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| caption = Stereophonics performing at the [[The O2 Arena|O2 Arena]], London in November 2013
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| origin = [[Cwmaman]], [[Rhondda Cynon Taf]], Wales
| genre = {{hlist|[[Alternative rock]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-34002513|title=Stereophonics rock band asked to help Cwmaman Institute|work=BBC News|date=21 August 2015|access-date=24 August 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20150824112905/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-34002513|archive-date=24 August 2015}}</ref>|[[post-Britpop]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/stereophonics-2496080839.html|title=Stereophonics + JJ72|date=5 February 2002|website=PopMatters}}</ref>|[[Britrock]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.strangewaysradio.com/2019/02/stereophonics-chaos-from-the-top-down/|title=Stereophonics release new single and video for Chaos From The Top Down|first=D. J.|last=Mikey|website=Strangewaysradio.com|date=19 February 2019 |access-date=19 October 2020}}</ref>}}
| years_active = 1992–present
| label = {{hlist|[[V2 Records|V2]]|Stylus{{efn|Stylus Records is under exclusive licence to [[Ignition Management|Ignition Records Ltd]] and [[Parlophone]]. This is stated in ''[[Graffiti on the Train]]'s'' liner notes and the back of "[[We Share the Same Sun]]" vinyl cover.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=[[Graffiti on the Train]]|others=Stereophonics|year=2013|type=Vinyl|publisher=[[Universal Music Publishing]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=[[We Share the Same Sun]]|publisher=[[Universal Music Publishing]]|id=STYLUS6TE|location=United Kingdom|year=2013|others=Stereophonics|type=10" vinyl}}</ref> It is also listed under "associated labels" on Ignition Records' website.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ignition.co.uk/records.php|title=Records|work=[[Ignition Records]]|publisher=[[Ignition Management]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927052136/http://www.ignition.co.uk/records.php|archive-date=27 September 2013|url-status=live|access-date=20 October 2013}}</ref>}}}}
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'''Stereophonics''' are a Welsh rock band<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/stereophonics-mn0000748904/biography|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|author=Alex Ogg|title=Stereophonics}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jun/07/stuart-cable-obituary|title=Stuart Cable Obituary|work=[[The Guardian]]|author=Dave Simpson|date= 7 June 2010}}</ref> formed in 1992 in the village of [[Cwmaman]] in the [[Cynon Valley]], Wales. The band consists of [[Kelly Jones]] (lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards), [[Richard Jones (Stereophonics)|Richard Jones]] (no relation to Kelly; bass guitar, harmonica, backing vocals), [[Adam Zindani]] (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), [[Jamie Morrison]] (drums, percussion) and touring member Tony Kirkham (keyboards). The group previously included the late [[Stuart Cable]] (1992–2003) and then [[Javier Weyler]] (2004–2012) on drums. Stereophonics have released twelve studio albums, including eight UK number one albums. A successful [[compilation album]], ''[[Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics|Decade in the Sun]]'', was released in November 2008 and charted at number two on the UK Album Chart.
 
