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Inside Alien Boy’s Painstaking Guitar Pop Metamorphosis

Listening to Alien Boy is like experiencing high-stakes romance on a molecular level. Every wispy, nasal romantic plea and rumble of succulent anglophile jangle courses through your veins like you’re ...

Oliver Tree, ‘Alien Boy’ and ‘Life Goes On’ Musician, Dies at 32 in Helicopter Crash

Oliver Tree, the California-born singer-songwriter known for tracks like “Life Goes On,” “When I’m Down” and “Miss You,” died in a helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro, according to CNN Brazil. He was ...
Alternative Press

The influences behind Alien Boy’s You Wanna Fade?

The result swings for the same catchiness and splendor as the songs that landed on 120 Minutes. The melodies are brighter, the lyrics angstier, and the big, fuzzy guitars more abundant. “I really ...

Oliver Tree Was Killed in a Helicopter Crash at 32. What to Know About the ‘Alien Boy’ Singer.

Musician Oliver Tree, known for the songs “Life Goes On” and “Miss You,” was killed in a helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro, ...