The Stereophonics

Stereophonics
Stereophonics 2007 (left to right: Adam Zindani, Kelly Jones, Javier Weyler and Richard Jones)
Background information
Origin	Cwmaman, Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Genres	Alternative rock Post-Britpop Rock
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Stylus Records MapleMusic Recordings (Canada)
Website	stereophonics.com
Members	Kelly Jones Richard Jones Adam Zindani Jamie Morrison
Past members	Stuart Cable Javier Weyler

Stereophonics are a Welsh rock band that formed in 1992 in the village of Cwmaman in Cynon Valley. The band consists of Kelly Jones (lead vocals and guitar), Richard Jones (bass guitar and backing vocals), Adam Zindani (guitar and backing vocals), Jamie Morrison (drums) and touring member Tony Kirkham (keyboards). The group previously included Stuart Cable (1992–2003) and Javier Weyler (2004–2012) on drums. Stereophonics have released nine studio albums, including six UK number one albums, their latest album being the Keep the Village Alive (2015). A successful compilation album, Decade in the Sun, was released in November 2008 and charted at number two in the United Kingdom.

Described as "classic UK rock delivered with whiskey vocals," the band have been summarised as possessing a sound akin to the genres of alternative rock and "British traditional rock". Stereophonics' debut album, Word Gets Around, was released in August 1997 and charted at number six in the UK, aided by the singles "Local Boy in the Photograph", "More Life in a Tramps Vest" and "A Thousand Trees". 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 1999 and have achieved a total of ten top-ten singles as well as one number one: "Dakota" (2005). Having sold around 10 million copies worldwide, Stereophonics are one of the most successful Welsh rock acts. Upon their release of Pull the Pin, they became the eighth group to achieve five consecutive UK number one albums (after the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, ABBA, Genesis, Oasis, Blur and U2).