Corey Flood - Hanging Garden

There’s a vague sense of unease that permeates Corey Flood’s debut full-length, Hanging Garden. From the surface, the record appears to break through the dark fog of the band’s 2018 EP, Wish You Hadn’t, but just below lay themes of ambivalence, uncertainty, and anxiety, layered elegantly in fuzz. Hanging Garden pushes through feelings of discomfort and repressed emotions to discover what truly lies beneath. 
 
Born in Philly circa 2017, Corey Flood began as the post-grad bedroom project of bassist Ivy Gray-Klein (formerly of Littler) and drummer Juliette Rando. A month after their first show with guitarist Em Boltz, the band signed with New York’s Fire Talk Records and turned four planned demos into a full-fledged, delightfully menacing debut EP. Now, after two years of intense growth and collaboration, the trio continues their “whirlwind trajectory” with the long-awaited, nine-track LP, Hanging Garden. 
 
Inspired by eighties-indie-rock like Throwing Muses, Helium, Pale Saints, and Brix Smith-Start’s work with the Fall, Gray-Klein calls Hanging Garden “a reckoning with internal discord.” Through soft melodies, lush guitars and churning rhythms, the dual vocals of Gray-Klein and Boltz recall relatable experiences with gaslighting, imposter syndrome, and repetitive thoughts. Hanging Garden feels intimate and familiar but is strewn with playful surprises. 

TRACKLIST: 

1. Heaven Or 

2. Down The Hill 

3. Hive Mind 

4. Honey 

5. Park Deli 7 

6. Crush 

7. Slow Bleeder 

8. Kind Stranger 

9. Poppies 

• US import 
• Light-pink vinyl edition exclusive to indie stores 

also available on Fire Talk Records: 
Mia Joy - Spirit Tamer   LP | CD 
PACKS - Take The Cake   LP | CD 
Wombo - Blossomlooksdownuponus   LP 
PACKS - Crispy Crunchy Nothing   LP | CD