The Aliens

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This article is about the Scottish band The Aliens. For Roky Erickson and the Aliens, see Roky Erickson.

The Aliens
Origin	Scotland
Genre(s)	Indie Psychedelic rock electronica funk
Years active	2005-present
Label(s)	EMI/Pet Rock Records
Website	www.thealiens.co.uk
Members
Gordon Anderson John Maclean Robin Jones

The Aliens are a Scottish band consisting of former Beta Band members Gordon Anderson (aka Lone Pigeon, lead vocals, guitar), John Maclean (keyboards, backing vocals) and Robin Jones (drums, backing vocals). They formed in 2005 following the split of The Beta Band the previous year, and frontman Gordon Anderson falling ill to "acute psychosis". Anderson is now out of hospital and has been off medication for some time.

Influenced by artists such as The Doors, The Stone Roses, The Who, The Beatles, David Bowie, Bob Dylan and T. Rex, The Aliens have a more upbeat and psychedelic pop sound in contrast to the trip-hop-based Beta Band.

Their first release, the EP Alienoid Starmonica, was released to the UK iTunes Music Store on 20 March 2006, and on CD and 12" on 8 May 2006 on their own EMI imprint, Pet Rock.

The Aliens released their first album, Astronomy for Dogs, on 19 March 2007. Astronomy for Dogs was recorded in The Underground, the small recording space beneath the Forrest Cafe in Edinburgh before being put onto disc at Olympic Studios in London. The band produced it themselves. The release was timed to coincide with a ten-date UK tour but this had to be canceled due to Gordon Anderson breaking his clavicle climbing up a tree. The tour was rescheduled to May/June of that same year. In October 2007 they toured North America.

The movie 21, released on 28 March 2008, features the Aliens song "I Am the Unknown" from their album "Astronomy for Dogs".

It was announced on the 19th April that a four date tour would commence in the United Kingdom.