Kelly Jones has revealed when fans can expect to hear the new single and album from Stereophonics – read on for all the info.
Late last year, the frontman spoke of his excitement about touring in 2025 and casually let slip that they had already recorded their 13th studio album and follow-up to 2022’s ‘Oochya!’.
“Being on the road again with my best friends, playing all the hits of this band’s catalogue, for people in huge outdoor gatherings through the summer of 2025 makes me so excited, we should make a new album…oh wait …we already did that!” he said at the time. “See ya there for more good times….TUNE!!! TUNE!!! TUNE!!”
Now, during an interview with Johnny Vaughan on Radio X, the singer has shone more light on the schedule for 2025.
“Yeah, our new single’s out in January and then the album’s in March, so there you go!” he said.
One part of the plan for the year ahead that we already knew about was a huge headline show at the Royal Sandringham Estate in Norfolk to take place on August 16. They will be joined by Blossoms and Jake Bugg, with any remaining tickets available here.
They will also be embarking on the ‘Stadium Anthems’ tour of the UK and Ireland in June and July, culminating in a massive hometown gig at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium. See the full list of dates here and find tickets here.
Jones spoke to NME last year about going solo after announcing his solo album ‘Inevitable Incredible’ in March. He touched on “fear of stepping outside the success of Stereophonics” that “gripped” him for a long time.
“But a lot of music I was creating was getting lost,” he said. “New music sometimes needs a concentrated space to be appreciated fully in its correct surroundings and context, many great songs I presented under Stereophonics got overlooked by the anthems and radio favourites.
“I want to make music like filmmakers make films. Different subjects and landscapes and tones from one project to the next. I saw Ethan Hawke say somewhere, something like, No one gives a fuck about poetry or Yeats until their Dad dies and then they need a verse to tell them what it all means at the funeral. I think this album is a little like that.”
