Flood (Headswim album)

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Flood
Studio album by
Released24 October 1994
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

Flood is the 1994 debut full-length album by the English rock band Headswim. Its original title was going to be Precipity Flood.[1] The album included three singles, "Gone to Pot", "Soup", and "Crawl".

Critical reception[edit]

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[edit]

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.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gilbey, Ryan (6 September 1994). "Production Notes: Tom Glendining of the band Headswim on recording their debut album". The Independent. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
  2. ^ Flood at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  3. ^ Peake, Mike (22 October 1994). "Albumz". Kerrang!. No. 517. EMAP. pp. 46–47.
  4. ^ a b Sinclair, David (January 1995). "Headswim – Flood". Q. No. 100. p. 256.