Stereophonics: Spring Tour 2025

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Without doubt STEREOPHONICS are one of Britain's best bands and in Kelly Jones they possess one of the country's great songwriters. Throughout their 20 year career the band have continuously released classic albums and their forthcoming ninth album, 'KEEP THE VILLAGE ALIVE,' is no exception. This new 10 track record, written and produced by Kelly Jones, follows the acclaimed 2013 platinum release, 'Graffiti On The Train,' which sold over 300,000 copies in the UK. Since winning a Brit Award in 1998 for Best New Group, STEREOPHONICS have developed a sound that is like few others. Their achievements are many. They are the 8th group to achieve 5 consecutive UK number 1 albums in a list that includes the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, ABBA, Genesis, Oasis, Blur and U2. They've enjoyed 11 top 10 singles including the number 1 single 'Dakota.' Their hits collection, 'Decade In The Sun,' sold 1.2 million copies in the UK while they sold over 150,000 tickets on their last 16 date UK arena tour. "It's quite an optimistic album," Kelly says of the forthcoming 'KEEP THE VILLAGE ALIVE' and the fine art of story telling lies at its very heart. "That's the key to the 'KEEP THE VILLAGE ALIVE' thing. Everywhere I went as a kid, what we were learning through life or whatever was through storytelling. You were always listening to somebody's version of events." Recorded at ICP Studios in Brussels and at their own Stylus Studios in London, the band worked from an initial pool of 35 to 40 songs. "This was almost going to be a double album at one point but double albums went out in the 70's," Kelly laughs. "There were a couple songs that spun over from 'Graffiti On The Train' onto this one, but I kind of leave the guitar in the corner of the room until it's time to write and then I think the absence from not picking it up, when I do pick it up, stuff just happens for me. I never try to force it. You get quite excited about playing again." That excitement is prevalent all over 'KEEP THE VILLAGE AL

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