| Nice Day EP | ||||
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | October 27, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Experimental rock | |||
| Length | 14:22 | |||
| Label | 4AD (JAD 7009) | |||
| Producer | His Name Is Alive | |||
| His Name Is Alive chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| Robert Christgau |  link |
Nice Day is an EP by His Name Is Alive, released by 4AD in the UK in 1997.[1]
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History
After the completion of the tour for Stars on ESP, His Name Is Alive leader Warren Defever found himself with a steady lineup for perhaps the first time in the band's history; veteran vocalist Karin Oliver and drummer Trey Many, along with newer members: vocalist Lovetta Pippen and bassist Chad Gilchrist, along with Defever himself on guitar, and newer vocalist Erika Hoffman (who sings on four of the six tracks). As a result, Defever was anxious to make a new recording and quickly recorded the tracks for this EP in late 1996. It would be almost a year later, in October 1997, before it was released. Apparently this irked Defever somewhat, as the booklet for the 1999 compilation Always Stay Sweet features a copy of a fax that Defever sent to 4AD urging them to hurry up and release the EP.
While originally intended as a mail-order only release of 1,000 copies, the CD EP was soon re-pressed and sold in stores. The tracks were also appended to a reissue of Stars on ESP in 1998.
"Soul Resides in the Horse Barn" is a re-recording of an early His Name Is Alive song, which originally appeared on the King of Sweet compilation.
Concepts
Nice Day furthers the motifs of Stars on ESP--classic AM radio pop and Michigan in the late 1960s and early 1970s, but takes a more rock-oriented approach. The sound could be described as a mix between Motown and the grittier side of that era in Detroit: the protopunk sounds of The Stooges and the MC5. The Motown influence comes via the increased presence of Pippen, an experienced soul and gospel singer.
Track listing
- "Nice Day"
- "Drive Around the Clock"
- "Crashed Up on the Corner"
- "Soul Resides in the Horse Barn"
- "Whale, You Ease My Mind"
- "Oh Sinner Man"
References
- ^ Christgau, Robert (15 October 2000). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-312-24560-3.
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