The Aliens formed in Stockholm in the early 1980s, with Janne Schaffer, Tony Borg, Roger Sjostrom, and Danny Bengtsson making up the original lineup. Their first album, 'Another Fine Display,' came out in 1981 and gave the band its name. They worked in a space rock style that didn't always sit easily with critics or commercial radio.
Their songs like 'Another Fine Display' and 'Famous Blue Raincoat' had a certain psychedelic drift to them, built on pulsing rhythms and melodies that felt a little haunted. They followed that debut with albums like 'The Next Heaven' and 'Red Planet,' sticking to their own path even when it meant staying outside the mainstream.
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