Described as "classic UK rock delivered with whiskey vocals",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/reviews/events/13185/Stereophonics-The-Forum-Melbourne-040508.htm |title=Stereophonics @ The Forum, Melbourne (04/05/08) |publisher=FasterLouder.com.au |date=6 May 2008 |access-date=4 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005123118/http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/reviews/events/13185/Stereophonics-The-Forum-Melbourne-040508.htm |archive-date=5 October 2013 }}</ref> the band have been summarised as possessing a sound akin to the genres of [[alternative rock]] and "British traditional rock".<ref>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p225008/biography|pure_url=yes}} |title=Stereophonics > Biography |author=Alex Ogg |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=4 October 2009 }}</ref> Stereophonics' debut album, ''[[Word Gets Around]]'', was released in August 1997 and charted at number six in the UK, aided by the singles "[[Local Boy in the Photograph]]", "[[More Life in a Tramps Vest]]" and "[[A Thousand Trees]]". The band reached mainstream success with the release of ''[[Performance and Cocktails]]'' (and its promotional singles "[[The Bartender and the Thief]]", "[[Just Looking (song)|Just Looking]]" and "[[Pick a Part That's New]]") in 1999 and have achieved a total of ten top-ten singles as well as one number one: "[[Dakota (song)|Dakota]]" (2005). Having sold around 10 million copies worldwide by 2016,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businesspost.ie/stereophonics-announce-royal-hospital-kilmainham-date-for-june-30/ |title=Stereophonics announce Royal Hospital Kilmainham date for June 30 |work=[[The Sunday Business Post]] |date=25 February 2016 |access-date=26 March 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20160327165514/http://www.businesspost.ie/stereophonics-announce-royal-hospital-kilmainham-date-for-june-30/ |archive-date=27 March 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/stereophonics-set-rock-wrexham-summer-10969115 |title=Stereophonics set to rock Wrexham with summer concert |first=Steve |last=Bagnall |work=[[North Wales Daily Post]] |date=1 March 2016 |access-date=26 March 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316115824/http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/stereophonics-set-rock-wrexham-summer-10969115 |archive-date=16 March 2016 }}</ref> Stereophonics are one of the most successful Welsh rock acts. Upon their release of ''[[Pull the Pin]]'', they achieved five consecutive UK number one albums.
 
The band have also been praised for their live performances, which have landed them headlining slots at many of the UK and Ireland's most high-profile music festivals, including [[Reading and Leeds Festivals|Reading and Leeds]] in 2000, [[Glastonbury Festival|Glastonbury]] in 2002, [[V Festival]] in 2002, the [[Isle of Wight Festival|Isle of Wight]] in 2004 and 2009, [[Oxegen]] in 2010, [[Tramlines Festival]] and [[TRNSMT]] in 2018, and [[Latitude Festival|Latitude]] in 2019. The band is part of the [[Cardiff music scene]].
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[[Kelly Jones]] and [[Stuart Cable]] lived on the same street<ref name="Marks 24">Marks (2009), p. 24</ref> in the Welsh village of Cwmaman.<ref>Marks (2009), p. 4</ref> Jones heard Cable played drums so asked if he wanted to jam together.<ref>Marks (2009), pp. 22–23</ref> After some time practising in Jones' dad's garage, Nicholas Geake joined in on guitar. Later,{{efn |name=dac |Exact dates aren't given in ''Demons and Cocktails''.}} Jones invited Paul Rosser and Chris Davies to play on bass guitar and keyboards, respectively.<ref name="Marks 23">Marks (2009), p. 23</ref> Cable recalls he was the one who suggested that Jones be the singer, as his dad was a singer back in the sixties who supported [[Roy Orbison]].<ref name="Marks 23"/> In 1986 the band recorded a demo under the name "Zephyr". When Jones went on holiday the band played a gig without him, which resulted in Jones leaving the band and Jones and Cable going their separate ways.<ref name="Marks 24"/> Jones, Rosser and Davies formed their own R&B band called "Silent Runner" while Cable joined a glam-rock band named "King Catwalk" on drums.<ref>Marks (2009), pp. 24–25</ref>
 
A few years later,{{efn |name=dac}} Cable got sacked from the band. and after aA few weeks after, thatCable whenwaved to Jones onfrom a bus, he waved toand Jones, who was standing at a bus stop and, waved back.<ref>Marks (2009), pp. 25–26</ref> It was the first contact they had since Zephyr had broken up. Two weeks later, Jones and Cable started speaking again in the Ivy Bush.<ref name="Marks 26">Marks (2009), p. 26</ref> They agreed to give the band another go, but Cable only wanted to play their own songs, to which. Jones agreed.<ref name="Marks 26"/> The duo invited Mark Everett to play for them on bass guitar and Jones then started writing his own songs.<ref name="Marks 27">Marks (2009), p. 27</ref>
 
