Washington Times: The Glorious Sons are “Canada’s Best Export”

Published on: 2019/09/23 - in Entertainment

An article in Friday’s edition of The Washington Times is full of praise for Kingston’s The Glorious Sons, calling the band “Canada’s Best Export”.

The Op-Ed speaks of the group’s formation in 2011 and developing a following here in Kingston, then goes on to compare The Sons’ path to success – specifically, recording an EP on their own and pitching the song “Moma” to local Canadian rock stations – to similar early efforts by music legends Bon Jovi and Rick Ocasek of The Cars.

When people started hearing “Mama” on the radio, writes Tim Constantine, they wanted to see the band live – and once people saw the band live, they wanted even more.

“We knew we just had to play shows and we could turn heads that way,” frontman Brett Emmons told the Times. “To be honest, we were very lucky that Canadian radio jumped on our first single and played it. They played it to death.”

The Sons’ new album, “A War on Everything” – produced by Frederik Thaae and recorded at North of Princess studios here in Kingston – is described as covering the full gamut of emotion & experience and a success both lyrically & musically. Constantine predicts the record is on track for commercial success as well, with its first track ‘Panic Attack’ holding the #1 spot on Billboard’s Canada Rock chart for the 10th consecutive week (and continuing to climb the Active Rock chart in the U.S. as well, where ‘Panic Attack’ is now #4).

The article proclaiming the band “Canada’s Best Export” comes as The Glorious Sons played a massive, 14,000 seat sold-out hometown concert at Richardson Stadium (Tweet photo: SkEye Stream) and today’s announcement of the band’s 2020 “A War On Everything” North American tour that launches after The Sons return from Europe.

The North American 40+ date tour (listed below) will kick off in Pennsylvania on January 16 – with the band going on to perform in major cities that include New York, Los Angeles, Toronto and Vancouver – and finish up in Montreal on April 11. They will be joined by special guests Des Rocs for the U.S. dates and Black Pistol Fire at their Canadian shows.

Ticket pre-sales for the 2020 “A War On Everything” tour began today at 1:00pm and tickets go on sale to the public beginning September 27 at 10:00am local time.  Ticket info

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‘A WAR ON EVERYTHING’ TRACK LIST

1) Panic Attack
2) A War on Everything
3) Spirit To Break
4) Closer To The Sky
5) Wild Eyes
6) A Funny Thing Happened
7) The Laws Of Love and War
8) One More Summer
9) The Ongoing Speculation Into The Death of Rock and Roll
10) Kick Them Wicked Things
11) I’m On Your Side
12) Kingdom In My Heart
13) Lean On Me Love
14) Pink Motel

THE GLORIOUS SONS 2019 TOUR DATES

October 26 – Atlanta, GA – Radio 105.7’s Saints & Sinners Ball w/Badflower
November 4 – Birmingham, UK –O2 Institute^
November 5 – Glasgow, UK –King Tuts Wah Wah Hut^
November 6 – Manchester, UK –The Deaf Institute^
November 7 – London, UK –Scala^
November 9 – Paris, France –Nouveau Casino^
November 10 – Stuttgart, Germany –Im Wizemann^
November 11 – Amsterdam, Netherlands –Bitterzoest^
November 12 – Hamburg, Germany –Grosse Freiheit 36^
November 14 – Copenhagen, Denmark –Amager Bio^
November 15 – Stockholm, Sweden –Debaser Strand^
November 17 – Berlin, Germany –Huxleys Neue Welt ^
November 18 – Warszawa, Poland –Proxima^
November 19 – Prague, Czech Republic –Lucerna Music Bar^
November 20 – Vienna, Austria –Grelle Forelle^
November 22 – Zürich, Switzerland –Jugendkulturhaus Dynamo^
November 23 – Munich, Germany –Cafe Muffathalle^
November 24 – Cologne, Germany –Carlswerk, Victoria^
November 25 – Frankfurt, Germany –Batschkapp^
December 14 – Minneapolis, MN – 93X Nutcracker w/Highly Suspect
December 15 – Chicago, IL – 101WKQX The Night We Stole Christmas

w/Highly Suspect
^ w/ Welshly Arms

“A WAR ON EVERYTHING” 2020 TOUR DATES:

with special guests Des Rocs (U.S. Dates Only)* and Black Pistol Fire (Canadian Dates Only)^

January 16 – Harrisburg, PA – Club XL *
January 17 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom *
January 19 – Boston, MA – The Sinclair *
January 21 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg *
January 22 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer *
January 24 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club *
January 25 – Virginia Beach, VA – Elevation 27 *
January 26 – Charlotte, NC – Amos’ Southend *
January 28 – Nashville, TN – Cannery Ballroom *
January 31 – Jacksonville, FL – Ponte Vedra Concert Hall *
February 1 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum *
February 4 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live *
February 5 – Austin, TX – The Mohawk *
February 6 – Dallas, TX – Canton Hall *
February 8 – Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom *
February 9 – San Diego, CA – Music Box *
February 11 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre *
February 12 – Santa Ana, CA – Yost Theatre *
February 15 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall *
February 18 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom *
February 19 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox *
February 21 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex *
February 22 – Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre *
February 23 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown *
February 27 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena ^
February 28 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall *
February 29 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre *
March 5 – Vancouver, BC – PNE Forum ^
March 6 – Victoria, BC – Royal Theatre ^
March 10 – Red Deer, AB – Enmax Centrium ^
March 12 – Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall ^
March 13 – Saskatoon, SK – TCU Place ^
March 17 – Lethbridge, AB – Enmax Centre ^
March 19 – Edmonton, AB – Edmonton Convention Centre ^
March 20 – Regina, SK – Conexus Centre ^
March 21 – Winnipeg, MB – MTS Place ^
March 23 – Thunder Bay, ON – Community Auditorium ^
March 26 – St. Catharines, ON – Meridian Centre ^
March 27 – Peterborough, ON – Memorial Centre ^
March 28 – Ottawa, ON – TD Place Arena ^
April 10 – Quebec City, QC – Imperial Bell ^
April 11 – Montreal, QC – Corona Theatre ^

Top photo credit – The Glorious Sons at Richardson Stadium: Gavin Smith

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