Music Thread’s Album Review of: “A Type & A Shadow”

The Scene Aesthetic (DW Records)

Review by: Jabari Oliver

The Seattle, Washington duo of Andrew de Torres (of the rock band Danger Radio) and Eric Bowley make The Scene Aesthetic. They came together as friends to write music, meshing their life’s mission, life’s perspectives, talents, and passion for music to make melodies of love. (Eric Bowley once served as a LDS missionary in Argentina.) They used Myspace to debut their first collection of songs and received a huge influx of fans that inspired them to continue their journeys as The Scene Aesthetic.

On their A Type & a Shadow EP, they bring an abundance of acoustic cadence. The crooning duo sing their way to her heart. The EP is a profusion of love songs that are catered to professing unconditional care, attraction, support, and love using unshakable faith. Their musical ingredients include having the vocals and the acoustic guitar in the forefront of the song with additional instruments in the far background whether they are piano keys, drums, hand claps or snaps. All their arrangements thread for an easy listen. Nevertheless, at times while listening to the songs it gets tiring and repetitive with the same message coming across through the songs. It makes the listeners lean back and actually comprehend the concept behind The Scene Aesthetic. Their music demonstrates an unconditional emotional value towards a loved one no matter how their counterpart reacts to their attention. On their beautiful “Humans” song, they approach an ex-lover (who is no longer in their life) with a positive attitude singing, “Deep, deep inside of yourself there is a soul starving for some affection; been waiting for years and the time passes by, all you ever wanted was to fit in. So I wrote you this song, I hope that you like it. Cause you light up my life, and I know you can fight this. You’re the most beautiful girl in the world and I wanted you to know…..If it were up to me, I would construct a key for your heart; and finally set you free.”

The Scene Aesthetic’s A Type & A Shadow is not for the fan that hears the music but listens to the music. It is for the listener that enables music to take them places they have never been. Their music takes you on a spiritual journey. It offers a different perspective of relationships and love. The Scene Aesthetic is medicine music for love. It is not for everyone; just for those who can comprehend and want to comprehend. The Scene Aesthic’s A Type & A Shadow is based solely on a particular perception of love and serves as an interesting form of entertainment.

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