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Giles Corey

Giles Corey
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About

Giles Corey is the solo project of Connecticut musician Dan Barrett, one half of the post-punk duo Have a Nice Life. The 2011 self-titled debut - a stark, acoustic record built around depression, death, and the paranormal - grew steadily into a cult classic through online communities. Barrett named the project after Giles Corey, an English farmer pressed to death during the Salem witch trials, a figure he saw as embodying the immorality of execution. The album comes packaged with a 150-page book that expands its world through personal accounts and the fictional lore of cult leader Robert Voor.

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What's new

  • 2026-08

    Giles Corey's debut album will be re-released as a remaster on November 13, 2026 via The Flenser, with bonus track 'A Landless Earth' and a 150-page book.

  • 2026-08

    The remaster was announced with the release of the single 'A Landless Earth (Remastered 2026)', released via The Flenser on August 19, 2026.

  • 2026-11

    Barrett supports the remaster with a series of live shows along the American East Coast in November 2026, from Burlington to Atlanta.

Tour

BurlingtonHamdenBrooklynPhiladelphiaProvidenceBostonWashingtonRaleighCharlotteAtlanta

Tracks

The Haunting Presenceopening track of the debut album (2011), characteristic of the project's dark, drone-folk style
No One Is Ever Going to Want Meone of the best-known tracks from the debut, raw and unfiltered
Blackest Bilefrequently listened to track from the debut album (2011)
A Landless Earthbonus track on the 2026 remaster, previously released as a single in 2012
Giles Coreythe debut album from 2011, developed into a cult classic

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