Make 'Em Laugh, Make 'Em Cry, Make 'Em Wait

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You think you know what you’re getting with a Stereophonics album. Heading for three decades since their debut record, <i>Word Gets Around</i>, the Welsh heroes can be relied upon for radio-friendly single, selling out stadium, and nailing observations about the everyday that apply to both normal and rock-star life. But their 13th album <i>Make ’em Laugh, Make ’em Cry, Make ’em Wait</i> finds Stereophonics with a lyrical restlessness and an urge to challenge the state of the world, cleverly wrapped up in their trademark catchy tune. It’s not the sound of standing still and accepting your lot. “There’s Always Gonna Be Something” sees Kelly Jones lament the relentlessness of carrying on with life when you’ve “got the weight of the world on fire.” On “Colours of October” he senses that a “white flag in this warring feels hopele,” but none of these darker thoughts dampen the Stereophonics’ sound, which burns brighter than ever. .

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