Stereophonics Announce New Album 'Make 'em Laugh, Make 'em Cry, Make 'em Wait'
Thursday, 30 January 2025
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: James D Kelly
Stereophonics have announced their 13th studio album.
The Welsh rock band will release 'Make ‘em Laugh, Make ‘em Cry, Make ‘em Wait' through EMI on April 25, following up 2022's 'Oochya!'.
Comprising eight tracks, it's led by the newly shared first single, There's Always Gonna Be Something, which sees the band expanding on their signature guitar-led rock sound, offering rousing melodies and a catchy chorus. Jones explained:
"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."
The band have also shared the record's full tracklist and artwork, which Jones said was inspired by a painting by the late French-American artist Louise Bourgeois.
"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."
Stereophonics will embark on a North American tour that runs between March 21 and April 9, before a date in Mexico City on April 11. They'll then head across Europe before returning to the UK for their Stadium Anthems Summer '25 Tour. This summer, they'll also headline the Neighbourhood Weekender and the Isle Of Wight Festival. Tickets are on sale now.
In 2024, Jones released 'Inevitable Incredible', his second solo album and the follow-up to 2007's 'Only the Names Have Been Changed' and 2020 live LP 'Don't Let the Devil Take Another Day', which accompanied a documentary of the same name in which Jones discusses his personal life.
Jones has also been busy releasing music under the Far From Saints moniker alongside Patty Lynn and Dwight Baker from The Wind and The Wave, with the trio putting out their self-titled debut album in 2023.
'Make 'em Laugh, Make ‘em Cry, Make ‘em Wait’ tracklist:
1. Make It On Your Own
2. There’s Always Gonna Be Something
3. Seems Like You Don’t Know Me
4. Colours Of October
5. Eyes Too Big For My Belly
6. Mary Is A Singer
7. Backroom Boys
8. Feeling Of Falling We Crave
Stereophonics Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Fri March 21 2025 - MONTREAL Quebec - Theâtre Beanfield (Canada)
Sat March 22 2025 - TORONTO Ontario - Massey Hall (Canada)
Sun March 23 2025 - PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania - Union Transfer (USA)
Tue March 25 2025 - BROOKLYN New York - Brooklyn Paramount (USA)
Wed March 26 2025 - BOSTON Massachusetts - Citizens House of Blues Boston (USA)
Fri March 28 2025 - WASHINGTON District of Columbia - Lincoln Theatre (USA)
Sat March 29 2025 - CLEVELAND Ohio - Agora Theater (USA)
Sun March 30 2025 - CHICAGO Illinois - Vic Theatre (USA)
Wed April 02 2025 - VANCOUVER British Columbia - Vogue Theatre Vancouver (Canada)
Thu April 03 2025 - SEATTLE Washington - Neptune Theatre (USA)
Fri April 04 2025 - PORTLAND Oregon - Mcmenamins Crystal Ballroom (USA)
Sun April 06 2025 - SAN FRANCISCO California - Regency Ballroom at The Regency Center - Complex (USA)
Tue April 08 2025 - LOS ANGELES California - Wiltern (USA)
Wed April 09 2025 - SAN DIEGO California - Humphreys Concerts By the Bay (USA)
Mon April 28 2025 - BRUSSELS Cirque Royale (Belgium)
Tue April 29 2025 - PARIS Zenith La Villette (France)
Wed April 30 2025 - AMSTERDAM AFAS Live (Netherlands)
Fri May 02 2025 - HAMBURG Sporthalle (Germany)
Sat May 03 2025 - BERLIN Uber Eats Music Hall (Germany)
Mon May 05 2025 - MUNICH Tonhalle (Germany)
Tue May 06 2025 - COLOGNE Live Music Hall (Germany)
Thu May 08 2025 - ZURICH X Tra (Switzerland)
Fri May 09 2025 - LYON Transbordeur (France)
Sun May 11 2025 - MADRID La Riviera (Spain)
Mon May 12 2025 - BARCELONA Razzmatazz (Spain)
Wed May 14 2025 - MILAN Alcatraz (Italy)
Sun May 25 2025 - WARRINGTON Victoria Park
Thu June 05 2025 - BELFAST Ormeau Park
Fri June 06 2025 - DUBLIN St Annes Park
Sat June 07 2025 - CORK Virgin Media Park
Sat June 14 2025 - HUDDERSFIELD John Smith's Stadium
Sat June 21 2025 - ISLE OF WIGHT Seaclose Park
Sat June 28 2025 - GLASGOW Bellahouston Park
Fri July 04 2025 - LONDON Finsbury Park
Fri July 11 2025 - CARDIFF Principality Stadium
Sat July 12 2025 - CARDIFF Principality Stadium
Sat August 16 2025 - NORFOLK Royal Sandringham Estate
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