His Name Is Alive
USA
Formed: 1986
Genres: Pop/Rock, Avant-Garde
Styles: Alternative/Indie Rock, Dream Pop, Alternative Pop/Rock, Experimental Rock, Art-Rock/Experimental, Indie Rock, Experimental, Modern Composition
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Named after history class notes on Abraham Lincoln, the Livonia, MI-based sonic manipulators His Name Is Alive formed when multi-instrumentalist/producer Warren Defever (also of shockabilly group Elvis Hitler) was still in high school. Defever, former schoolmate Karin Oliver (vocals), and drummer Damian Lang released self-produced cassettes of their music, one of which made its way to Ivo Watts-Russell, founder of the pioneering art label 4AD. Intrigued with His Name Is Alive's blend of spectral vocals, poetic lyrics, and textural guitars, Watt...
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