The Glorious Sons - Glory (2023) [Official Digital Download]

Listening to The Glorious Sons in 2023 feels like discovering an act from about a decade ago that was somehow cast aside by the stranglehold that indie music has on popular culture. It’s even more true when directly comparing it to any of today’s rock landscapes where, unless you’re named Dave Grohl, big, earnest, uncomplicated rock music just isn’t resonating the same way. At least The Glorious Sons have often displayed something more worthwhile for their efforts, be that a folk- or heartland-rock slant, or just the capability for a barnstormer hook when it suits them. Their song Spirit To Break from 2019 was never even a single, but it exemplified the exact right things to do in this sort of rock.

If you’re putting them directly next to the majority of the 2010s’ indie lineup, The Glorious Sons handily leapfrog over them. And that’s a shame that’s not been recognised, especially when they are still good. They’ve had a bit of charting presence in their native Canada, but so has every single other Canadian act; it’s basically the law over there (look it up). Even on Glory, the point still largely stands. Perhaps in the wider rock landscape, The Glorious Sons aren’t challenging for the top table, but a solid, mainstream-friendly outing like this can still shine in its own way.

TRACKLIST

1. The Glorious Sons - Glory
2. The Glorious Sons - Mercy Mercy
3. The Glorious Sons - Cellular
4. The Glorious Sons - Dream
5. The Glorious Sons - House Lights
6. The Glorious Sons - Speed of Light
7. The Glorious Sons - Lightning Bolt
8. The Glorious Sons - You Stay Young
9. The Glorious Sons - Time Will Reign Down On Me
10. The Glorious Sons - Cosmic Beam



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