The Liverpool four-piece embodies everything they do best with their latest single ‘I Gotta Feeling’ – diffusing biting social commentary and lighthearted one-liners into a thrilling, undeniably catchy rock cut. ‘I Gotta Feeling’ is at home in a sweaty band room or on a heaving festival stage.
Here, the instantly-discernable vocals of Fin Power are at their height – delivering the track’s message via his spoken word style and urgent choruses. A reflection on ego and toxic bravado. Fin: “‘I Gotta Feeling’ was written about when me and Alex went out on the night of the Grand National and how hostile the environment in the bars was – from people dressing like wannabee gangsters and also being upset they have lost money on the races. I walked around town with my notes app open and wrote lyrics whilst it was happening. The song also portrays how I used to relate to the ego these people have – but how liberating it is that I have escaped that toxic mentality. I feel like the song helps to show self-insight, and that a lot of people will relate to it.”
What the critics say:
“Bruising post-punk full of Scouse spirit and soul”
NME
“STONE are the post-punks with a reputation for mosh-pit starting licks and the snarling delivery of frontman Fin Power”
Rolling Stone UK
“Full throttle and immediate but undeniably powerful – from a band that must be seen live to be truly believed. Expect venues around the country to be shaking in anticipation.”
Dork
“A perfect post-pandemic band…raucous live shows and playfully rowdy indie bangers”
DIY
‘Hottest Record in The World’
Clara Amfo, BBC Radio 1 June 2023
Storming straight out of the new era Liverpool scene with a formidable live reputation preceding them, alongside Fin Power (vocals/guitar), STONE are completed by Elliot Gill (lead guitar) Sarah Surrage (bass), and Alex Smith (drums). It’s clear that the band are striking a chord beyond just the mosh pit and into the digital world by way of their flourishing online community, which has risen by over 40 percent in the past few months alone.
A breakout 12 months was capped off by the release of debut EP offering Punkadonk in December last year, which fuses rousing, frenetic rock with a more intimate exploration of the Gen-Z experience. Their burgeoning fanbase already includes some of music’s biggest names, which has led to handpicked support slots from the likes of YungBlud, Inhaler, Sam Fender, as well as blistering festival sets at Reading and Leeds and Louis Tomlinson’s ‘Away from Home’ line up in Malaga.
The path is set for STONE to continue to forge ahead, staking their claim as one of the UK’s most exhilarating young acts.
05 Oct | Newcastle, UK | Newcastle University – headline
06 Oct | Leeds, UK | Stylus – headline
07 Oct | Manchester, UK | Academy 2 – headline
08 October | Glasgow, UK | The Garage – headline
10 October | London, UK | The Garage – headline
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Cover photograph by Lydia Clear.
