AN INTERVIEW WITH GORDON ANDERSON OF THE ALIENS

After forming psychedelic rock/downtempo The Beta Band in London, and mere weeks after signing a contract with Parlaphone, Gordon Anderson decided to leave the band and return to Scotland to combat his growing mental illness. After spending nearly a decade in and out of hospitals, recording only sporadically and receiving nearly 150 electro-shock treatments, Anderson went on to join former bandmates John Maclean and Robin Jones in The Aliens. The band’s cheery, uptempo psychedelia, found on their debut Astronomy For Dogs, sounds like the flipside to Beta Band’s slow, melancholic trip music. Yet it still showcases the members’ penchant for experimental music with accessible pop elements. Calling from a cottage in the middle of the Scottish countryside, Anderson is friendly, frank and surprisingly at ease with his past. He talked to Baeble about how the mind works with the creative process, dreaming of songs and how religion helped him conquer his demons. KEEP READING - Jason Newman

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The Aliens US/Canadian Tour:
9/17/07 – Philadelphia PA – Johnny Brenda’s
9/18/07 – New York NY – Highline Ballroom
9/20/07 – Boston MA – Great Scott
9/21/07 – Washington DC – Rock & Roll Hotel
9/22/07 – Toronto ON – Lee’s Palace
9/24/07 – Detroit MI – Magic Stick
9/25/07 – Chicago IL – Schubas Tavern
9/26/07 – Minneapolis MN – The Varsity Theater
9/28/07 – Denver CO – Larimer Lounge
10/1/07 – Vancouver BC – Richard’s On Richards Cabaret
10/2/07 – Seattle WA – Crocodile Café
10/3/07 – Portland OR – Doug Fir Lounge
10/5/07 – San Francisco CA – Slims
10/6/07 – Los Angeles CA – LA Weekly Detour Festival

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Astronomy For Dogs is out now on Astralwerks. For more info, check out The Aliens’ site HERE and Myspace HERE.