#warren defever

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6/4/26.

Darla Records is reissuing Mahogany (Detroit, Michigan) "The Dream of a Modern Day". The album is categorized as shoegaze, but, give it a listen and I think you'll agree, that label doesn't really begin to fully describe the music here.

Darla's write up does accurately describe some of it's sound when it states that "The Dream of a Modern Day" is "[i]nfluenced by the austerity of early Factory Records as well as the grandeur of Cocteau Twins." I'm not a huge fan of Cocteau Twins so there's more. This band opened for the likes of A Place To Bury Strangers, Bloc Party, Broadcast, Luna, Spoon, and Vampire Weekend. There's a care to the production and sound that does recall Dave Fridmann (The Flaming Lips). And I can't help but think of Candy Claws.

This album originally came out in 2000 and has been remastered for this reissue by Warren Defever (His Name Is Alive). The full album can be streamed in many places. Here is a link to YouTube.

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7/5/26.

I can't believe a release as good as Deadbeat Beat "How Far" has led to only 4 total mentions since 2019. Seems odd for how much I've listened to that release. But, it's true.

"From Here to Ohio" is the follow up, seven years in the making. The sound is similar, although the Bandcamp write up mentions that vocally, Deadbeat Beat (Detroit, Michigan), owes a debt to Turtles, the Beach Boys, and the Cowsills. Musically, there is still a Flying Nun feel, but on the notes for this release the band doesn't name drop The Clean like they did on the last release.

This was mastered by Warren Defever (His Name Is Alive) and was released by Canadian label We Are Time, but if you're in the US, you can get it through Revolver/Midheaven.

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His Name Is Alive - A Silver Thread - Home Recordings 1979-1990

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Song Of The Day: His Name Is Alive, "Guitar Echo"

He hinted at it in our interview last year, but His Name Is Alive frontman Warren Defever has just announced the release of his second archival collection, Return To Never (Home Recordings 1979-1986). The first taste from the collection is “Guitar Echo,” and it does just as it says. A guitar melody with plenty of echo. If it reminds you of his yet-to-be record label 4AD Records, then you’d be…

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Song Of The Day: His Name Is Alive, "Because Piano" Ever since we heard their 4AD Records debut Livonia way back in 1991, we've been in love with the dark genius of…

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AllMusic Staff Pick: His Name Is Alive Ft. Lake 1998 Indie Rock

With 1998's Ft. Lake, His Name is Alive took listeners on an equally bewildering and dazzling tour through new wave, R&B, rockabilly, girl group pop and guitar virtuoso rock. Twenty years later, their fifth album feels like the beginning of the rest of their career, pointing the way toward the sultry grooves of Last Night and the pyrotechnics of Patterns of Light.

- Heather Phares

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Song Of The Day: His Name Is Alive, "How Ghosts Affect Relationships"

We’ve been big, big fans of His Name Is Alive for a long, long time, and one of the trends of the band’s leader Warren Defever is to revisit older recordings with the latest iteration of his band, and one of the “hits” he revisits is “How Ghosts Affect Relationships.” Originally released on the band’s official debut album Livonia, there are lots of great versions out there–my favorite being the…

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