Aliens Live cover

Released 7 years ago this August

Aliens Live

Kim Wilde · 2019

88 min · 19 tracks · new wave · pop rock · synth-pop

A vibrant live showcase blending synth-pop anthems with high-energy performances across diverse European cities.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • high-energy live performance vibe
  • nostalgic sing-alongs with friends
  • dynamic waves of sound
  • celebratory atmosphere for gatherings
  • engaging crowd interactions throughout

Maybe skip if you want

  • prefer studio polish over live
  • need instant gratification tracks

Where this album fits

Themes
European tour energy· 1980s pop nostalgia· live performance intimacy
Career context
Released on August 16, 2019, 'Aliens Live' captures Kim Wilde's enduring appeal as a pop icon after her initial rise in the 1980s. By this point, she was revisiting her classic hits while also presenting newer material, reflecting a career that had seen both resurgence and evolution. This album followed her successful touring period, emphasizing her connection to fans through live music.
Stylistic neighbors
Cyndi Lauper· Debbie Gibson· Erasure
Sounds like this from elsewhere
The Innocents by Erasure — Shares vibrant synth-pop melodies and anthemic choruses, echoing 1980s nostalgia.
Actually by Pet Shop Boys — Captures the same energetic live performance vibe and thematic intimacy of pop relationships.
Rio by Duran Duran — Features a high-energy blend of new wave sounds with catchy hooks, reminiscent of 80s pop anthems.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Stereo Shot (live in London) 5:14
  • 2 Water on Glass (live in Antwerp) 3:47
  • 3 Never Trust a Stranger (live in Gateshead) 3:52
  • 4 Kandy Krush (live in Utrecht) 4:18
  • 5 Cambodia (live in Paris) 5:53
  • 6 Birthday (live in Munich) 3:50
  • 7 Yours 'til the End (live in Hannover) 5:38
  • 8 Solstice (live in Berlin) 5:27
  • 9 Words Fell Down (live in Salford) 3:34
  • 10 Bladerunner (live in Hamburg) 4:59

Disc 2

  • 1 Rosetta (live in Bochum) 5:12
  • 2 Cyber.Nation.War (live in Haarlem) 5:25
  • 3 View From a Bridge (live in Glasgow) 3:01
  • 4 Chequered Love (live in Bournemouth) 3:24
  • 5 You Came (live in Birmingham) 4:51
  • 6 You Keep Me Hangin' On (live in Vienna) 4:41
  • 7 1969 (live in Zurich) 4:35
  • 8 Pop Don't Stop (live in Mannheim) 4:38
  • 9 Kids in America (live in London) 5:49

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