Everett went on holiday for two weeks but Jones and Cable wanted to continue rehearsing, so Jones invited long-time friend [[Richard Jones (Stereophonics)|Richard Jones]] to fill in for Everett.<ref name="Marks 27"/> Stunned by Richard's appearance and bass playing, Cable convinced Kelly to keep him instead of Everett.<ref name="Marks 27"/> The band decided they needed another member to play lead guitar. Simon Collier was the first guitarist brought in, but didn't stay in the band; he did, however, become Kelly's guitar technician.<ref>Marks (2009), p. 32</ref> The band tried hiring two other guitarists, another Richard Jones and Glenn Hyde.<ref name="Marks 33">Marks (2009), p. 33</ref> Neither stayed for long. Hyde did however play harmonica on "Rooftop" for the band's 2001 album ''[[Just Enough Education to Perform]]''.<ref name="Marks 33"/> After Hyde left, the band stuck as a three-piece act.<ref name="Marks 33"/>
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Kelly, Richard and Cable began writing and performing music in working men's clubs together in 1992 {{Citation needed|date=August 2013}} as a band known as "Tragic Love Company", a name inspired by their favourite bands ([[the Tragically Hip]], [[Mother Love Bone]] and [[Bad Company]]).<ref>Marks (2009), p. 29</ref> After Tragic Love Company supported Smalltown Heroes in the Borderline Club, London, they met Marshall Bird and Steve Bush who were interested in producing for the band. The band agreed and recorded a demo for "[[A Thousand Trees]]".<ref>Marks (2009), p. 38</ref>
 
Wayne Coleman organised a series of concerts throughout South Wales after receiving a demo from the band. Wayne liked it a lot but hated the band name and told them they wouldn't be performing unless they changed it.<ref>Marks (2009), pp. 37–38</ref> After Cable read the manufacturer name of a gramophone, "Falcon Stereophonic", he told Kelly and the band agreed to change their name to "the Stereophonics".<ref name="Marks 40">Marks (2009), p. 40</ref> In March 1996,{{Citation needed|date=August 2013}} the band played a gig at their local [[Coliseum Theatre (Aberdare)|Coliseum Theatre]], Aberdare with [[Catatonia (band)|Catatonia]] along with local bands Krazy Keyboards (later to become Dylan Thorn), and the Pocket Devils.<ref name="Marks 40"/> When the band finished their slot, John Brand approached them and he became their manager.<ref>Marks (2009), pp. 41–42</ref> Brand managed to get over 35 record companies in the UK interested in signing the Stereophonics.<ref>Marks (2009), p. 43</ref> In May 1996,{{Citation needed|date=August 2013}} they signed with [[V2 Records|V2]],<ref>Marks (2009), p. 47</ref> the first artists to be signed to newly formed record label. Upon signing, they dropped "the" from their name and simply became "Stereophonics".
 
=== Debut album and ascent to fame (1997–2000) ===
In August 1997, the band released their first studio album, ''[[Word Gets Around]]'', which reached number six in the UK charts, from which five singles were released. The debut single, released 25 November 1996, was "Looks Like Chaplin".<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ctjc6UWCm4C&pg=PA1011|page=1011|title=The Rough Guide to Rock|editor=Peter Buckley|publisher=Rough Guides|year= 2003|isbn=9781843531050978-1-84353-105-0}}</ref> Afterwards, the band embarked on a successful world tour.
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In February 1998, the band received a [[BRIT Awards|BRIT Award]] for Best New Group. In the same week, the band re-released the single "[[Local Boy in the Photograph]]", which in turn reached number fourteen in the [[UK Singles Chart]]. The band's debut album, ''Word Gets Around'', also went [[Music recording sales certification|gold]] in the UK.<ref name="Inc 1999">{{cite bookmagazine |authortitle=NielsenStereophonics BusinessStir Media,Up Rock With 'Cocktails' Inc.|titlemagazine=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mAgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA12|date=7 August 1999|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=12–|issn=0006-2510}}</ref>
 
In November 1998, "[[The Bartender and the Thief]]" (the first single from the album ''[[Performance and Cocktails]]'') was released, eventually reaching number three on the UK charts. "[[Just Looking (song)|Just Looking]]" was released next and reached number four in March 1999. In that same month, the album was released, entering at number one and going platinum within three weeks. Later that year, the band played in front of 50,000 people at [[Morfa Stadium]] in [[Swansea]]. The concert was filmed and released on DVD the following year. They also collaborated with [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]] on a cover of the [[Randy Newman]] song "[[Mama Told Me Not Toto Come]]", for the Tom Jones album ''[[Reload (Tom Jones album)|Reload]]''.
 
