2011–2013: Formation, Shapeless Art The Glorious Sons were founded as a five-piece in 2011 and issued their first EP,
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 at Catherine North Studio in
Hamilton, Ontario, with producer John-Angus MacDonald of
The Trews. 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 and The Trews. They also toured the
United States with
10 Years 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, "Everything Is Alright" was named as
Edge 102.1's #3 song of 2017, 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.
2019–2023: A War on Everything On June 5, 2019, they released the first single from their third album
A War on Everything, entitled "Panic Attack". To promote the album, the band announced a US tour with British rock band
The Struts that took place over the summer of 2019. On July 17, 2019, the title, cover, and tracklist of
A War on Everything was unveiled, alongside a release date of September 13, 2019. On this date, the band also released the song "Pink Motel" from the album. On August 16, 2019, the band released a third song from the album in anticipation of its release, "The Ongoing Speculation Into The Death of Rock and Roll". Following the release of
A War on Everything, the band announced a headlining North American tour on September 23, 2019. The tour would feature guests Des Rocs on American dates and Black Pistol Fire on Canadian dates. On May 18, 2021, the band released a new single called "Daylight". On August 29, 2023, the band announced the departure of Chris Koster on social media.
2023–present: Glory On September 6, 2023, the band released their fourth studio album,
Glory. The album was supported by the singles "Mercy Mercy" and "Lightning Bolt"
. They toured in support of the album between September 2023–February 2024. ==Band members==