The Glorious Sons

The Glorious Sons are a Canadian rock band from Kingston, Ontario. Formed in
The Glorious Sons
2011, the band signed with Black Box in 2013. Since then, The Glorious Sons
have released one EP, Shapeless Art, and three full-length albums; The Union,
which was released on September 14, 2014, and their second album Young
Beauties and Fools, which was released on October 13, 2017. The band have eight
consecutive top-10 rock radio hits in Canada including their first #1 modern rock
single "Everything Is Alright".
The Glorious Sons performing live in
2018
Contents Background information

History Origin Kingston, Ontario,

2011–2013: Formation, Shapeless Art Canada
2014–2016: The Union and "Sometimes on a Sunday" Genres Alternative rock,
2017–present: "Kill the Lights" and Young Beauties and Fools
hard rock,
Personnel Southern rock,
Current members
heartland rock
Past members
Touring musicians Years active 2011–present

Discography Labels Black Box Music

Studio albums (Canada)
Live albums
BMG Rights
EPs
Management (US
Singles
Music videos & Australia)

Awards and nominations Earache Records

(Europe & Japan)
References
Members Brett Emmons
Jay Emmons
History
Chris Koster
Adam Paquette
2011–2013: Formation, Shapeless Art Chris Huot
The Glorious Sons were founded as a five-piece in 2011 and issued their first EP,
Past members Andrew Young
Shapeless Art independently in 2013 featuring their first radio single, "Mama"
which reached #6 on the Canadian rock radio charts. Shapeless Art was produced
by John-Angus MacDonald and mixed by Gordie Johnson. The band signed to the eclectic Canadian label Black Box Music later
that year, and re-released the EP alongside the single "White Noise" which reached #2 on the Canadian rock radio charts. The
band toured nationally to support the EP, including dates with Head of the Herd, The Balconies, Teenage Kicks and more.

2014–2016: The Union and "Sometimes on a Sunday"

Between tours in March 2014, the group then began recording their debut full-length, The Union[1] at Catherine North Studio in
Hamilton, Ontario, with producer John-Angus MacDonald of The Trews.[2] The album was completed in June 2014, including
remixed versions of the tracks "Mama" and "White Noise" from the Shapeless Art EP, and two tracks added later that summer; the
singles "Heavy" and "Lightning" produced by Gavin Brown. The album was released on September 14, 2014 with "Heavy" as the
lead single, which reached #3 on the Canadian rock radio charts. The album produced the subsequent singles "Lightning" and
"The Contender" which reached #2 and #1 respectively on the Canadian rock radio charts.

To support the release of The Union, the group toured Canada supporting Airbourne[3] and The Trews.[4] They also toured the
United States with 10 Years [5] and performed at festivals such as Rock on the Range, Rocklahoma, Northern Invasion, Carolina
Rebellion and more in 2016.

The Union was nominated for a Juno Award for Best Rock Album,[4] and The Glorious Sons were nominated and won "Group of
the Year" and "Rock Group of the Year" at the SiriusXM Indie Awards at Canadian Music Week in 2015.[6]

In October 2015, the band released the self-produced stand-alone single, "Sometimes on a Sunday". The song was produced at
North of Princess Studio in Kingston, Ontario. It was released digitally on October 30, 2015, and saw a physical release as the B-
side of the "Kill the Lights/Sometimes on a Sunday" limited-edition 7" released in November 2017.

2017–present: "Kill the Lights" and Young Beauties and Fools

On January 27, 2017, they released their stand-alone single, "Kill the Lights". The track was produced by Jason Murray and the
band at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario in August 2016. The music video for the song was shot in Toronto, Ontario in
December 2016, with the live performance scenes shot at Sneaky Dee's. The song peaked at #2 on the Canadian rock radio charts
following its release. Though initially only released digitally, the track was included as the a-side of the Kill The Lights/Sometimes
on a Sunday limited-edition 7" released in November 2017.

The band began recording their second full-length album, Young Beauties and Fools in Los Angeles in February and March 2017
with producer group Fast Friends. The album was mixed in July 2017 by Matty Green, and the lead single "Everything Is Alright"
was released on July 21, 2017. Following the release of the single, the band signed international label deals with Earache Records
in the UK, Europe and Japan, and with BMG Rights Management in the United States and Australia to release the new album.

Young Beauties and Fools was released on October 13, 2017. The band supported the album release by joining rock group, Greta
Van Fleet, as support on select dates of their American Tour (between August and November 2017). "Everything Is Alright"
peaked at #1 on the Canadian Alternative rock radio charts, and see airplay internationally including BBC Radio 1 championed by
Daniel P. Carter.[7] "Everything Is Alright" was named as Edge 102.1's #3 song of 2017,[8] and Indie 88's #28 song of 2017.

At the Juno Awards of 2018, Young Beauties and Fools won the Juno Award for Rock Album of the Year.[9]

Young Beauties and Fools

Released: October 13, 2017
Track # Song Title Duration
1 My Poor Heart 3:10
2 Josie 3:40
3 Everything Is Alright 3:13
4 Come Down 3:30
5 Hide My Love 2:57
6 Godless, Graceless and Young 3:12
7 My Blood 2:47
8 Sawed Off Shotgun 3:15
9 So Much Love to Give 3:12
10 Thank You for Saying Goodbye 3:33
Personnel

Current members
Brett Emmons – vocals, guitar, harmonica, keys
Jay Emmons – guitar, vocals
Chris Koster – guitar, vocals
Adam Paquette – drums, vocals
Chris Huot – bass

Past members
Andrew Young – guitar, vocals

Touring musicians
Josh Hewson – piano, guitar
Tony Silvestri - piano, acoustic guitar (2015-2016)

