Sons of Raphael

Sons of Raphael
Loral & Ronnel Raphael
Background information
Genres	pop
Members	Loral Raphael Ronnel Raphael

Sons of Raphael is a musical project by sibling artists Loral and Ronnel Raphael.

History

Sons of Raphael released their debut record Full-Throated Messianic Homage in 2021.

The record, produced and arranged by the Raphael brothers at Electro-Vox Recording Studios,[1] took 7 years to complete and features a full symphonic orchestra in a grand wall of sound type production which was allegedly financed through betting on NBA games since their record label refused to fund it.[2][3]

It was mixed in Paris for over 3 months by producer Philippe Zdar of Cassius, who died a day after finishing mixing the record.[4] The record was released in his memory with a lamentation poem written by Ronnel, 'A Kaddish Over Death' The album's artwork was painted by the acclaimed Russian painter and novelist Maxim Kantor.[1]

Upon its release, the album gained critical acclaim with praises on publications including The Sunday Times, The Times, Le Monde, Clash, Rolling Stone, Les Inrocks.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

The band rarely plays live. Sons of Raphael toured with Charlotte Gainsbourg, as well as with French group Phoenix in 2022.[11][12]

In 2023 Sons of Raphael composed original music for Sofia Coppola's biographical drama Priscilla, their first music for the cinema.[13][14]

In 2025, they released two tracks from the Amazon Prime Video series Étoile. The songs included the main title theme for the series and both were produced by Thomas Bangalter, formerly of Daft Punk. The tracks were released on Bangalter's record label.[15]

Their Track 'Yeah Yeah Yeah' was featured on the Chanel Cruise 2025/26 show campaign, directed by Sofia Coppola.[16]

Discography

Studio albums

• Full-Throated Messianic Homage (2021)

Original Soundtrack

• "Nights Are For Love / At Dawn I Look For You" (Main Title Theme from "Étoile") (2025)
• "Priscilla" (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2023)

References

1. "Sons Of Raphael - Full-Throated Messianic Homage". June 25, 2021 – via www.discogs.com.
2. "Sons of Raphael go to the desert and set fire to humanity's religious dilemma". Hero.
3. "Sons of Raphael : The Aquarium Drunkard article". Aquarium Drunkard. July 1, 2021.
4. "Sons of Raphael: London's most curious new rock 'n' roll brothers". i-d.vice.com.
5. Davis, Dan Cairns, Lisa Verrico, Mark Edwards and Clive (June 25, 2023). "On record: pop, rock and jazz, November 17" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
6. Davis, Lisa Verrico | Dan Cairns | Mark Edwards | Clive (June 25, 2023). "On record: pop, rock and jazz — May 23" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
7. Regnard, Samuel (May 31, 2021). "Le miracle de Sons of Raphael". Rolling Stone.
8. "Les 5 albums à écouter absolument ce week-end ! - Les Inrocks".
9. "Jorja Smith, Yom, Sons of Raphael… : nos albums coups de cœur". Le Monde.fr. June 14, 2021 – via Le Monde.
10. "Sons Of Raphael - Full-Throated Messianic Homage". May 14, 2021.
11. "Sons of Raphael are splintering religion and realism to preach their own visceral doctrine". Hero.
12. "Nov 29, 2022: Phoenix / Sons of Raphael at L'Olympia Paris, Île-de-France, France | Concert Archives".
13. "Priscilla". IMDb.
14. "Priscilla Press Conference Venice". Upcoming. 5 September 2023.
15. Shafer, Ellise (2025-04-24). "Sons of Raphael Release 'Étoile' Title Theme 'Nights Are for Love,' Produced by Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter". Variety. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
16. "The Upcoming CHANEL Cruise 2025/26 Show". Upcoming. 27 April 2025.