“Always Gonna Be Something?” Then Make It Stereophonics!

With three decades and a wealth of record-breaking achievements under their belts, including 8 number 1 albums, Stereophonics have earned their status and respect amongst their fans, peers and artists from across the musical generations, ranging from Bob Dylan to David Bowie to Dua Lipa. In 2025, the band mark their anticipated return with ‘Make ‘em Laugh, Make ‘em Cry, Make ‘em Wait’, a tight and heavy-hitting eight track record. Written and recorded in London, the album is described as “devoid of any fat or filler.” It is at once clean and precise—hopeful and joyous. It does what it says on the cover: You laugh, you cry, you wait.

As with previous album artwork, singer-songwriter 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.

“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 are evolving their signature sound with lead single “There’s Always Gonna Be Something.” Kelly Jones’ unmistakable husky vocals draw listeners in, unraveling lyrics that reveal new depths with every listen. Standout lines like “The bayonet tongue of silence, whispering just to remind us” and “I leave nothing for death but bones and the solitude” hint at a thought-provoking and powerful album, bringing Stereophonics back to the raw energy and storytelling of their landmark album Word Gets Around.

Kelly comments: “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.”