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The band have just signed to Polydor
Liverpool’s STONE have shared their new single ‘Waste’ as they are announced as Polydor’s latest signing. The band play at Finsbury Park tonight in support of Sam Fender and are set to appear at a whole host of festivals throughout the rest of the summer.
‘Waste’ is a song that’s just brimming with attitude and rough-and-ready instruments that are sure to make STONE a festival favourite this year when they appear at Y Not, Boardmasters and Reading & Leeds over the next few months. It’s the kind of punky indie that will really get the crowd moving.
The band explained the track: “‘Waste’ was written about being sick of people judging you without knowing anything about you. Opening lyric ‘you probably hate me’ refers to the fact that I started to find it easier to assume people disliked me from the outset, instead of being caught off-guard by negative energy. The chorus is about how the need to be liked or loved can become an almost obsession that is dangerous to my mental health. The song’s middle 8 section is inspired by a time where I felt so distorted in my own brain it was like I was in a video game - sat in the passenger seat of my own emotions.”
See STONE perform live across the UK this year
July 2022
15 – London, Finsbury Park (with Sam Fender)
28 – Pikehall, Y Not Festival
30 – Kendal, Kendal Calling
August 2022
05 – Birmingham, Distortions Festival
14 – Newquay, Boardmasters
26 – Reading Festival
28 – Leeds Festival
September 2022
02 – Jersey, Weekender Festival
24 – Teeside, The Gathering Sounds
October 2022
01 – Manchester, Neighbourhood Festival
15 – Manchester Academy (with Inhaler)
16 – Glasgow, O2 Academy (with Inhaler)
19 – London, Roundhouse (with Inhaler)
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Photo: Charlie Harris
