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Hearts For Bullets

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I had the immense pleasure of seeing Jennifer Parkin and her live band perform live last month. At the concert I bought Ayria's new cd HEARTS FOR BULLETS. HEARTS FOR BULLETS is a 53 minutes of ecstasy. Jennifer Parkin hits the listener with infectious melodies and pulsating dance beats and never lets up through out the entire cd. While I loved the last album FLICKER, I thought it had a couple of filler tracks on it. This is not the case with HEARTS FOR BULLETS. The music is a bit more electro-clash than industrial but that isn't a bad thing. There are a couple of mid-tempo songs but for the most part, the album is very upbeat and danceable. I just love how crisp the synth beats are. Jennifer Parkin sounds better than ever. Her vocals easily shifts from being polished to distorted with ease. The cd begins with a fun, catchy song called "Bad List". I love this song for its catchy melodies and lyrics. I always find myself singing along to the song. The same can be said about "Invisible", and "Analog Trash". I honestly can say that there is NOT one song that I did not like. I am constantly listening to HEARTS FOR BULLETS. HEARTS FOR BULLETS is definitely my favorite album of the year. If you can, go see Ayria live. Ayria sounds even better live.

Tracklist:
01. Bad List
02. Insect Calm
03. The Gun Song
04. Invisible
05. Analog Trash
06. 1000 Transmissions
07. Suck It Up
08. Blue Alice
09. Hearts for Bullets
10. Six Seconds
11. My Poison
12. Gilr on the Floor

I saw Ayria live in 2008 and was completely amazed by her stage presence and music. Hearts for Bullets travels between aggressive industrial songs (Six Seconds, Bad List) to more ethereal electronic songs(Insect Calm, Winter Love Song) seamlessly. I highly recommend this album to anyone who enjoys music that blends electronic, industrial, and dance styles.

Ayria delivers! "Flicker" was a bit better IMHO, however Ayria definitely did her homework for "Hearts for Bullets!"

When I got this CD, my boyfriend and I put it into the cd player in the car and discovered it had mad bass!!! It is a good CD to get you awake and ready for the world!!!!

Band members include:
Mike Wimer
Jeff Meilitz
Jennifer Parkin

Ayria is a future/synthpop musical group formed in early 2003 primarily by Jennifer Parkin.

Hearts for Bullets is the third album by Ayria, released in 2008.
Great songs. Outstanding album. The musical style is a fusion of synthpop, darkwave and industrial.

This is a five star album