say, well I don't know they just sort of are..." In 2002 the band was invited by Belle and Sebastian for a week-long tour of the East Coast, culminating in a show at New York City’s Hammerstein Ballroom in front of over 3,000 people. Stevie Jackson of Belle and Sebastian was later quoted in a 2003 SF Weekly article, observing that "[t]hey are one of the best groups in America as far as I'm concerned". Late in 2002, The San Francisco Chronicle included The Aislers Set in its list of "Young Artists on the Verge," writing, "The Aislers Set's reinvention of '60s pop resurrects walls of garage guitars and rich, Spector-esque sound, insouciance combined with insightful lyrics. But this quintet makes the past feel contemporary, borrowing from punk and pop to create a 21st century cool sound". The Aislers Set's third album, How I Learned to Write Backwards, came out in spring 2003, recorded on a 16 track that the band purchased themselves, after expanding the space in Linton’s basement studio. NME wrote "Sleighbells, Cuban trumpets, half-inched Smiths lyrics and chasms of lovely echo all add to an insomnia-like reverie that clings on long after its mere half-hour is up." "When The Aislers Set hit their mark, they unveil a knack for tying together extremes without ever settling for the middle ground" said MOJO magazine. Pitchfork Media stated with respect to the 2003 version of The Aislers Set: "Here, Linton's indie quintet becomes a pop orchestra. The band's music is denser than ever before, laden with sleigh bells, handclaps and horns piled atop the conventional guitars, drums, bass and keyboards-- and all are drenched in cavernous reverb, providing the ambiance and intimacy of a gigantic, empty concert hall". The band toured for most of 2003 including a month-long stint supporting Yo La Tengo and a week supporting The Shins. Since late 2003 the band has been on hiatus with Linton having moved to New York City and Cusick moving to Gothenburg, Sweden. On Christmas Day 2010, the band made a new song, Cold Christmas. In September 2014, the group reunited to play four West Coast shows in celebration of their LP reissues. Members Amy Linton - vocals, guitar, trumpet, drums Wyatt Cusick - guitar, vocals Yoshi Nakamoto - drums Alicia Vanden Heuvel - bass Jen Cohen - organ Dan Lee - organ Contributing members Dan Lee - organ Gary Olson/Ladybug