Discography

Studio albums

CAN
Release title Release date Label(s)
peak
September 14,
The Union Black Box 23
2014
Young Beauties and Black Box (CA), Earache Records (EU, JP), BMG
October 13, 2017 16
Fools (US, AU)
September 13, Black Box (CA), Earache Records (EU, JP), BMG
A War on Everything 13[10]
2019 (US, AU)

Live albums

Release title Release date Label

Little Prison City (Live at Rogers K-Rock Centre) July 25, 2018 Black Box

Live at Longboat Hall[11] March 1, 2019 Black Box

EPs

Release title Release date Label

Shapeless Art EP November 13, 2013 Black Box

Singles
 Peak chart positions
US
Year Title CAN
Rock
US US US Album
Rock Alt. Main. Rock
[12] Air. [14] [15] [16]
[13]

2013 "Mama" 11 — — — — Shapeless Art

"White Noise" 3 — — — —
2014
"Heavy" 5 — — — —
"Lightning" 5 — — — — The Union
2015
"The Contender" 1 — — — —
2016 "Sometimes On a Sunday" 18 — — — —
"Kill the Lights" 3 — — — — Non-album single
2017
"Everything Is Alright" 2 46 32 — —
"Josie" 2 — — — — Young Beauties and Fools
2018
"S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun)" 1 6 24 1 9
"Panic Attack" 1 16 36 1 29
2019 "Pink Motel" — — — — — A War on Everything
"Kingdom In My Heart" 26 — — — —

Music videos

Year Song Director(s) Ref.

2013 "Mama" Steve Townsend [17]

"White Noise" Harv [18]

2014
"Heavy" Tim Martin [19]

2015 "Lightning" Harv [20]

2016 "Sometimes On A Sunday" [21]

Dane Collison
"Kill The Lights" [22]
2017
"Everything Is Alright" Colin G. Cooper [23]

"S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun)" Gavin Smith, Issa Shah [24]

2019 "Panic Attack" Brume [25]

"A War On Everything" Matthew Kalinauskas [26]

Awards and nominations

2015 Juno Awards - Rock Album of the Year (Nominee) [27]
2015 SiriusXM Indie Awards - Group of the Year (Winner) [6]
2015 SiriusXM Indie Awards - Artist of the Year (Winner) [6]
2018 Juno Awards - Rock Album of the Year (Winner)

References
1. Glorious Sons biography (http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-glorious-sons-mn0003193166/biography), Allmusic
 2. Review of The Union (http://musicaddict.ca/2014/09/album-review-the-glorious-sons-the-union/), Musicaddict.ca
3. Hartwick, Matt. "The Glorious Sons - The Union" (http://kingstonmusicreviews.ca/albumreviews/the-glorious-sons-
the-union/). Kingston Music Reviews. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
4. "Kingston band The Glorious Sons nominated for Juno" (https://www.thewhig.com/2015/01/27/kingston-band-the-
glorious-sons-nominated-for-juno). The Whig. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
5. Price, Johnny (2015). "Interview: The Glorious Sons" (http://rockrevoltmagazine.com/interview-glorious-sons/).
Rock Revolt. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
6. "2015 SIRIUS XM Indie Awards Winners Announced | 2017 Canadian Music Week April 18–22, 2017" (http://cm
w.net/2015-sirius-xm-indie-awards-winners-announced/). cmw.net. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
7. "Radio 1 Rocks Highlights, Rock Show with Daniel P Carter - BBC Radio 1" (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b
09cc5z1). BBC. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
8. "The Edge's Top 20 Songs of 2017" (https://edge.ca/news/3927529/the-edges-top-20-songs-of-2017/). 102.1 the
Edge. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
9. "Junos 2018: the complete list of winners" (https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/news/junos-2018-the-complete-list-of-
winners-1.4579405). CBC News, · March 25, 2018
10. "Post Malone Is King Of The Charts For A 2nd Week" (https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2019/09/23/post-malo
ne-king-charts-2nd-week). FYIMusicNews. September 23, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
11. "LIVE AT LONGBOAT HALL / S.O.S. Unplugged" (http://www.theglorioussons.com/news/2019/2/7/live-at-longboat
-hall-sos-unplugged). theglorioussons.com. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
12. "The Glorious Sons – Chart History: Canada Rock" (https://www.billboard.com/music/the-glorious-sons/chart-histo
ry/canada-rock). Billboard. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
13. "Chart History: Rock Airplay" (https://www.billboard.com/music/the-glorious-sons/chart-history/rock-airplay).
www.billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
14. "The Glorious Sons – Chart History: Alternative Songs" (https://www.billboard.com/music/the-glorious-sons/chart-
history/alternative-songs). Billboard. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
15. "The Glorious Sons – Chart History: Mainstream Rock Songs" (https://www.billboard.com/music/the-glorious-son
s/chart-history/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks). Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
16. "Chart History: Hot Rock Songs" (https://www.billboard.com/music/the-glorious-sons/chart-history/rock-songs).
Billboard. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
17. "The Glorious Sons - Mama (Official)" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUTZebZIun8). www.youtube.com.
YouTube. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
18. "The Glorious Sons - White Noise (Official Video)" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-arVgLHTr10).
www.youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
19. "The Glorious Sons - "Heavy" (Official Video)" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HggvsHLbheQ).
www.youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
20. "The Glorious Sons - Lightning (Official Video)" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7LF5OEkhgc).
www.youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
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Y). www.youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
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www.youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
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www.youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
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9RtA). www.youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
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www.youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
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www.youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
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Awards. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
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