Heartache Is Boring

Heartache Is Boring
Studio album by Ainjel Emme
Released	2003 (2003)
Recorded	2003
Genre	Pop Rock Indie
Length	43:42
Label	Sparrowheart Music Company
Producer	Ainjel Emme Mat Mitchell Kyle Ellison
Ainjel Emme chronology
Heartache Is Boring (2003) Everyone Is Beautiful (2011)

Heartache Is Boring is the debut album by singer / songwriter Ainjel Emme, released in October 2003.

Track listing

1. "Long As It's Sweet" – 3:44
2. "In Flames" – 3:54
3. "A Fraction" – 4:09
4. "Set Up For a Fall" – 3:54
5. "Easier" – 5:01
6. "What I Know About You" – 4:08
7. "Cold Like Speech" – 4:46
8. "Dodging Fate" – 1:37
9. "Summerlife" – 5:37
10. "The Frozen Lake" – 7:02

Personnel

• Ainjel Emme - vocals, background vocals, bass, rhythm and lead guitar, piano/keys, harmonium, drums, drum and synth loops.
• Gabriel Garza - bass guitar.
• Kyle Schneider - drums.
• Mat Mitchell - drum loops.
• Kyle Ellison - addl. guitar on "Cold Like Speech"

Production

• Producers: Ainjel Emme, Kyle Ellison, Mat Mitchell
• Digital Engineering: Kyle Ellison, Mat Mitchell
• Analog Engineering: Ainjel Emme
• Mixing engineer: Mat Mitchell, Kyle Ellison
• Mastering engineers: "Big Bass" Brian Gardner, Jim Wilson
• Photography: Todd V. Wolfson

Legacy

The song Summerlife was featured in Todd Livingston's 2007 film So You've Downloaded A Demon.

Long As It's Sweet made it to the finals at Independent Artist Company's Indie Song of the Year contest in 2005, but lost to a song by legendary The Who guitarist Pete Townshend and his girlfriend, Rachel Fuller. Ainjel was also inducted into the IAC Hall of Fame at this time.

The song In Flames was featured on Desperate Hippies, a Desperate Housewives spoof which has been featured at the 2006 Tromanale Festival in Berlin and on MySpace.com.

"Set Up For A Fall" won Best Pop Song of 2006 at the Independent Artist Company.

Long As It's Sweet and In Flames were featured in the 2007 film, Have Love Will Travel.

"Easier" won Indie Song of The Year at IACmusic.com on April 6, 2008.