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.
Friko, Something Worth Waiting For
With their second album, the Chicago band sheds their tough noise-pop exterior to reveal a more delicate sound—and emotional truisms to match—as they grow more confident.
Beastie Boys, To the 5 Boroughs [Deluxe Edition]
A sparer sound backing sociopolitical ruminations on their hometown post-9/11 defines the rap trio’s sixth LP then and now, in its extended, era-intensive three-LP version.
Foo Fighters, Your Favorite Toy
Dave Grohl focuses on the objects in life that keep us grounded when times are just plain weird on the band’s 12th LP, which is less a total reinvention than a vital recalibration.
Zachary Weg
The Little Dragon vocalist talks striking out on her own with For You, an authentic and relatable journey through romance, motherhood, and resilience.
Damon McMahon talks staying authentic while protesting the old world order with Death Jokes, the songwriter’s first new album in six years.
Pianist and beatmaker Kiefer Shackelford shares how he finds beauty in music and reflects it in his own compositions.
Drummer Jack Bevan discusses the pure joy and spontaneous freedom that manifests on the group’s seventh album.
Sascha Ring discusses the journey leading up to the Berlin electronic trio’s first record in over half a decade.
The LA-based popsmith discusses how TikTok and his Haitian roots helped him create his own space amidst the teeming musical landscape.
The London-based songwriter discusses making the personal feel universal on his latest record, Don’t Forget to Look Up.
