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Make 'em Laugh, Make 'em Cry, Make 'em Wait
Rock · 2025 · 8 tracks · 29m

Make 'em Laugh, Make 'em Cry, Make 'em Wait

A weathered, introspective collection of mid-tempo rock. Kelly Jones' signature gravel finds a home in softer, acoustic-led arrangements and small-town vignettes.

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It's the Stereophonics at their most honest, sounding like a warm pub fire on a cold Welsh night.

A grounded, reflective journey through mid-life memories with a persistent sense of quiet hope.

Make 'em Laugh, Make 'em Cry, Make 'em Wait · vs · Stereophonics
Autumn Walk+4.0σ

Autumn Walk saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks · 29m
01
Make It on Your Own
5:20
02
There's Always Gonna Be Something
4:03
03
Seems Like You Don't Know Me
3:37
04
Colours of October
2:46
05
Eyes Too Big for My Belly
2:43
06
Mary Is a Singer
3:19
07
Backroom Boys
4:12
08
Feeling of Falling We Crave
3:43
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the sparse acoustic opening of 'Make It on Your Own' into a full-band swell that feels like a heavy sigh of relief.
The way the piano melody in 'Colours of October' mimics the rhythmic falling of leaves against a steady, heartbeat-like bassline.
The raw, unpolished vocal crack at the climax of 'Feeling of Falling We Crave' that strips away the band's usual stadium sheen.
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