Detrola
Released: Jan 24, 2006
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Released: Jan 24, 2006
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So, they are alive after all. Even the most die-hard His Name Is Alive fans could be forgiven for thinking that the band had broken up -- or at least gone into a deep hibernation -- after the...
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Last Night
Released: Nov 5, 2002
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Released: Nov 5, 2002
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Culled from the dress rehearsals for a Someday My Blues Will Cover the Earth tour that never materialized, Last Night, His Name Is Alive's final album for 4AD, actually does the late-night soul...
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Always Stay Sweet
Released: Feb 23, 1999
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Released: Feb 23, 1999
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A 21-song compilation spanning the group's first five albums, Always Stay Sweet emphasizes the darker undercurrents of the band's sound. Many tracks, like "How Ghosts Affect Relationships" and "Are...
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Ft. Lake
Released: Aug 25, 1998
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Released: Aug 25, 1998
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His Name Is Alive's fifth 4AD release, Ft. Lake, is their most complex and accomplished, pulling together the dreamy experimentalism of their early work with the poppy, soulful tendencies of Stars...
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Stars on ESP/Nice Day
Released: Jul 7, 1998
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Released: Jul 7, 1998
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This reissue collects His Name Is Alive's fourth album and third EP, which explore the group's fascination with older pop and R&B styles. While the layered vocals, buzzing background noises, and...
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Nice Day - EP
Released: Nov 18, 1997
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Released: Nov 18, 1997
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Since Warren Defever's outfit is from Livonia, MI, near Ann Arbor and Detroit, they claimed they were going in the studio to record something outside of the 1966-1969 Beach Boys-inspired chamber...
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Great Lakes State Blues
Released: Sep 27, 1996
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Released: Sep 27, 1996
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Another in the series of live releases on Time Stereo, this particular show, recorded in 1996 at Zoot's in Detroit right next to the water, captures a Stars on ESP-era line-up working through...
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Mouth by Mouth
Released: Apr 13, 1993
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Released: Apr 13, 1993
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1993's Mouth by Mouth marks a high point in His Name Is Alive's career, consolidating the band's musical elements -- sweet vocals, technicolor production, evocative guitar work, and arty...
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Home Is in Your Head
Released: Sep 9, 1991
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Released: Sep 9, 1991
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Dark, disturbing, and beautiful, His Name Is Alive's Home Is in Your Head develops the deceptively simple, abstractly emotional music they introduced on Livonia. Held together by Warren Defever's...
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