Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, noted their "sound embraced guitar-oriented pop rock with the emphasis on 1960s melodies".
In February 1978 Johnson, Stapleton and Webster moved to Melbourne and in April that year they formed the Aliens with Graham Lewis on keyboards and Kevin Patricks on drums.
[2] They were one of the first local bands of the late 1970s to adopt a new wave "uniform" of "black clothes and skinny, white ties".
[3] Their debut album, Translator, was recorded at The Music Farm, in northern New South Wales, between 24 November and 9 December 1979, with David Tickle producing.
In September Randy Bulpin from Mondo Rock briefly joined on lead guitar until the end of October when the band relocated to Sydney.
The new line up of Stapleton, Baroni, Bash and Trennery recorded a third single, "I Don't Care", on 23 May at EMI Studios 301.
Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, noted their "sound embraced guitar-oriented pop rock with the emphasis on 1960s melodies".