The Scene Aesthetic
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The Scene Aesthetic is an American
two-piece acoustic
/indie
pop
band based in Seattle, Washington, featuring Andrew de Torres
of Danger Radio
and Eric Bowley.
after posting their first songs, specifically their popular first single, "Beauty in the Breakdown". They have been featured in the Wall Street Journal and Rolling Stone Magazine. They have toured throughout the United States
with various acts such as Never Shout Never, Lydia
, The Ready Set
, Danger Radio
, Stephen Jerzak, Anarbor
. They toured the UK with Joe Brooks
, and in fall of 2009, they toured with Owl City
and Brooke Waggoner
. They are currently on tour with He is We
and Carter Hulsey.
The Scene Aesthetic compiled their demo
songs from MySpace onto their 2006 debut release, Building Homes from What We've Known. Their self-titled second album, featuring generally the same track list with a few additional songs, was released in 2007.
Bowley served as an LDS missionary
in Rosario, Argentina
, and returned on December 20, 2008.
The Scene Aesthetic released a cover of Taylor Swift's "Love Story" in April 2009. On July 14, 2009, they released their EP entitled, A Type & A Shadow, featuring six new songs including "Come What May"
Both de Torres and Bowley have been writing new material and plan to release a new record in 2010.It is set to be produced by Marshall Altman
. "Walk This Town","Love Through Postcards", and "If You're A Bird" are three tracks expected to be on the new record. An update on their official website stated that they are now mixing the new album.
On June 8, The Scene Aesthetic announced the release of their first single from their upcoming album, Brother. The track, entitled "Never Gonna Let This Go", was released on June 22. On July 4, 2010, The Scene Aesthetic uploaded a new version of the song "Humans" (which will be on the new album) on PureVolume
. On October 19, 2010, The Scene Aesthetic premiered the track "If You're A Bird" via a link online. On October 26, 2010, The Scene Aesthetic will release another track entitled "Why Don't We Try". On November 2, 2010, their new album Brother
was released independently.
In May 2011, The Scene Aesthetic released a deluxe edition of Brother
, which includes the Sister EP, containing three new tracks ("Love Through Postcards", "Constant Motion", "Lost Life to Lead") as well as acoustic renditions of three tracks on Brother
("Walk This Town", "Never Gonna Let This Go", "If You're A Bird"). In August 2011, The Scene Aesthetic released a new single, entitled "Everybody", from their upcoming EP,The Days Ahead. A music video for the new single was released in September. The Days Ahead is due for release on December 6, 2011.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
two-piece acoustic
Acoustic music
Acoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means...
/indie
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
pop
Popular music
Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...
band based in Seattle, Washington, featuring Andrew de Torres
Andrew de Torres
Andrew de Torres is the lead vocalist of Danger Radio and lead vocalist and guitarist of The Scene Aesthetic. He also writes and records music as a solo artist.-Danger Radio:...
of Danger Radio
Danger Radio
Danger Radio is an American rock band from Edmonds, Washington.-Formation:Danger Radio's lead vocalist and drummer met as middle schoolers, soon after adding Marvin Kunkel as bassist for talent shows and school gigs...
and Eric Bowley.
History
The band gained recognition through MySpaceMySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
after posting their first songs, specifically their popular first single, "Beauty in the Breakdown". They have been featured in the Wall Street Journal and Rolling Stone Magazine. They have toured throughout the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
with various acts such as Never Shout Never, Lydia
Lydia
Lydia was an Iron Age kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the modern Turkish provinces of Manisa and inland İzmir. Its population spoke an Anatolian language known as Lydian....
, The Ready Set
The Ready Set
The Ready Set was formed on November 17, 2007. Jordan Witzigreuter is the vocalist and sole member of the act. Witzigreuter generally writes and records on his own, using a backup band when on tour...
, Danger Radio
Danger Radio
Danger Radio is an American rock band from Edmonds, Washington.-Formation:Danger Radio's lead vocalist and drummer met as middle schoolers, soon after adding Marvin Kunkel as bassist for talent shows and school gigs...
, Stephen Jerzak, Anarbor
Anarbor
Anarbor is an American alternative rock band from Phoenix, Arizona that was formed in 2003. The band is composed of lead vocalist and bassist Slade Echeverria, guitarists Adam Juwig and Mike Kitlas, and drummer Greg Garrity. Initially known as "Troop 101", the band later changed their name to...
. They toured the UK with Joe Brooks
Joe Brooks
Joe Brooks was an American character actor best known for portraying Trooper Vanderbilt, the near-sighted soldier, in F Troop. He also played Dave Meyers in Gremlins. His interment was located in Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery.-External links:...
, and in fall of 2009, they toured with Owl City
Owl City
Owl City is an American electronica musical project by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Young formed in 2007 in Owatonna, Minnesota. Young created the project while experimenting with music in his parents' basement...
and Brooke Waggoner
Brooke Waggoner
Brooke Waggoner is an American singer-songwriter from New Orleans, LA, now residing in Nashville, Tennessee.- Biography :Waggoner comes from a classical music background with 17 years of formal training. She graduated with a Music Composition & Orchestration degree from Louisiana State University...
. They are currently on tour with He is We
He Is We
He Is We is an indie pop band from Tacoma, Washington. The band is made up of Trevor Kelly and Rachel Taylor. They met while working at Ted Brown Music Company, a music store in their home town of Tacoma, Washington. They each realized that the other had talent and began to play small gigs...
and Carter Hulsey.
The Scene Aesthetic compiled their demo
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
songs from MySpace onto their 2006 debut release, Building Homes from What We've Known. Their self-titled second album, featuring generally the same track list with a few additional songs, was released in 2007.
