The Scene Aesthetic was an Americanalternative rock band based inSeattle, Washington. The duo consists ofAndrew de Torres (also a member ofDanger Radio) and Eric Kimberlin.

Originally fromEverett, Washington, the band gained recognition through online outletsMySpace,YouTube, andPureVolume after publishing their first song "Beauty in the Breakdown" in 2006.^[1] By 2007 on MySpace, "Beauty in the Breakdown" had nearly nine million plays, and the band had over 140,000 followers.^[2]: 110 The song also had half a million views by August 2006.^[1] Their debut albumBuilding Homes from What We've Known had around 1.3 million downloads on PureVolume. However, asThe Wall Street Journal reported in 2006 andAndrew Keen wrote in his 2007 bookThe Cult of the Amateur, the band made no revenue from any of these online streams.^{[2]: 110–111 [1]}

The Scene Aesthetic's first tour in the summer of 2006 included mostly small, obscure venues such as a high school and pizza restaurant, with tickets averaging from $5 to $10.^[2] Keen commented: "...their struggle to translate their massive virtual following into either significant record sales or a major label contract is an ominous augury for the other three million bands on MySpace trying to make a living selling their music."^[2]: 112 Eventually, the band would tour with acts signed to major labels, for instanceOwl City andBrooke Waggoner in 2009.^[3]

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

• Building Homes from What We've Known (April 7, 2006)
• The Scene Aesthetic (July 10, 2007)
• Brother (November 2, 2010)

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

• Danger Radio

• Official Website

• Musical groups from Seattle

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