Sunrise Avenue - Artist Profile

Sunrise Avenue... I'm guessing you haven't heard of these guys? Correct me if I'm wrong.

SA is a rock band from Finland, and they are nothing less than perfect. Their popularity and fan base is mostly overseas, in countries such as Finland, Switzerland,Sweden, and Russia. (Before you ask, YES,they sing in English lol). The band released its first album "On the Way to Wonderland" in 2006, and it is arguably their best release. Two follow up albums have been released, 2009's "Popgasm" (my least favorite album,but still great) and this year's "Out of Style". Their musical abilities and melodies amaze me, like no band has done in a long time. I know I praised GROUPLOVE's debut album, ,but SA's first release was far above even that.

Finnish rock with hints of pop, guitar riffs that pull you in and lyrics that you can relate to. What more could you ask for? The songs aren't just about women and partying, like so many bands these days. They write about traveling, the world, and other things as well as women of course. Haha.

My favorite songs by Sunrise Avenue are "Hollywood Hills" "Not Again" "Fairytale Gone Bad" "Forever Yours" and "I Don't Dance". There are plenty of other great songs to check out off of all 3 albums, I'm just listing a few to get you started. Please check out this amazing band, I'm so glad I discovered this band that so few Americans know about (I have to thank one of my Russian friends for sharing the link to the Fairytale Gone Bad video with me haha).

Until next time guys, hope you like Sunrise Avenue as much as I do. Peace out.-Jon

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