Lone Pigeon
Associated acts	The Aliens
Members
Gordon Anderson

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Lone Pigeon is the working name of Gordon Anderson, a Scottish musician and co-founder of The Beta Band (which was formerly known as The Pigeons). He is now a member of the band The Aliens with John Maclean and Robin Jones from The Beta Band.

His earliest albums - 28 Secret Tracks, Moses, Auckley Craw and Honda Hedge - were released by himself and on Fence Records and are no longer for sale, but Concubine Rice and Schoozzzmmii are available worldwide from Domino Records and (Lone Pigeon's own label) Whizzkidzz respectively.

The 'Honda Hedge' album, which was available only by mailorder, contains early versions of several of the songs later to appear on The Aliens' 'Astronomy for Dogs' (see below), including 'Robotman', 'Tomorrow', 'Only Waiting' and 'Honest Again'.

After Gordon broke his shoulder falling out of a tree, he re-recorded Robot Man as Robust Man.

In May 2006 an EP entitled Alienoid Starmonica was released, a collaboration with ex-Beta Band members John Maclean and Robin Jones under the name The Aliens. The Aliens have gone on to release two more singles: The Happy Song and Setting Sun. Their debut album, Astronomy for Dogs was released on 19 March 2007, published by EMI. Since the release, the band have parted company with EMI and released a new album 'Luna' on September 29, 2008, to critical acclaim.

Gordon is an enthusiast of the Fife Hills Running Club and can often be seen running up the Fife Hills. He also suffers from schizophrenia. He has stated that Jesus and his current band, The Aliens, saved him from mental illness. ^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/mar/24/popandrock.culture

[edit] External links

• Lone Pigeon at Allmusic

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