Hi Name is Alive – “Livonia (2026 Repress)” (Released 8th May 2026)

Description //4AD//   £24.99 – 1xLP   His Name Is Alive’s 1990 4AD label debut, Livonia, cemented the band’s presence among 4AD’s well-established ethereal lineage, reinventing and refracting the label’s sound through a prism.   A tender and slightly deranged dream-pop record, it packages nearly ten years of Defever’s home recordings – brought to haunting chorus via the spectral, feminine vocals of Karin Oliver.   Produced and mixed by Ivo Watts-Russell and This This Mortal Coil collaborator, John Fryer, the record is a powerful opening statement, inviting intrigue via noisy refrains and textural guitar. It examines the dual themes of love and loss, woozily delivered as if dreamlike   Tracklisting:   1. As We Could Ever 2. E-Nicolle (Introduction) 3. If July 4. Some and I 5. Fossil (Verse) 6. E-Nicolle 7. Caroline’s Supposed Demon 8. Fossil 9. Reincarnation 10. You And I Have Seizures 11. How Ghosts Affect Relationships 12. Darkest Dreams