Legendary Welsh rock band Stereophonics have today (January 30th) announced details of their upcoming thirteenth studio album, “Make ‘em Laugh, Make ‘em Cry, Make ‘em Wait”, along with the release of the projects lead single “There’s Always Gonna Be Something”.
Scheduled to drop Friday, 25th April 2025, via EMI, the LP serves as the follow up to 2022’s “Oochya!” and is available to pre-order now.
Made up of 8 heavy-hitting tracks, each written and recorded in London, the group say their latest offering is an album “devoid of any fat or filler”, stating it’s hopeful and joyous tone does what it says on the cover – “You Laugh, You Cry, You Wait”.
As with previous album artwork, band frontman Kelly Jones has gravitated towards different art forms to influence the project’s aesthetic, whether that be paintings, books or films. For “Make ‘em Laugh, Make ‘em Cry, Make ‘em Wait”, it was a similar process, Kelly recounts: “I went to New York, I visited some galleries, I saw ‘ART IS A GUARANTY OF SANITY’, a painting by Louise Bourgeois. She believed art was a form of mental healing and a way to process difficult emotions.”
“The spelling caught me first, then the simplicity of the words etched onto a pink tile. So I tried scratching my title, inspired by my own art school teacher thirty years ago. And I loved it. I loved the simplicity of the pink. The pink album was born”.
“Make ‘em Laugh, Make ‘em Cry, Make ‘em Wait” Tracklist:
- Make It On Your Own
- There’s Always Gonna Be Something
- Seems Like You Don’t Know Me
- Colours Of October
- Eyes Too Big For My Belly
- Mary Is A Singer
- Backroom Boys
- Feeling Of Falling We Crave
Showcasing the evolution of Stereophonics much loved signature sound, the bands latest single “There’s Always Gonna Be Something” comes correct with catchy guitar sequences, suspended bass lines and poignant, thought-provoking lyrics.
Commenting on the track, Kelly says: “‘There’s Always Gonna Be Something’ is a song that could be describing the restlessness in uncertainty, struggling to arrive at acceptance. A part within all of us.”
Listen to “There’s Always Gonna Be Something” below:
With their 2025 world tour imminent – which has already seen them sell over 300,000 tickets – Stereophonics are set to play some of the biggest shows to date, firmly cementing their position as one of the most enduring and loved bands of our generation.
Scheduled to kick off in Montreal on March 21st, the quartet will play further shows across the US and Europe throughout March, April and May, before arriving in the UK in June.
Check out the full list of UK dates:
May 25, 2025 Neighbourhood Weekender, Warrington, England
Jun 5, 2025 Belsonic, Belfast, UK
Jun 6, 2025 St. Anne’s Park, Dublin, Ireland
Jun 7, 2025 Virgin Media Park, Cork, Ireland
Jun 14, 2025 The John Smith’s Stadium, Huddersfield, UK
Jun 21, 2025 Isle of Wight Festival, Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle of Wight
Jun 28, 2025 Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, UK
Jul 4, 2025 Finsbury Park, London, UK
Jul 11, 2025 Principality Stadium, Cardiff, UK
Jul 12, 2025 Principality Stadium, Cardiff, UK
Aug 16, 2025, Sandringham Estate, Norfolk, UK
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