Flood (Headswim album) explained

Flood
Type:	studio
Artist:	Headswim
Cover:	Flood (Headswim album).jpg
Studio:	Rockfield Studios, Wales
Genre:	Alternative rock, grunge
Label:	Epic
Producer:	Dave Eringa
Prev Title:	Tense Moments
Prev Year:	1994
Next Title:	Despite Yourself
Next Year:	1997

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. The album included three singles, "Gone to Pot", "Soup", and "Crawl".

Critical reception

David Sinclair of Q said, "Headswim have harnessed a big, abrasive rock guitar sound and produced a debut of some promise".^[2]

Track listing

• "Beneath a Black Moon" finishes at 3:36, and a hidden track begins at 11:05.

Personnel

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

Notes and References

1. News: Gilbey . Ryan . Production Notes: Tom Glendining of the band Headswim on recording their debut album . The Independent II . 26 . 6 September 1994 . 10 February 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121110172551/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/production-notes-tom-glendining-of-the-band-headswim-on-recording-their-debut-album-1447103.html . 10 November 2012 . dead.
2. Sinclair . David . Headswim – Flood . . 100 . 256 . January 1995.