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, Washington. The duo consists of Andrew de Torres (also a member of

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) and Eric Kimberlin.

History

The band gained recognition through MySpace 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

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with various acts such as

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and

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. They most recently toured with

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and Carter Hulsey. The Scene Aesthetic compiled their

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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. 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 Kimberlin have been writing new material and plan to release a new record in 2010. It is set to be produced by

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. "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.And so it begins...
The Scene Aesthtic

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blog entry, Retrieved on July 26, 2009. 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

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. 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 ''

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'' was released independently. In May 2011, The Scene Aesthetic released a deluxe edition of ''

'', 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 ''

'' ("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'' was released on December 6, 2011.

Band members

*Eric Kimberlin – lead vocals (2005–2012; 2013 to present as Prince of Spain) * Andrew de Torres – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, ukulele (2005–2012; 2013 to present as Prince of Spain)

Discography

Albums

*'' Building Homes from What We've Known'' (April 7, 2006) *''

The Scene Aesthetic The Scene Aesthetic was an American two-piece band based in Seattle, Washington. The duo consists of Andrew de Torres (also a member of Danger Radio) and Eric Kimberlin. History The band gained recognition through MySpace after posting their ...

'' (July 10, 2007) *''

'' (November 2, 2010)

EPs

*'' A Type & A Shadow EP'' (July 14, 2009) *'' Sister EP'' (May 23, 2011) *'' The Days Ahead'' (December 6, 2011)

History

Band members

Discography

Albums

EPs

DVDs

Cover songs

See also

References

External links