Graffiti on the Train

For the title track of this album, see Graffiti on the Train (song).

Graffiti on the Train
Stereophonics band members sitting alongside each other on a wall. Name of the band and album is written above them against a dull, beige wall.
Studio album by
Stereophonics
Released4 March 2013 (2013-03-04)
RecordedJanuary 2011 – October 2012
StudioICP Studios (Brussels)
Stylus Studios (London)
Genre
Length43:04
Label
Producer
Stereophonics chronology
Keep Calm and Carry On
(2009) 		Graffiti on the Train
(2013) 		Keep the Village Alive
(2015)
Singles from Graffiti on the Train
  1. "In a Moment"
    Released: 4 November 2012
  2. "Indian Summer"
    Released: 18 January 2013
  3. "Graffiti on the Train"
    Released: 13 May 2013
  4. "We Share the Same Sun"
    Released: 12 August 2013
Vinyl and deluxe edition cover
An oil painting by Stephen Goddard. Name of the band and album is written along the top of the painting.

Graffiti on the Train is the eighth studio album by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. Produced by the group's lead-singer and guitarist Kelly Jones and Jim Lowe, it was released on 4 March 2013 on their own Stylus Records. It was the first Stereophonics album since Keep Calm and Carry On (2009), marking the first time they had not released a record within two years. It was intended for an October 2012 release date and took nearly two years to complete.[4] This is the last record to feature drummer Javier Weyler, who was officially replaced by Jamie Morrison on 24 September 2012.

The album's earliest idea spawned when children were running across the singer's rooftop to access the trains and spray paint graffiti on one of them. With 40 unfinished song ideas, the band composed 30 of these to be released as an album trilogy but decided against the idea, instead releasing a follow-up (intended to be the second part) on 11 September 2015. Also planned that year is the go-ahead on production for a screenplay of the same name Jones is developing. British film composer David Arnold worked alongside the producers to compose three of the song's orchestral arrangements; the record is seen as a shift in the group's musical style as it incorporates cinematic-style music. Recording sessions were primarily performed at ICP Studios in Brussels, Belgium to concentrate more on the record.

The album was released to a critical success, being called one of their best albums to date; commercial performance contrasted however when compared with previous albums, selling over 300,000 copies in the UK and peaking at number three in the country's albums chart. It produced the band's best performing single since 2007, "Indian Summer", and was nominated for the World's Best Album in 2014. Graffiti on the Train was supported by a world tour named after the album from 2012–2013 and became the tenth most popular tour of 2013.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference bbc was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Graffiti on the Train Review". Ultimate Guitar Archive. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Stereophonics interview with Kelly Jones: 'This album is the truest thing I've ever written'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
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