Throughout 1998 and 1999, the band toured in Europe, Australia and the US. On 12 June 1998, Stereophonics played to over 10,000 spectators in the grounds of [[Cardiff Castle]] in Wales. Footage of the concert was released on VHS and DVD, titled ''[[Live at Cardiff Castle]]''.
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The band released their third album, ''[[Just Enough Education to Perform]]'', in April 2001. The album included the track "[[Mr. Writer]]", which includes lyrics that criticise a critic who the band believe gave them a negative review. The album also contained one of the band's most famous tracks, "[[Have a Nice Day (Stereophonics song)|Have a Nice Day]]", which reached number five in the UK charts. To promote the new album, ''Just Enough Education to Perform'', the Stereophonics played a two-day festival, which was called ''A Day at the Races''. This event was held in [[Donington Park]] on the first day and at Cardiff's [[Millennium Stadium]] on the second. The concerts were supported by [[Ash (band)|Ash]], [[Black Crowes]] and [[the Crocketts]], with [[Proud Mary]] playing Donington only. Over 200,000 separate tickets were sold for the weekend festival. The performance was released on a DVD in 2002.
 
2003 saw the release of their fourth album, titled ''[[You Gotta Go There to Come Back]]''. The album contained one of the band's most popular songs, "[[Maybe Tomorrow (Stereophonics song)| Maybe Tomorrow]]". In September 2003, drummer [[Stuart Cable]] was sacked. According to reports, it was because of his lack of commitment to the band. Cable, at the time, presented a TV show called "Cable TV" and felt that the band would never improve. Because of this, he missed several rehearsals and live concerts. He was eventually replaced by [[Javier Weyler]].<ref name="BBCStuartSacking">''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3138970.stm Stereophonics drummer fired] {{webarchive|url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110816053511/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3138970.stm |date=16 August 2011 }}.'' ''BBC News.'' Retrieved on 17 July 2007.</ref> [[Steve Gorman]], from the Black Crowes, stood in for Cable during the band's live performances until Weyler was appointed. When asked about Cable leaving the band in a 2010 interview with ''[[Rip It Up (magazineNew Zealand)|Rip It Up]]'' magazine, Kelly Jones acknowledged the difficulty of the situation.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://ripitup.co.nz/contentitem/feature-interview-with-stereophonics-issue-333-february-march-2010/1081 |title=Interview with Stereophonics |issue=333 |date=February–March 2010 |journal=Rip It up |access-date=15 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110117062009/http://ripitup.co.nz/contentitem/feature-interview-with-stereophonics-issue-333-february-march-2010/1081 |archive-date=17 January 2011 }}</ref>
 
Towards the end of the year, Stereophonics did a sold-out tour of the UK, ending with a Christmas show at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, supported by [[Feeder (band)|Feeder]], [[Ocean Colour Scene]] and [[Adam Masterson]]. The show was closed with a live version of "[[Merry Xmas Everybody]]", originally recorded by Slade. The group took a break after their 2003–2004 world tour, which included a set at the Manchester Move Festival in July 2004.
 
=== Drummer change and Stuart Cable's death (2005–2010) ===
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On 20 May 2007, at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Preston, the band were joined on stage by [[Casino (band)|Casino]] frontman Adam Zindani. Zindani continued to tour with the band for the remainder of the ''Pull the Pin'' tour, playing lead guitar and backing vocals. He has been credited for writing and performing on two of the band's new tracks, "You're My Star" and "My Own Worst Enemy". On "You're My Star", he sings backing vocals and plays lead guitar, whereas on "My Own Worst Enemy" he only plays lead guitar. In November 2008, Stereophonics released their first greatest hits compilation, ''[[Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics|Decade in the Sun]]''.
 
