Flood (Headswim album)

Flood is the 1994 debut full-length album by the English rock band Headswim, released on 24 October 1994 on Epic Records.[1] Originally titled Precipity Flood, it was recorded over three weeks at Rockfield Studios in Wales, with Dave Eringa producing.[1] The album included three singles, "Gone to Pot", "Soup", and "Crawl".

Flood
Studio album by
Released24 October 1994 (1994-10-24)
StudioRockfield Studios, Wales
GenreAlternative rock, grunge
LabelEpic
ProducerDave Eringa
Headswim chronology
Tense Moments
(1994)
Flood
(1994)
Despite Yourself
(1997)
Singles from Flood
  1. "Gone to Pot"
    Released: 1 August 1994
  2. "Soup"
    Released: October 1994
  3. "Crawl"
    Released: 20 February 1995

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
Kerrang!     [3]
Q     [4]

David Sinclair of Q said, "Headswim have harnessed a big, abrasive rock guitar sound and produced a debut of some promise".[4]

Track listing

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Flood
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Gone to Pot"D. GlendiningHeadswim4:41
2."Soup"D. GlendiningD. Glendining/N. Watts3:11
3."Try Disappointed"D. GlendiningD. Glendining/N. Watts3:51
4."Crawl"D. GlendiningD. Glendining/N. Watts3:57
5."Dead"D. Glendining/N. WattsD. Glendining/N. Watts5:14
6."Years on Me"D. GlendiningD. Glendining2:55
7."Apple of My Eye"D. GlendiningHeadswim4:17
8."Down"D. GlendiningHeadswim3:58
9."Stinkhorn"D. GlendiningD. Glendining/C. Taylor2:27
10."Safe Harvest"D. GlendiningHeadswim6:28
11."Beneath a Black Moon"D. GlendiningD. Glendining/N. Watts15:18
  • "Beneath a Black Moon" finishes at 3:36, and a hidden track begins at 11:05.

Personnel

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Headswim

  • Daniel Glendining
  • Tom Glendining
  • Clovis Taylor
  • Nick Watts

Additional personnel

  • Cheryl Enever – cello on "Years on Me"
  • John Hoare – trumpet on "Stinkhorn"

Production

  • Dave Eringa – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Phil Alt – assistant engineer, assistant mixing
  • Richard Flack – assistant mixing
  • Matt Glendining – artwork, photography

References

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  1. ^ a b Gilbey, Ryan (6 September 1994). "Production Notes: Tom Glendining of the band Headswim on recording their debut album". The Independent II. p. 26. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Headswim – Flood". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  3. ^ Peake, Mike (22 October 1994). "Albumz". Kerrang!. No. 517. pp. 46–47.
  4. ^ a b Sinclair, David (January 1995). "Headswim – Flood". Q. No. 100. p. 256.