Records execs love rock bands like The Glorious Sons. The Kingston, Ontario quintet make radio-friendly AOR about feeling insecure and a little lost, while trying to sound tough and being on top of things.
Their second album Young Beauties & Fools fails in the "I just want something I can ignore" category when asked what kind of music you might need right now. They have been nominated for a JUNO Award for Rock Album of the Year, a sign that all is not well for guitar music in Canada at the moment. Recommended if you like Mumford & Sons posing as rockers.
The Glorious Sons:
Brett Emmons: vocals
Jay Emmons: guitar
Chris Koster: guitar
Adam Paquette: drums
Chris Huot: bass
Young Beauties & Fools will be released thru Earache Records. Release date: February 23.
Tracks:- My Poor Heart
- Josie
- Everything Is Alright
- Come Down
- Hide My Love
- Godless, Graceless and Young
- My Blood
- Sawed Off Shotgun
- So Much Love To Give
- Thank You For Saying Goodbye
- 02/24 Rogers K-Rock Centre, Kingston, Canada
- 02/26 Privatclub, Berlin, Germany
- 02/27 Molotow, Hamburg, Germany
- 02/28 Luxor, Cologne, Germany
- 03/01 AB Club, Brussels, Belgium
- 03/02 Supersonic, Paris, France
- 03/03 Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 03/05 Boston Music Room, London, United Kingdom
- 03/06 The Feaf Institute, Manchester, United Kingdom
- 03/07 King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- 03/08 Pokalen, Oslo, Norway
- 03/09 Bar Brooklyn, Stockholm, Sweden RSVP
- 03/10 DR Studio 3, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 03/13 7th St Entry, Minneapolis, MN
- 03/14 Schubas Tavern, Chicago, IL
- 03/17 Atlantic Station, Atlanta, GA
- 03/18 Gasa Gasa, New Orleans, LA
- 03/19 House Of Blues, Houston, TX
- 03/21 recordBar, Kansas City, MO
- 03/22 Globe Hall, Denver, CO
- 03/23 The Black Sheep, Colorado Springs, CO
- 05/08 The Castle Theatre, Bloomington, IL
- 05/11 HOB, Cleveland, OH
- 05/14 Majestic Theatre, Madison, WI
- 05/17 Truman, Kansas City, MO
- 05/18 Hangout Music Festival, Gulf Shores, AL
- 05/22 Showbox, Seattle, WA
- 05/23 Hawthorne Theatre, Portland, OR
- 06/17 Firefly Music Festival, Dover, DE
- 06/30 BB&T Pavilion (Formerly Susquehanna), Camden, NJ