On 8 December 2009, the [[Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games]] announced the line up for performers for the nightly Victory Ceremonies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-spectator-guide/celebrations-and-ceremonies/ceremonies |title=Ceremonies : Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics |publisher=Vancouver2010.com |access-date=7 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409005026/http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-spectator-guide/celebrations-and-ceremonies/ceremonies/ |archive-date=9 April 2010 }}</ref> These ceremonies included 30 minutes of entertainment from the evening's host province/territory, 30 minutes of medal presentations, and a one-hour performance by a musical talent. Stereophonics performed their song "I Got Your Number" at this event on 20 February – Yukon Night. The band's seventh album, titled ''[[Keep Calm and Carry On (album)|Keep Calm and Carry On]]'', was released on 16 November 2009. They decided on this name after seeing a poster in the White Horse pub in Richmond where they spent a lot of time whilst recording the album.<ref name="nme_keepcalm">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/stereophonics/47654|title=Stereophonics announce 2010 UK arena tour and ticket details|date=5 October 2009|work=NME|access-date=7 October 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008102517/http://www.nme.com/news/stereophonics/47654|archive-date=8 October 2009}}</ref> The album's debut single was "[[Innocent (Stereophonics song)|Innocent]]".<ref name="walesonline_innocent">{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/columnists/2009/10/04/stereophonics-new-album-preview-they-re-back-on-form-91466-24845588/|title=Stereophonics new album preview: They're back on form|last=Bevan|first=Na than|date=4 October 2009|work=Wales Online|publisher=Media Wales|access-date=7 October 2009}}</ref> The second single from the album, "[[Could You Be the One? (Stereophonics song)|Could You Be the One?]]", was released on 15 February 2010. The band embarked on a seven-date tour to support the new album in March 2010 playing at Aberdeen, Newcastle, Glasgow, Nottingham, Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield and London.<ref name="nme_keepcalm" /> with support from Glasgow band [[Hip Parade]].
 
On 5 June 2010, Stereophonics played the first-ever gig at the [[Cardiff City Stadium]] with support from unsigned South Wales band 4th Street Traffic, followed by [[Kids in Glass Houses]] and [[Doves (band)|Doves]]. The concert, known as "Summer in the City", was played to a sold-out audience of 30,000. Two days later, original drummer Stuart Cable was found dead in his home in [[Aberdare]] having choked on his own vomit after [[binge drinking]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/wales/10255560.stm |title=Tribute to 'warm-hearted' Stuart Cable |work=BBC News |date=7 June 2010 |access-date=7 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611020426/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/wales/10255560.stm |archive-date=11 June 2010 }}</ref> After the Keep Calm and Carry On Tour concluded, and their contract with Universal at an end, Kelly Jones wanted to change the way the band worksworked and so decided to take a break from writing and recording an album every two years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/9898329/Stereophonics-interview-with-Kelly-Jones-This-album-is-the-truest-thing-Ive-ever-written.html |title=Stereophonics interview with Kelly Jones: 'This album is the truest thing I've ever written' |last=McCormick |first=Neil |work=[[The Daily Telegraph#Website|The Telegraph]] |date=28 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106142711/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/9898329/Stereophonics-interview-with-Kelly-Jones-This-album-is-the-truest-thing-Ive-ever-written.html |archive-date=6 November 2013 |url-status=live |access-date=17 July 2013 }}</ref>
 
