Further down the tracks
KELLY Jones doesn’t like the word ‘comeback’. “The Stereophonics have never been away,” says the singer. “We simply didn’t tour our last album. It was the first time in 16 years we didn’t go on the road with a record. But we were still working. We certainly don’t feel as if we disappeared off the face of the Earth. Far from it. We are working harder than ever.”
The Stereophonics called a temporary hiatus on live performance to devote themselves to their latest LP, Graffiti On the Train. It proved an inspired strategy. Graffiti is one of the strongest releases in the Welsh outfit’s near 20-year history. For the first time Jones can remember, he is being championed by critics and is basking in positive reviews.
