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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.

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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