SONS - Hallo [CD]

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: PIASB968CD
Barcode: 5400863181567
Release Date: 03 Oct 2025
Genre: Indie/Alternative

 With ‘Hallo’, Belgian four-piece SONS enter a new era, one in which their explosive garage rock gives way to songs that shine and sparkle. ‘Hallo’ is the sound of youth unleashed. Of lives lived and experience knocking on your door.
 SONS still relentlessly torment their instruments - just check out the furious title track - but what makes ‘Hallo’ different from the previous two albums (2019’s ‘Family Dinner’ and 2022’s ‘Sweet Boy’) is a certain joie de vivre that has crept in. By looking deeper into themselves, they have discovered that not every message needs to be accompanied by a fist on the table. A tap on the shoulder and a telling glance can sometimes be more effective.
 The talisman for this fresh, musical, but still sharp and powerful sound: producer David McCracken. Also known for shaping the sexy groove of dEUS classic ‘The Architect’, the British producer has an impressive resume, having worked with Stone Roses’ frontman Ian
Brown, A$AP Rocky, Beyoncé and Depeche Mode amongst others. McCracken loved the band’s new demos and, after having made several trips to the band’s hometown of Melsele (a small town near Antwerp know for its annual Miss Strawberry competition) to help whip the songs into shape, he invited the band to record in London.
 As for the subject matter on ‘Hallo’, SONS continue to find inspiration in everyday life and in the way we allow ourselves to be held hostage to hustle and bustle of things. The struggle with social media and unrealistic ideals of beauty, the constant feeling of having to be reachable, but just as much they cut to universal themes like friendship or the importance of maintaining a positive outlook on life.
 Press - Reviews & features in God Is In The TV, Fame Magazine, Maximum Volume Music, Record Of The Day, The Most Radicalist, Spotlight On Kulture, The Punk Site. 
 Radio - Radio support from Radio X X-Posure, Cumbernauld, Jorvik Radio, Total Rock, The Sound Lab, Radio Woking, Radio Leyland, Amazing Radio, Kinetik FM. 
 Tourdates - November 12 The Social London, 13 Hare & Hounds Birmingham, 14 Yes Manchester.

Tracklisting
Hello
Do My Thing
Bakala
All Gold
I’m Tired
Somehow
Once And For All
Magic Mirror
Big Mouth
Death Chair
The Dreamer