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Ayris
Genres: Indie, Rock
Hometown: Pittsburgh
Country: United States
Formed: 2006
Label: Unsigned
Featured: Apr 7, 2008
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Bio
Female fronted rock band, Ayris fully formed in January of 2006 with the addition of their singer, Allie Nickel. With Adam Henderson on drums, Hogma on guitar, Steve Whitmore on bass, they soon began to make regular appearances at Pittsburgh venues.
Nickel makes her way through each song with smooth, unconstrained and passionate vocals. The powerful, yet technical guitar riffs of Hogma are striking and vigorous. However, they remain flexible and fluid, displaying years upon years of skillful playing. Whitmore thickens the melodies with appeasing bass lines that freely meld into hypnotic grooves, complementing Henderson's incredibly detailed yet catchy rhythm. Always strong and full of color, his playing encompasses many styles all of which have been influenced by many percussion greats in drum corps, jazz and rock.
In June of 2007, Ayris's single, Pretty Things, made it to number one at the top of the alternative showcase charts on Songvault.fm. Pretty Things additionally advanced through all three tiers, remaining in the top three songs. In October of 2007, Ayris was also featured on university of Pittsburgh Radio Station. Following shortly after, both "The Push" and "Pretty Things" were added to regular rotation on Women Rock Radio, then featured on The American Entrepreneur Show, and Steel Valley Radio. In November of 2007, "Pretty Things" and "The Push" were also featured on Comcast On Demand in the "Your Town" section. Ayris is currently working on promoting their single, Pretty Things, as well as recording their full-length album, which is projected to be released in the summer of 2008.
Said to be a cross between post-rock, gothic rock, indie, nu-jazz, and experimental, Ayris is truly a unique sound streaming above the blandness of new music that must be experienced firsthand.
Ayris has steadily been making their way through Pittsburgh, playing at every significant venue in the city. They are anxious to branch off into surrounding cities and states.
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