Stereophonics are a Welsh rock band formed in in the village of Cwmaman in the Cynon Valley. The band consists of Kelly Jones lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards , 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 Stuart Cable β and then Javier Weyler β on drums. Stereophonics have released twelve studio albums, including eight UK number one albums. A successful compilation album, Decade in the Sun , was released in November and charted at number two on the UK Albums chart. Described as "classic UK rock delivered with whiskey vocals", [ 5 ] the band have been summarised as possessing a sound akin to the genres of alternative rock and "British traditional rock".
The band reached mainstream success with the release of Performance and Cocktails and its promotional singles " The Bartender and the Thief ", " Just Looking " and " Pick a Part That's New " in and have achieved a total of ten top-ten singles as well as one number one: " Dakota " Having sold around 10 million copies worldwide by , [ 6 ] [ 7 ] 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 in , Glastonbury in , V Festival in , the Isle of Wight in and , Oxegen in , Tramlines Festival and TRNSMT in , and Latitude in The band is part of the Cardiff music scene. Later, [ b ] Jones invited Paul Rosser and Chris Davies to play on bass guitar and keyboards, respectively. 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.
A few years later, [ b ] Cable was sacked from the band. A few weeks later, Cable waved to Jones from a bus, and Jones, who was standing at a bus stop, waved back. Two weeks later, Jones and Cable started speaking again. Jones agreed. Everett went on holiday for two weeks but Jones and Cable wanted to continue rehearsing, so Jones invited long-time friend Richard Jones to fill in for Everett. Simon Collier was the first guitarist brought in. He did not stay in the band, but instead became Kelly's guitar technician.
