Young Beauties and Fools

{{Infobox album

| name = Young Beauties and Fools

| type = studio

| artist = the Glorious Sons

| cover = File:Young Beauties and Fools.jpg

| alt =

| released = October 13, 2017

| recorded = February–March 2017

| venue =

| studio = Catherine North Studio, Hamilton, Ontario

| genre = Alternative rock, hard rock, Southern rock, heartland rock

| length = {{Duration|m=32|s=29}}

| label = Black Box

| producer = Fast Friends

| prev_title = The Union

| prev_year = 2014

| next_title = A War on Everything

| next_year = 2019

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Young Beauties and Fools

| type = studio

| single1 = Everything Is Alright

| single1date = 2017

| single2 = Josie

| single2date = 2018

| single3 = S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun)

| single3date = 2018

}}

}}

Young Beauties and Fools is the second album by Canadian rock band the Glorious Sons. Released on October 13, 2017, Young Beauties and Fools contains the singles "S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun)", "Everything Is Alright" and "Josie". "Everything Is Alright" peaked at #1 on the Canadian Alternative rock radio charts, and saw airplay internationally including being championed by DJ Daniel P. Carter on BBC Radio 1 in the UK.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09cc5z1|title=Radio 1 Rocks Highlights, Rock Show with Daniel P Carter - BBC Radio 1|website=BBC|access-date=2018-01-11}} "Everything Is Alright" was named the #3 song of 2017 by Edge 102.1{{Cite news|url=https://edge.ca/news/3927529/the-edges-top-20-songs-of-2017/|title=The Edge's Top 20 Songs of 2017|work=102.1 the Edge|access-date=2018-01-11|language=en}} and the #28 song of 2017 by Indie 88.

The album was written in under two weeks.{{cite web |title=WATCH: The Glorious Sons Talk Songwriting & Selecting Songs for 'Young Beauties & Fools' [Pt. 2] |url=https://alt947.radio.com/blogs/maura-omalley/watch-glorious-sons-talk-songwriting-selecting-songs-young-beauties-fools-pt-2 |website=Alt 94.7 |access-date=August 3, 2020 |date=November 15, 2017}} Music Existence called it "a tightly produced, unapologetically fun record" which "provides a genuine, unpretentious look into the emotional volatility of youth."{{cite web |last1=Jacobs |first1=Dana |title=Album Review: The Glorious Sons – Young Beauties and Fools |url=https://musicexistence.com/blog/2017/10/13/album-review-the-glorious-sons-young-beauties-and-fools/ |website=Music Existence |access-date=August 3, 2020 |date=October 13, 2017}} The Soundboard Reviews called Young Beauties and Fools "an album that’s perfectly listenable and, for the most part, likable, but would be an absolute nightmare to dissect in depth, simply because there’s so little there."{{cite web |title=ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Young Beauties And Fools’ by The Glorious Sons |url=https://thesoundboardreviews.com/2017/10/13/album-review-young-beauties-and-fools-by-the-glorious-sons/ |website=Soundboard Reviews |access-date=August 3, 2020 |date=October 13, 2017}} The Spill Magazine praised the album as "relatable and catchy", "an easy listen with a whole lot of heart."{{cite news |last1=Bossy |first1=Gabrielle |title=SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: THE GLORIOUS SONS – YOUNG BEAUTIES AND FOOLS |url=https://spillmagazine.com/spill-album-review-glorious-sons-young-beauties-fools/ |access-date=August 3, 2020 |work=The Spill Magazine}}

At the Juno Awards of 2018, Young Beauties and Fools won the Juno Award for Rock Album of the Year.[https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/news/junos-2018-the-complete-list-of-winners-1.4579405 "Junos 2018: the complete list of winners"]. CBC News, · March 25, 2018