This guitar based three piece Alt Rock group hailing from the San Francisco Bay area blends a melodic Rock mentality with a powerful, gritty, grunge-like angst. But once you think you've figured them out, The Aesthetics will take a left turn into a slightly demented power country/pop tune or a slow ballad, somehow never loosing sight of their original musical focus. "Straight-up rock served with a dose of octane boost. Crack the drums, rev up the bass, set the amp for "distort", and let's go put on a show for the good people who bought the tickets. The Aesthetics are a lot of rock with some country and punk thrown in for flavor. This nicely produced CD, complete with comic book horror art that's collectible in its own right, is a worthy listen. Good stuff. Sounds like the Replacements, REM & Red Hot Chili Peppers fought in a back alley, and the Replacements won, mostly." -IndieMusicSite.com Review link: http://www.indiemusicsite.com/viewreviews.php?id=97 "Eighties style new wave and nineties alternative rock songs with a modern mix. Sounds a bit like R.E.M. at times as well as the Red Hot Chili Peppers. A pretty enjoyable listen for the most part. "Wake Up To Be You", "I Throw My Heart Away" and "If I Can't Have You" all have the R.E.M. thing going on. "What Can You Teach Me" nails the Red Hot Chili Peppers dead on and "Three Martini Lunch" is a twisted nod to Burt Bacharach. What more could you ask for from a band? Hey, if you're looking for something slightly different and a tad off kilter then this is your band." -Ear Candy Magazine Review link: http://www.earcandymag.com/reviews39.htm For digital downloads of any or all of the songs on Two Bit Tricks (fill up that iPod with The Aesthetics!) you can visit us at Apple iTunes or any of these fine digital download providers: MusicNet MusicNow Chondo PassAlong Bitmunk Napster Sony Connect Verizon Wireless BuyMusic Rhapsody MSN Music Ruckus MP3tunes DigitalKiosk AudioLunchbox GreatIndieMusic Muze