Published: September 24, 2026 · 2:21 AM EDT
The mysterious woman pictured on Black Sabbath’s debut album returns as musician Indreba with a five-track concept EP inspired by Alice in Wonderland, Jefferson Airplane and artificial intelligence
Louisa Livingstone, the woman featured on the cover of Black Sabbath’s self-titled 1970 debut album, has released a psychedelic rock opera titled Alice under her musical project Indreba. The five-track EP, released August 25, 2026, explores artificial intelligence through a story inspired by Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland.
Livingstone, whose identity as the mysterious black-cloaked figure on Black Sabbath’s debut cover was revealed by Rolling Stone in 2020, has been recording music under the name Indreba, short for Incredible Dream Band. Earlier in 2026, she released “Witch Woman” and “The Woman by the Mill,” two songs inspired by her connection to the British heavy metal pioneers and the photograph taken at Mapledurham Watermill in Oxfordshire.
Her latest project follows Alice as she develops an emotional attachment to artificial intelligence before discovering that the relationship is an illusion. The opening track, “Feed Your Head,” draws inspiration from Jefferson Airplane’s 1967 psychedelic rock classic “White Rabbit,” reimagining its Alice in Wonderland references through the internet, social media and algorithms.
Livingstone told Rolling Stone that she used AI-assisted tools during the recording process, including experiments with cloning her own voice and incorporating artificial instruments and vocals. The musician, who previously expressed skepticism about artificial intelligence, now considers it a creative tool whose results depend on the person using it.
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ALICE – TRACKLIST
01. Feed Your Head
02. The Looking Glass Grid
03. Spellbound by a Ghost
04. The Mirror Speaks
05. The Red Queen’s Wake-Up Call
Alice is available digitally through Indreba’s official Bandcamp page. The release connects Livingstone’s longstanding association with Black Sabbath’s visual history to her own musical work, more than five decades after her appearance on the band’s debut album.
Watch Black Sabbath perform “N.I.B.” live at the Olympia in Paris on December 20, 1970, featuring Ozzy Osbourne on vocals, below:
Written by Gino Alache – Music Journalist
