Oochya!
As preparations commenced for the band's 25th anniversary celebratory Greatest Hits album, Stereophonics' frontman and chief songwriter Kelly Jones found himself, instead of looking back, uncovering a trove of tracks which had for one reason or another fallen by the wayside.
Stereophonics are an easy target as bands go, and may be the most disrespected among the global-touring rock acts of their era. Chart success and sold-out arenas are often uncomfortable bedfellows with the critics and this band occupies an odd guilty pleasure status, but there is something about the heart-on-their-sleeves songwriting and delivery that also seems to be too much for some.
Kelly Jones’ band revive their trusty formula, making songs that at their best hit the sweet spot between emotional and anthemic
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