“I just grabbed him when I heard how good he was and gave him no choice but to be in my band,” recalls STONE frontman Fin Power of his first meeting with guitarist Elliot Gill. “I said to him from the start, we’re going to fucking make it, trust me, we’ll put all of our eggs in this basket and we won’t fail.’ You know what, that was nine years ago!”
And nine years on, STONE have become slow-motion overnight sensations following two acclaimed ‘punkadonk’ EPs, substantial support from Radio 1, and a raucous, unpredictable live show all building a powerful two-way community between the band and their ever-growing following.
“The shit we’ve all been through is 100% informed by that aspect of just connecting with people,” notes Alex. “A lot of the experiences that I’ve had personally I know echo the experiences of a lot of the kids who come to our gigs and go fucking nuts.”
And as we’ve seen from their gigs with Sam Fender, Yungblud, Inhaler, The Wombats and DMA’s as well as at festivals including Glastonbury, BST Hyde Park, Reading and Leeds, STONE kick-up the kind of anarchy perfectly suited to such a cathartic outpouring of energy and emotion. Their music adventurously explores a wealth of alternative genres, moving from vitriolic, post-punk poetry to soaring indie anthems built for pints-in-the-air gig mania and sun-kissed festival fields, along with a hip-hop undercurrent and a punchy, anarchic edge.
Coming to the Sugarmill on Saturday 19th October 2024.
Tickets available here