Angel Olsen and actor Daveed Diggs grace the covers of this issue, along with features on Alex Cameron, Deap Vally, Clipping, Jonathan Lethem, and more.
FLOOD Issue 05
Angel Olsen and actor Daveed Diggs grace the covers of this issue, along with features on Alex Cameron, Deap Vally, Clipping, Jonathan Lethem, and more.
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Stereolab, “Instant Holograms on Metal Film”
Their first new album in fifteen years spins on an axis of subtly infectious refrains and gently askew rhythms—it’s avant-garde art-pop as something radically old yet experimentally new.
Sparks, “MAD!”
The Mael brothers’ 26th album purrs with sincere longings dedicated to romantic splits, though ultimately remains true to the duo’s idiosyncratic melody and tongue-in-cheek lyricism.
These New Puritans, “Crooked Wing”
The interplay of organ and voice throughout the Essex band’s fifth album creates a haunting document of the modern world wrestling for coexistence with the old world.
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Film + TV
I Was That Kid, Too: Twenty-Five Years of Nickelodeon’s “Doug”
How a comic about an anxiety-ridden “little gentleman” with a serious aversion to liver and onions became one of the most beloved cartoons of its era.
photo by Alwin Kuchler
Film + TV
A Weeping Song: Director Andrew Dominik on His Nick Cave Film “One More Time With Feeling”
“It was important to me that none of them were victims of the film.”
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Sci-Fidelity: The Future Dreams of Daveed Diggs
True to his past, living in the present, and crafting visions of the future, Daveed Diggs travels through time—and wishes for more of it—on a mission to redefine “normal.”
Film + TV
Stardust Memories: Revisiting the Sound and Vision of Nicolas Roeg, David Bowie, and “The Man Who Fell to Earth”
On its fortieth anniversary, the sci-fi classic is getting a 4K re-release. Here, the earthlings involved—including cinematographer Tony Richmond and Bowie’s co-star Candy Clark—talk about the moment the star became a man.
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Persona/Personality: The Two Sides of Angel Olsen
After responding to initial fame and acclaim by moving to a small town, Angel Olsen has quickly solidified herself as one of the brightest lights in music. And with “My Woman,” her new LP, she’s ready to present who she truly is—whether you want to run up that hill with her or not.
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Breaking: Sadie & Arlo & A Record a Day
Some parents dress their kids up like superheroes. Some dress their kids up like athletes. But Sadie and Arlo’s parents dress them up like their favorite album covers.
Seaworthy at Ace Hotel New Orleans / photo by Rush Jagoe
Art & Culture
Drinks With Ace Hotel New Orleans: Five Cocktails from the Hotel’s Four Bars
Like a New Orleans hotel is only gonna have one bar.
Art & Culture
Breaking: Elsa Hansen
This isn’t your grandmother’s cross-stitching. Unless your grandmother has a thing for Paul Thomas Anderson and has sold work to Ai Weiwei.
Deap Vally: All Smiles
The LA duo and comedian Liza Treyger talk crocheting caps for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and taking babies on tour.
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Announcing FLOOD 5, Available Now for Physical Purchase and Free Download
Featuring cover stories on Daveed Diggs and Angel Olsen.
Art & Culture
Under The Influence: Jonathan Lethem
The author of “Motherless Brooklyn” and “The Fortress of Solitude” on the inspiration behind his new novel, “A Gambler’s Anatomy.”
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Breaking: Shovels & Rope
For the married duo behind the Charleston, South Carolina, Americana act, there is no line between music and life.
Film + TV
The Bastard People of Christopher Guest
Exploring the director’s universe with Fred Willard, Bob Balaban, and Ed Begley Jr.
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Breaking: Nots
Cut from the streets of Memphis, this punk quartet turns the cacophony of city living into a symphony of distortion and dread—as well as hope.
Clipping
Breaking: Clipping
Normal is never normal for the LA experimental hip-hop trio.
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Putting Out the Fire with Gasoline: An Introduction to the Many Faces of Alex Cameron
A lounge act for the darkest recesses of your mind, Sydney’s latest (and greatest) musical export uses his Secretly Canadian debut to contort into a variety of shapes—none of which may be his own.
photo by Daniel Cavazos
Events
LIVE, IN PHOTOS: Eaux Claires (8/12–13/2016)
Justin Vernon takes us deep into the Wisco woods.
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