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Stereophonics
Welsh rock band
Stereophonics are a Welsh rock band formed in 1992 in the village of Cwmaman in the Cynon Valley. The band consists of Kelly Jones, Richard Jones, Adam Zindani, Jamie Morrison and touring member Tony Kirkham.
The group previously included Stuart Cable (1992–2003) and then Javier Weyler (2004–2012) on drums. Stereophonics have released thirteen studio albums, including nine UK number-one albums.
A successful compilation album, Decade in the Sun, was released in November 2008 and charted at number two on the UK Albums chart.
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Formation and early years (1986–1991)
Kelly Jones and Stuart Cable lived on the same street in the Welsh village of Cwmaman. Jones heard Cable played drums so asked if he wanted to jam together. After some time practising in Jones' father's garage, Nicholas Geake joined in on guitar. Later, Jones invited Paul Rosser and Chris Davies to play on bass guitar and keyboards, respectively. Cable recalls he was the one who suggested that Jones be the singer, as his dad was a singer back in the sixties who supported Roy Orbison. In 1986 the band recorded a demo under the name "Zephyr". When Jones went on holiday the band played a gig without him, which resulted in Jones leaving the band and Jones and Cable going their separate ways. Jones, Rosser and Davies formed their own R&B band...
Kelly, Richard and Cable began writing and performing music in working men's clubs together in 1992 as a band known as "Tragic Love Company", a name inspired by their favourite bands (the Tragically Hip, Mother Love Bone and Bad Company). After Tragic Love Company supported Smalltown Heroes in the Borderline Club, London, they met Marshall Bird and Steve Bush who were interested in producing for the band. The band agreed and recorded a demo for "A Thousand Trees".
Rock band from Cwmaman, South Wales, formed 1992.
The Band:
Kelly Jones - Vocals, Guitars, & Piano
Richard Jones - Bass
Jamie Morrison - Drums
Adam Zindani - Guitar, Vocals
Previous Band Members:
Stuart Cable - drums, percussion (1992–2003; died 2010)
Javier Weyler - drums, percussion, backing vocals (2004–2012)
Also known as: Band, Srereophonics, Stereo Phonics, Stereophonic, Sterephonics
From Discogs (free to use). Their entry
Liner notes
Stereophonics, the records, oldest first
Traffic
1997 ep
Word Gets Around
1997 album
Word Gets Around Acoustic EP
1997 ep
Performance and Cocktails
1999 album
J.E.E.P.
2001 album
Just Enough Education to Perform
2001 album
The Covers Project
2002 album
You Gotta Go There to Come Back
2003 album
Five From Four
2004 ep
Language. Sex. Violence. Other?
2005 album
Pull the Pin
2007 album
Keep Calm and Carry On
2009 album
Graffiti on the Train
2013 album
Keep the Village Alive
2015 album
Scream Above the Sounds
2017 album
Kind
2019 album
Oochya!
2022 album
Make 'em Laugh, Make 'em Cry, Make 'em Wait
2025 album
Records from MusicBrainz; covers from the Cover Art Archive.
"Dakota" (released in the United States as "Dakota (You Made Me Feel Like the One)") is a song by Welsh alternative rock band Stereophonics. It was the first single taken from their fifth studio album, Language.
Sex. Violence.
Writing
Kelly Jones started writing the music for "Dakota" in January 2004. He was staying in a hotel room in Paris while Stereophonics were on a promo tour for You Gotta Go There to Come Back and was trying to find a new sound. Jones knew he had come up with something special, telling Songwriting Magazine, "I text the head of the label V2 at the time and said, 'I think I've got a big song'. That was the first time I'd ever done that and I don't think I've done it since, either."
Release
Four weeks before the official release of the single, "Dakota" was released exclusively on the iTunes Store. The song was also available for download from the band's website. The single was released in the United Kingdom on 28 February 2005 across four formats: a CD single, maxi single, vinyl single and DVD single. "Dakota" was included as the opening track on Stereophonics' first greatest hits compilation album Decade in the Sun.
Music video
The music video for "Dakota" was filmed in South Dakota, United States. It features Stereophonics on a road trip through Dakota on the back of a truck. As the video goes on, the band pass various Dakota sights including Mount Rushmore. The video was given an exclusive showing on MTV before it was shown on other music channels.