Bowley served as an LDS missionary
Missionary
A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...
in Rosario, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, and returned on December 20, 2008.
The Scene Aesthetic released a cover of Taylor Swift's "Love Story" in April 2009. On July 14, 2009, they released their EP entitled, A Type & A Shadow, featuring six new songs including "Come What May"
Both de Torres and Bowley have been writing new material and plan to release a new record in 2010.It is set to be produced by Marshall Altman
Marshall Altman
Marshall Noah Altman is a Nashville-based record producer and songwriter who owns the Galt Line studio in Nashville, Tennessee. He was formerly an A&R person for such labels as Capitol Records, Hollywood Records and Columbia Records, as well as the former frontman for the alternative band Farmer...
. "Walk This Town","Love Through Postcards", and "If You're A Bird" are three tracks expected to be on the new record. An update on their official website stated that they are now mixing the new album.
On June 8, The Scene Aesthetic announced the release of their first single from their upcoming album, Brother. The track, entitled "Never Gonna Let This Go", was released on June 22. On July 4, 2010, The Scene Aesthetic uploaded a new version of the song "Humans" (which will be on the new album) on PureVolume
PureVolume
PureVolume was the first independently run website of its type, allowing for the upload and stream of music files. It was created in 2003 by Jennifer Welch , in conjunction with the Unborn Media team; Brett Woitunski, Nate Hudson, and Mitchell Pavao; all from the University of...
. On October 19, 2010, The Scene Aesthetic premiered the track "If You're A Bird" via a link online. On October 26, 2010, The Scene Aesthetic will release another track entitled "Why Don't We Try". On November 2, 2010, their new album Brother
Brother (The Scene Aesthetic album)
Brother is the third studio album by The Scene Aesthetic. It was released on November 2, 2010.-Track listing:-Personnel:Andrew de Torres – guitar, vocalsEric Bowley – vocalsCary Brothers - additional vocals on the 7th track...
was released independently.
In May 2011, The Scene Aesthetic released a deluxe edition of Brother
Brother (The Scene Aesthetic album)
Brother is the third studio album by The Scene Aesthetic. It was released on November 2, 2010.-Track listing:-Personnel:Andrew de Torres – guitar, vocalsEric Bowley – vocalsCary Brothers - additional vocals on the 7th track...
, which includes the Sister EP, containing three new tracks ("Love Through Postcards", "Constant Motion", "Lost Life to Lead") as well as acoustic renditions of three tracks on Brother
Brother (The Scene Aesthetic album)
Brother is the third studio album by The Scene Aesthetic. It was released on November 2, 2010.-Track listing:-Personnel:Andrew de Torres – guitar, vocalsEric Bowley – vocalsCary Brothers - additional vocals on the 7th track...
("Walk This Town", "Never Gonna Let This Go", "If You're A Bird"). In August 2011, The Scene Aesthetic released a new single, entitled "Everybody", from their upcoming EP,The Days Ahead. A music video for the new single was released in September. The Days Ahead is due for release on December 6, 2011.
Band members
- Eric Bowley – lead vocals, tambourine (2005–present)
- Andrew de TorresAndrew de TorresAndrew de Torres is the lead vocalist of Danger Radio and lead vocalist and guitarist of The Scene Aesthetic. He also writes and records music as a solo artist.-Danger Radio:...
– lead vocals, guitar, harmonica (2005–present)
Albums
- Building Homes from What We've KnownBuilding Homes from What We've KnownBuilding Homes from What We've Known is the debut full-length album by The Scene Aesthetic. It was released on April 7, 2006 and later re-released, with additional tracks, as a self-titled album.-Track listing:All songs written by The Scene Aesthetic....
(April 7, 2006) - The Scene AestheticThe Scene Aesthetic (album)The Scene Aesthetic is the second album released by The Scene Aesthetic and is a re-release of their 2006 debut album, Building Homes from What We've Known...
(July 10, 2007) - BrotherBrother (The Scene Aesthetic album)Brother is the third studio album by The Scene Aesthetic. It was released on November 2, 2010.-Track listing:-Personnel:Andrew de Torres – guitar, vocalsEric Bowley – vocalsCary Brothers - additional vocals on the 7th track...
(November 2, 2010)
EPs
- A Type & A Shadow EP (July 14, 2009)
- Sister EP (May 23, 2011)
- The Days Ahead (December 6, 2011)
DVDs
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2007 | On the Road with The Scene Aesthetic |
Cover songs
| Year | Album | Song (Original artist) |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Rockin' Romance | "Love Story Love Story (Taylor Swift song) "Love Story" is a country pop song performed by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The song was written by Swift and produced by Nathan Chapman, alongside Swift. It was released on September 12, 2008 by Big Machine Records, as the lead single from Swift's second studio album Fearless... " (Taylor Swift Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America... ) |
| 2010 | Rockin' Romance II | "Such Great Heights Such Great Heights "Such Great Heights" is a single released on January 21, 2003 by The Postal Service, under the Sub Pop Records label. The single includes a previously unreleased track "There's Never Enough Time" and two cover tracks by The Shins and Iron & Wine of "We Will Become Silhouettes" and "Such Great... " (The Postal Service The Postal Service The Postal Service is an American electronic indie pop band composed of vocalist Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and producer Jimmy Tamborello of Dntel and Headset.-Background:... ) |
| 2011 | Purevolume download | "Happily Ever After" (He Is We He Is We He Is We is an indie pop band from Tacoma, Washington. The band is made up of Trevor Kelly and Rachel Taylor. They met while working at Ted Brown Music Company, a music store in their home town of Tacoma, Washington. They each realized that the other had talent and began to play small gigs... ) |