=== ''Graffiti on the Train'', ''Keep the Village Alive'', and ''Scream Above the Sounds'' and ''Kind''. (2011–present2011–2018) ===
On 3 March 2011, Stereophonics announced on their Facebook page that they were working on new music in the studio.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=10150096755505876&set=a.167314080875.129741.15082530875&theater |title=Stereophonics working on new music |via=Facebook |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050408055255/http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=10150096755505876&set=a.167314080875.129741.15082530875&theater |archive-date=8 April 2005 }}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=December 2021}} In July 2012 it was announced that Weyler and the band had parted company. The announcement was made on the band's Facebook page, though no reason was given for his departure.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/showbiz/2012/07/19/stereophonics-drummer-javier-weyler-splits-from-band-91466-31433821/ |title=Stereophonics drummer Javier Weyler splits from band |publisher=Wales Online |date=19 July 2012 |access-date=26 September 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723002213/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/showbiz/2012/07/19/stereophonics-drummer-javier-weyler-splits-from-band-91466-31433821/ |archive-date=23 July 2012 }}</ref> It was announced on 24 September 2012 that [[Jamie Morrison]], former drummer for [[Noisettes]], had replaced Weyler in the band.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/stereophonics/statuses/250283705535459329 |title=stereophonics: Welcome Jamie Morrison – Great |via=Twitter |date=24 September 2012 |access-date=26 September 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213093812/https://twitter.com/stereophonics/statuses/250283705535459329 |archive-date=13 December 2013 }}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=December 2021}} On 8 October 2012, Stereophonics released the video to a track titled "[[Violins and Tambourines]]" from the upcoming album.<ref>{{cite web|title=News – Violins and Tambourines|url=http://www.stereophonics.com/news/post/violins-and-tambourines|work=Stereophonics.com|access-date=13 October 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011020522/http://www.stereophonics.com/news/post/violins-and-tambourines|archive-date=11 October 2012}}</ref> On 4 November, the first single from the new album, "[[In a Moment]]", was released as a free download from the band's website.<ref>{{cite web|title=News – New Single – In A Moment Download It For Free Here|url=http://www.stereophonics.com/news/post/new-single-in-a-moment-download-it-for-free-here|work=Stereophonics.com|access-date=4 November 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106235933/http://www.stereophonics.com/news/post/new-single-in-a-moment-download-it-for-free-here|archive-date=6 November 2012}}</ref> On the same day, NME.com reported that the album would be titled ''[[Graffiti on the Train]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stereophonics give away new single 'In A Moment' as a free download – listen|url=https://www.nme.com/news/stereophonics/66988|work=NME|access-date=7 December 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001012205/http://www.nme.com/news/stereophonics/66988|archive-date=1 October 2013}}</ref> The album was released on 4 March 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Graffiti On The Train|website = Amazon UK|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Graffiti-Train-Stereophonics/dp/B00AJF87QU/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1354912273&sr=1-2|access-date=7 December 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015111212/http://www.amazon.co.uk/Graffiti-Train-Stereophonics/dp/B00AJF87QU/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1354912273&sr=1-2|archive-date=15 October 2015}}</ref> Second single preceding the album, "[[Indian Summer (Stereophonics song)|Indian Summer]]" was released in January 2013; by 10 March it had peaked at number 30 in the UK, making it their group's first UK top-40 single since 2007. A third single, the album's [[Graffiti on the Train (song)|title track]], was released on 13 May.
 
In late September 2014, it was announced via their Twitter page that a new album has been mixed and that it should be released in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://musicscene.ie/2014/09/stereophonics-complete-work-on-their-9th-studio-album/ |title=Stereophonics complete work on their 9th studio album! |publisher=Music Scene |date=30 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006065251/http://musicscene.ie/2014/09/stereophonics-complete-work-on-their-9th-studio-album/ |archive-date=6 October 2014 |access-date=22 November 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 21 March 2015, Stereophonics performed in Bristol and in London's Royal Albert Hall and debuted 3 new songs "C'est La Vie", "I Wanna Get Lost With You" and "Song for the Summer" which are to be on their 9th album ''[[Keep the Village Alive]]'' with the release date of 11 September. "C'est la Vie" was released as the first single of the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xfm.co.uk/new-music/songs-week/11-may-2015/|title=Radio X|website=Radio X|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518083434/http://www.xfm.co.uk/new-music/songs-week/11-may-2015/|archive-date=18 May 2015}}</ref> In September 2015 the band appeared on [[BBC Two]]'s ''[[Later... with Jools Holland]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06ds08q|title=Episode 2, Series 47, Later... with Jools Holland – BBC Two|publisher=BBC|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107231802/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06ds08q|archive-date=7 November 2015}}</ref> During the Keep the Summer Alive Tour, Kelly Jones announced he would like to release the band's tenth studio album "before next summer" to commemorate the 20th anniversary of ''Word Gets Around'', rather than release a compilation album.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/music/music-news/stereophonics-frontman-kelly-jones-explains-8425823#MVIRjSWJxjx3OoLp.97 |title=Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones explains why Welsh rockers will always raise a glass to their Scots fans |first=John |last=Dingwall |newspaper=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] |date=15 July 2016 |access-date=21 July 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160717151051/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/music/music-news/stereophonics-frontman-kelly-jones-explains-8425823#MVIRjSWJxjx3OoLp.97 |archive-date=17 July 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/stereophonics-still-sensational/ |title=Review: Stereophonics still sensational |first=Kali |last=Lindsay |publisher=[[Evening Express (Scotland)|Evening Express]] |date=20 July 2016 |access-date=21 July 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160716122650/https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/stereophonics-still-sensational/ |archive-date=16 July 2016 }}</ref>
 
