Sons of 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, 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.
It was mixed in Paris for over 3 months by producer Philippe Zdar of Cassius, who died a day after finishing mixing the record.
The album's artwork was painted by the acclaimed Russian painter and novelist Maxim Kantor.
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.
Sons of Raphael rarely plays live.They toured with Charlotte Gainsbourg, as well as with French group Phoenix in 2022.
In 2023 Sons of Raphael composed original music for Sofia Coppola's biographical drama Priscilla, their first music for the cinema.
In 2025, they released two songs produced by Thomas Bangalter, of Daft Punk. The songs included the main title theme from the Amazon Prime Video series Étoile.