will arrive on July 10 via his own Third Man Records.
The band’s eighth record will be released on August 28.
Jay-Z
Hova recently performed at Roots Picnic in Philly.
The OKC-based band’s third LP will drop on September 4.
Out now, the digital version features One Direction and Frank Sinatra covers.
The festival will be live streamed on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
The new album, which features all previously unreleased material, will arrive on August 28.
The duo’s band was rounded out by Chad Smith, Josh Klinghoffer, Chris Chaney, and Troy Van Leeuwen.
The track is included on her recently released self-titled LP.
The band’s 20th full-length will arrive on August 21.
The song will be featured in the upcoming martial arts film The Furious.
The indie rock titans will kick things off on September 30 in Charlotte.
The track marks the rapper’s first new music since last year’s Lethal.
The Long Beach rapper will live stream his album release show on Thursday.
The band’s follow-up to last year’s 45 Pounds will drop on June 11.
