SONS - Hallo (Preorder 03/ 10/25)

SONS - Hallo (Preorder 03/ 10/25)

Label: [PIAS] Recordings Belgium - PIASB968LP - 5400863181574
Format: LP, Album, Blue
Country: UK
Released: 3rd Oct 2025
Genre: Alternative
Style: Alternative

Description
With ‘Hallo’, the Belgian four-piece enter a new era, one in
which their explosive garage rock gives way to songs that now
also shine and sparkle. “Hallo” is the sound of youth unleashed.
Of lives lived and experience knocking on your door. “Hello, we
are SONS!”

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 then
invited the band to record in London.

As for the subject matter on ‘Hallo’, SONS continues 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.

Tracklist

Hello

Do My Thing

Bakala

All Gold

I’m Tired

Somehow

Once And For All

Magic Mirror

Big Mouth

Death Chair

The Dreamer