What’s not to like about killing two birds with one stone? SONIC SYNDICATE has recently been touring their latest album, “Confessions,” in Finland, accompanied by EMBER FALLS, finishing at the Virgin Oil Co., on February 10th, 2017. If I’m being totally honest, I came to this show for EMBER FALLS. Their debut is out on the 17th, but I’ve already listened to it copiously, so I’ve been crazy excited to see them again now that I know all the songs backwards and forwards. However, I’ve heard tales of SONIC SYNDICATE as well – the general buzz is that they used to be great, but their latest album wasn’t up to snuff, going in a different, poppier direction. Needless to say, if there was an opportunity to see both, I figured I should go ahead and take it. Check out the gallery here.
Want to read the full live report? Go check it out here.
Ember Falls setlist
1. The Enemy You Need
2. Falling Rain
3. Open Your Eyes
4. COE
5. Rising Tide
6. Of Letting Go
7. The Cost of Doing Business
8. The Lamb Lies Down in Sacrifice
9. Shut Down with Me
Sonic Syndicate’s setlist
1. Confessions
2. Life is Not a Map
3. Beauty and the Freak
4. I Like it Rough
5. Denied
6. Burn this City
7. It’s a Shame
8. Falling
9. Revolution, Baby!
10. Crystallize
11. Russian Roulette
12. Closure (acoustic)
13. Halfway Down the Road (acoustic)
14. Jack of Diamonds
15. Turn it Up
16. Start a War
Written by Bear Wiseman
Musicalypse, 2017
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Photos by Miia Collander