Home Is in Your Head
His Name Is Alive · 1991
48 min · 23 tracks · experimental rock
A collage of fragmented melodies and haunting vocals that explore the surreal nature of memory and identity.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- wave-like pacing with surprises
- fragmented melodies inviting exploration
- surreal reflections on identity
- brief tracks for looping
- haunting vocals for introspective moments
Maybe skip if you want
- prefer straightforward song structures
- seek instant gratification in music
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released in 1991, 'Home Is in Your Head' is His Name Is Alive's debut album, following their formation in 1989. At this point, the band was beginning to carve out a niche within the experimental rock scene, blending lo-fi aesthetics with rich, atmospheric soundscapes. The album marked the start of their exploration into unconventional song structures and lyrical themes.
- Stylistic neighbors
- The Microphones· Neutral Milk Hotel· Sufjan Stevens
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Are You Comin' Down This Weekend? 0:18
- 2 Her Eyes Were Huge Things 1:37
- 3 The Charmer 2:14
- 4 Hope Called in Sick 1:36
- 5 My Feathers Needed Cleaning 2:27
- 6 The Well 2:25
- 7 There's Something Between Us and He's Changing My Words 1:20
- 8 The Phoenix, a Pool of Ice 0:50
- 9 Are We Still Married? 2:51
- 10 Put Your Finger in Your Eye 0:44
- 11 Home Is in Your Head 2:23
- 12 Why People Disappear 4:17
- 13 Here Eyes Are Huge 1:11
- 14 Save the Birds 0:23
- 15 Chances Are We Are Mad 2:37
- 16 Mescalina 0:48
- 17 Sitting Still Moving Still Staring Outlooking 3:25
- 18 Very Bad a Bitter Hand 3:02
- 19 Beautiful and Pointless 2:25
- 20 Tempe 3:25
- 21 Spirit and Body 1:49
- 22 Love's a Fish Eye 3:32
- 23 Dreams Are of the Body / [The Other Body] 2:39
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