http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4206&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fhis-name-is-alive%2Fplaylists.rssOne of the 4AD label's more reliantly experimental acts in the '90s, His Name is Alive have gone from recording avant-garde snippets around ghost-like melodies to recording paeans to the Beach Boys as well as to classic soul and girl groups. At their onset, the band were lumped in with the dreamy, darkly hued sound of other 4AD acts the Cocteau Twins and This Mortal Coil. While certainly not an inaccurate description, the band seemed to have a desire to involve themselves in wider pop experimentation. On tracks "Are We Still Married?" from <I>Home Is In Your Head</i> (1992) and "Can't Go Wrong Without You" from <I>Mouth By Mouth</I> (1993). Warren Defever's sparse, haunting arrangements and Karin Oliver's high-pitched, echoing vocals gelled to an eerie precision. When they emerged in '96 with <I>Stars On E.S.P.</I>, they had forsaken most of their pretensions to delve wholeheartedly into the pop formulas they had been flirting with. Defever's increasing skill as a studio wizard has seen each of their successive releases become unpredictable while retaining an air of pop's grandiose luster. - Jon PruettDream Popen720Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:21:20 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4206&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fhis-name-is-alive%2Fplaylists.rss One of the 4AD label's more reliantly experimental acts in the '90s, His Name is Alive have gone from recording avant-garde snippets around ghost-like melodies to recording paeans to the Beach Boys as well as to classic soul and girl groups. At their onset, the band were lumped in with the dreamy, darkly hued sound of other 4AD acts the Cocteau Twins and This Mortal Coil. While certainly not an inaccurate description, the band seemed to have a desire to involve themselves in wider pop experimentation. On tracks "Are We Still Married?" from <I>Home Is In Your Head</i> (1992) and "Can't Go Wrong Without You" from <I>Mouth By Mouth</I> (1993). Warren Defever's sparse, haunting arrangements and Karin Oliver's high-pitched, echoing vocals gelled to an eerie precision. When they emerged in '96 with <I>Stars On E.S.P.</I>, they had forsaken most of their pretensions to delve wholeheartedly into the pop formulas they had been flirting with. Defever's increasing skill as a studio wizard has seen each of their successive releases become unpredictable while retaining an air of pop's grandiose luster. - Jon Pruett http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.13288630&variant=play&rws=%2Fhis-name-is-alive%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:19:24 -0800 Playlists Featuring His Name Is Alive on Rhapsody Online 13288630 ply.13288630 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.13288630&variant=play&rws=%2Fhis-name-is-alive%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.12122964&variant=play&rws=%2Fhis-name-is-alive%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:22:36 -0800 Playlists Featuring His Name Is Alive on Rhapsody Online 12122964 ply.12122964 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.12122964&variant=play&rws=%2Fhis-name-is-alive%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.11708830&variant=play&rws=%2Fhis-name-is-alive%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Sun, 9 Aug 2009 08:39:33 -0700 Playlists Featuring His Name Is Alive on Rhapsody Online 11708830 ply.11708830 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.11708830&variant=play&rws=%2Fhis-name-is-alive%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.11654725&variant=play&rws=%2Fhis-name-is-alive%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Fri, 4 Sep 2009 10:44:36 -0700 Playlists Featuring His Name Is Alive on Rhapsody Online 11654725 ply.11654725 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.11654725&variant=play&rws=%2Fhis-name-is-alive%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8917705&variant=play&rws=%2Fhis-name-is-alive%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Wed, 9 Dec 2009 10:53:32 -0800 Playlists Featuring His Name Is Alive on Rhapsody Online 8917705 ply.8917705 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8917705&variant=play&rws=%2Fhis-name-is-alive%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8629118&variant=play&rws=%2Fhis-name-is-alive%2Fplaylists.rss Rock/Pop Mon, 7 Sep 2009 09:51:48 -0700 Playlists Featuring His Name Is Alive on Rhapsody Online 8629118 ply.8629118 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8629118&variant=play&rws=%2Fhis-name-is-alive%2Fplaylists.rss