On 27 July 2017 the band announced ''[[Scream Above the Sounds]]'' as the title for the album and will be released on 27 October 2017. It became available to pre-order on the same day. The album was released under the new distribution label "Parlophone", as the band parted ways with the old label V2. The band released "All In One Night" on the same day as the lead single from it. On 4 September 2017 "Caught By The Wind" was released as the second single from the album followed by "Before Anyone Knew Our Name" as the third single on 20 October 2017.They released the album's fourth and final single, "What's All Thethe Fuss About?" on 4 December 2017. They will embarkembarked on the Scream Above The Sounds tour in 2018. In January 2019 Stereophonics announced two shows as part of [[Forest Live]], the summer concert series promoted by the [[Forestry]] Commission: Thursday 13 June at [[Westonbirt Arboretum]], near [[Tetbury]], Gloucestershire and Sunday 23 June at [[Thetford Forest]], near [[Brandon, Suffolk]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theswindonian.co.uk/2019/01/14/stereophonics-announce-forest-live-gigs/|title=Stereophonics announce Forest Live gigs|website=Swindonian.co.uk|date=14 January 2019}}</ref>
 
=== ''Kind.'' and ''Oochya!'' (2019–present) ===
On 18 June 2022, the second of the band's two concerts at the [[Principality Stadium]] in Cardiff, was broadcast live on [[BBC One Wales]] and [[BBC Two]], with special guest Sir Tom Jones.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.principalitystadium.wales/event/stereophonics/|title=Stereophonics, Sir Tom Jones, Feeder, Gruff Rhys and Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard|website=Principality Stadium}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0018lg7|title=BBC Two - Stereophonics Live in Cardiff: We’ll Keep a Welcome|website=BBC}}</ref>▼
In January 2019, Stereophonics announced two shows as part of [[Forest Live]], the summer concert series promoted by the [[Forestry]] Commission: 13 June at [[Westonbirt Arboretum]], near [[Tetbury]], Gloucestershire and 23 June at [[Thetford Forest]], near [[Brandon, Suffolk]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theswindonian.co.uk/2019/01/14/stereophonics-announce-forest-live-gigs/|title=Stereophonics announce Forest Live gigs|website=Swindonian.co.uk|date=14 January 2019}}</ref> ''[[Kind (album)|Kind.]]'' became their seventh number-one album later that year.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/stereophonics-seventh-uk-no-1-album-kind/|title=Stereophonics Get Seventh U.K. No. 1 Album With 'Kind'|first1=Paul|last1=Sexton|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=1 November 2019}}</ref>
 
Originally intending to release another greatest hits album,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/features/music-interviews/stereophonics-kelly-jones-interview-oochya-right-place-right-time-3166483|title=Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Stereophonics' Kelly Jones|website=[[NME]] |date=21 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/entertainment/4060592/stereophonics-kelly-jones-aberdeen-pj-live/|title=Stereophonics singer Kelly Jones talks about the power of music ahead of Aberdeen show|first=Sean|last=Wallace|date=16 March 2022 }}</ref> the band announced their twelfth album, ''[[Oochya!]]'' on 6 September 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/stereophonics-announce-new-album-oochya|title=Stereophonics Announce New Album 'Oochya!'|work=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|last=Murray|first=Robin|date=6 September 2021|access-date=30 December 2021}}</ref> It became their eighth number-one album, putting them level with [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]], [[R.E.M.]] and [[Led Zeppelin]] for the [[List of artists by number of UK Albums Chart number ones|most UK number-one albums ever]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/stereophonics-score-eighth-number-1-album-with-oochya-__35452/|title=Stereophonics score eighth Number 1 album with Oochya!|website=www.officialcharts.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/stereophonics-eighth-uk-no-1-album-oochya-1235043516/|title=Stereophonics Snag Eighth U.K. No. 1 Album With 'Oochya!'|first1=Lars|last1=Brandle|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=14 March 2022}}</ref> In fact, only four British rock bands - [[The Beatles]], [[The Rolling Stones]], [[Queen (band)]] and [[Coldplay]] - have earned more.
 
