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I wasn’t even finished with the first song on The Days Ahead, the new EP by The Scene Aesthetic, and I was asking myself, “Why aren’t these guys signed yet?”

When the Seattle, WA duo started playing together in 2005 it was to make music. Not for fame or fortune, they made music for the sake of music, and I think that shows in the sound. They don’t have a record company telling them how to sound or pressuring them to pop out album after album.

Back in the distant days of Myspace, these guys built themselves a following, prompting them to share more and more of their music, and inevitably a full length album was created. After a two year hiatus in which Eric Bowley left for Argentina on a two year mission, they reformed and released another EP. Now, December 2011, they’ve released their newest masterpiece, The Days Ahead.

The seven song pop/rock EP is very vocal oriented. While there are catchy, hip shaking beats, a lot of the emphasis is put on the singing, and I’m not the only one listening to this that can’t help but sing along. This is a great EP for anything really. I’m sitting in my room alone, listening to it and feeling perfectly content, but I can see myself playing it at a party or just popping it in my car stereo and listening to it on my way to work.

From opening track to closing track, it’s really just full of sweet songs. It’s not mushy enough to push the gag reflex, but to fill you instead with a feeling of contentment in the enjoyment you have just sitting back and listening to music.

A Little Bit More is a fun track, and don’t get on me for this one, but I can see this being on a rom com soundtrack. It’s upbeat, and sweet, the chorus makes me smile, sing, dance, and look like a loser but I’m ok with that because it’s just that great of a song.

The final song, Everybody, felt like a goodbye song. Not goodbye for the band in this case, but obviously for the EP, perfect way to close the album. I hate it when the final song gets you amped up for more and then BAM, first song again. The repetition of the final line, “Oh I’m just glad that I have you, and I know that’s never going to change,” really just brings back that feeling of closure and contentment.

This is one of those bands that I have a problem with, my problem is that I haven’t heard of them before, and if I had it was something that just didn’t stick. The music is fantastic and I can see these guys being a huge band, the only problem I see is that people haven’t heard about them, or at least heard their music. So I’m asking my readers to send this band to your friends, and ask them to send this band out to their friends, word of mouth and social media sites can do wonders. I can’t wait for these guys to release more music, and I hope you guys enjoy this CD.

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Rock band Seahaven released their CD Winter Forever November 8 via Run For Cover Records. Seahaven is a band I wasn’t aware of before getting sent this CD, and it really embodies why I started this website. This is a great band and Winter Forever is a great CD, I hate it when awesome music is hard to find so I’m always trying to make it easier. These days most people learn about bands from horrible radio stations and Hot Topic band T’s, most of which bands are completely overrated and not only block out bands like this, but completely eclipse them.

Opening track Goodnight caught me by surprise, this is the first time I’ve listened to this band so I went in not know what to expect. While vocals in this track progress in becoming more and more clear, the beginning of it had me flashing back to old school Kings of Leon (which actually happened during several points throughout the CD).

One of the more punk sounding tracks, Thank You really caught my attention in that way. While the verses sounded more straight up punk, this song had an upbeat pop/punk chorus.

Black and White is probably one of my favorite songs. While the music starts out fast, the emotion, message filled vocals slow it down. Leading into a faster chorus, vocals contrasting the calmness portrayed only moments before, and then slowing down into another slower verse.

With their seamless genre transitions and unique vocals, this band really embodies the modern Indie style.

However this CD isn’t super special, and it doesn’t stand out much. Some songs are really good and some are just… there. While I like this CD I can see some people liking it and some not, I encourage you to give it a listen and find out for yourselves. Because while I can give my honest opinion, you’re the one that decides what you like.

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