The Alien Beats is a band created by

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. Before creating

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toyed around with a few musical acts in the Austin area. After his stint with Skellington, fellow KTSB (now KVRX) DJ Brad Shenfeld asked Britt if he would be interested in starting a

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band. Britt declined, but then called Brad back a week later and agreed. Britt played bass and Brad played guitar; they both shared vocal duties. They called the band The Alien Beats. During a demo recording session drummer

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was brought in as a fill-in when the original drummer could not make it. Jim soon after became the band's permanent drummer.James McNally
"Interview with Britt Daniel"
''Consolation Champs'', retrieved March 11, 2008. This association led to the formation of

in the following year.

Releases

''Cavin' In''

# "Cavin' In" - 3:13 # "Under The Table" - 2:07 # "Time Won't Tell" - 4:28

Notes

wrote and sang lead for track 2: "Under The Table".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alien Beats, The Musical groups from Austin, Texas Musical groups established in 1993 1993 establishments in Texas