▲On 18 June 2022, the second of the band's two concerts at the [[Principality Stadium]] in Cardiff, was broadcast live on [[BBC One Wales]] and [[BBC Two]], with special guest Sir Tom Jones.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.principalitystadium.wales/event/stereophonics/|title=Stereophonics, Sir Tom Jones, Feeder, Gruff Rhys and Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard|website=Principality Stadium}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0018lg7|title=BBC Two - Stereophonics Live in Cardiff: We’llWe'll Keep a Welcome|website=BBC}}</ref>
 
== Other projects ==
[[File:Kelly jones cardiff 2005.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Kelly Jones]] performs a set, during the January 2005 [[Tsunami Relief Cardiff]] concert]]
On 9 October 2007, a retrospective DVD was released in the United States, ''[[Rewind (video)|Rewind: The First 10 Years]]''. The DVD is a double disc with a runtime of nearly four hours. Much of this footage was recorded around the time that the ''You Gotta Go There to Come Back'' album was being recorded. This is because a similar band history DVD was listed for release shortly after that album but was never released, due to the departure of Stuart Cable. This explains Jones' hairstyle (circa 2003/2004) in the interview footage and the appearance of Stuart and the rest of the band freely talking about their togetherness and solidarity as the original three members. The original footage was updated by adding further footage to the end, bringing it up to date with the band's fifth album. Stuart does not appear on any of the extra footage. Availability coincides with the US re-release of the ''Language.Sex.Violence.Other?'' DVD, and the worldwide digital debut of their latest studio album, ''[[Pull the Pin]]''.
 
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Stereophonics also performed the original opening theme tune for the TV series ''[[Long Way Round]]''. The song's lyrics were slightly altered for the follow-up series, ''[[Long Way Down]] and [[Long Way Up]]''.
 
==ControversiesMembers==
Stereophonics were heavily criticised, via social media, for allowing their gig at [[Cardiff International Arena]] to go ahead on 15 March 2020, amid fears over the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]] and despite the planned ban on mass gatherings by the [[British government response to the COVID-19 pandemic|Government of the United Kingdom]].<ref name="WalesOnline">{{cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/stereophonics-heavily-criticised-not-cancelling-17927592|title=Stereophonics heavily criticised for not cancelling their gig in Cardiff|website=Wales Online|date=15 March 2020|access-date=16 March 2020}}</ref> A spokesperson for the band said the concert was "fully in accordance" with then-existing government health advisories.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-16|title=Lewis Capaldi and Stereophonics respond to criticism for playing arena gigs amid coronavirus fears|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/lewis-capaldi-and-stereophonics-respond-to-criticism-for-playing-arena-gigs-amid-coronavirus-fears-2626105|access-date=2021-10-15|website=NME|language=en-GB}}</ref>
 
==Personnel==
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'''Current members'''
*[[Kelly Jones]] – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, piano <small>(1992–present)</small>
*[[Richard Jones (Stereophonics)|Richard Jones]] – bass guitar, harmonica, backing vocals <small>(1992–present)</small>
*[[Adam Zindani]] – guitar, backing vocals <small>(2007–present)</small>
*[[Jamie Morrison]] – drums, percussion <small>(2012–present)</small>
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'''Current touring musicians'''
*Tony Kirkham – keyboards, piano, harmonica, acoustic guitar, backing vocals <small>(1999–present)</small>
*Gavin Fitzjohn - saxophone, guitar <small>(2018–present)</small>
 
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*[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/stereophonics-mn0000748904 Stereophonics on Allmusic]
 
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