2025 proved to be a decisive and invaluable year.

SSB

underwent

a

deep

restructuring

while

remaining

fully

active:

refining

its

working

methodology,

building

trusted

relationships

with

its

partners, and streamlining the lineup into a more effective formation focused on talent and essentials.

The

album

Studio

Live

Session,

released

on

October

8,

perfectly

illustrates

the

success

of

this

transformation,

as

evidenced

by

the

many

highly

positive reviews it received.

The

album

was

played

during

two

concerts,

in

Paris

and

at

London’s

Camden

Club,

where

the

reception

from

the

London

audience—in

the

heart of rock culture—was particularly warm.

SSB closes the year with memories to cherish and a genuine sense of remarkable and widely acknowledged progress.

Shows in Avignon, Paris, and London; an album; a music video surpassing 320,000 views… all extremely encouraging signs.

In summary, Via Nocturna magazine ranked Studio Live Session as “Best Progressive Rock Live Album of 2025.”

Far more than just a rock band, SSB – Sloane Square Band is a story of passion, courage, and resilience.

2024 marked a major milestone.

On June 21, after more than a year and a half of work, SSB released the studio album Thoughts.

Most

of

the

tracks

on

this

record

were

composed

by

the

band’s

founder,

Claude

Segalin,

with

contributions

from

Stéphane

Honde

on

three

songs.

Some of the lyrics were adapted by Richard Groulx (Starmania), who also appears as a guest vocalist on the album.

To bring this work to its fullest expression, Claude Segalin surrounded himself with internationally renowned guests:

Guy

Pratt

on

bass

(Pink

Floyd,

David

Gilmour…),

Joniece

Jamison

on

backing

vocals

(Elton

John,

Eurythmics),

the

violins

of

the

Orchestre

National

Avignon

Provence

(ONAP),

and

Steve Forward (Ray Charles, Paul McCartney, Bill Wyman…) in charge of sound engineering.

The band’s story began in 1972, when Claude Segalin—guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer—founded the group under the name Sloane.

In 1974, he composed GUELF, a rock opera performed live throughout France.

By 1978, personal and professional constraints naturally led to the band’s dissolution.

In 2016, a meeting with the original bassist rekindled Claude’s desire to revive the musical adventure.

He composed new material and brought the band back to life for a concert in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in 2017.

Initially planned as a one-off reunion show, the evening proved so successful—so charged with emotion and energy—that Claude knew the journey could not end there.

Following the release of a first album, Live in St Rémy de Provence, further concerts followed, all meeting with the same enthusiasm.

From Sloane, the project evolved into Sloane Square Band…

In 2021, the group adopted its definitive name: SSB – Sloane Square Band.

New professional musicians joined the lineup, and the band released a second album entitled GUELF, a deliberate nod to the70’s rock opera.

Since then, SSB – Sloane Square Band has been driven by dedication, composition, and a relentless commitment to live performance.

There is no age limit for music.