sentences:  "The Dirt Eaters" represented a step forward in the evolution of His Name Is Alive.While still recorded at HNIA leader Warren Defever's home, the small success of his first two LPs for 4AD had allowed him to considerably improve his home recording studio.Much more so than the previous releases, "The Dirt Eaters" is a song-oriented effort, with mostly ethereal folk songs replacing the sound collages and avant-pop of "Livonia" and "Home Is in Your Head".