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Scottish psych-poppers (and former Beta Banders) the Aliens keep their feet on the ground but still reach for the stars on their follow-up to 2007's Astronomy for Dogs. This time out, they've fixed their gaze on Luna, due in the UK September 29 via the band's own Pet Rock Records. U.S. release details are in the works now, as the band has parted ways with EMI, the parent company to its onetime U.S. label Astralwerks.

While we're on the subject of dudes who used to be in the Beta Band with new albums out, the debut LP from Steve Mason's Black Affair, Pleasure Pressure Point, is out now. Alas, that is really the title. Both the Aliens and Black Affair have tour dates on the way.

Luna:

01 Bobby's Song
02 Amen
03 Theremin
04 Everyone
05 Magic Man
06 Billy Jack
07 Luna
08 Dove Returning
09 Sunlamp Show
10 Smoggy Bog
11 Daffodils
12 Boats
13 Blue Mantle

The Aliens:

10-07 Dundee, Scotland - Doghouse
10-09 Edinburgh, Scotland - Liquid Rooms
10-11 Manchester, England - Academy 3
10-12 Nottingham, England - Stealth
10-13 Bristol, England - Thekla
10-14 London, England - Hoxton Bar & Grill
10-16 Brighton, England - Digital
10-17 Liverpool, England - Academy 2
10-18 Newcastle, England - Other Rooms
11-10 Manchester, England - Manchester University

Black Affair:

09-19 London, England - Fabric
09-23 London, England - Madame Jojo's
10-03 Liverpool, England - Kerova
10-15 Manchester, England - Now Wave