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band knew this album was going to be different think it’s definitely something that’s going to was going to last three weeks and, like two
prior to going into the studio, having spent time stick,” Robyn beams, before quickly adding, years later, it’s just insane. I wasn’t super
together refining what they thought Stone Bro- “But, I don’t think I’ll be singing a whole song down, but it just felt really weird and odd. It was
ken is. “I think, as musicians, we’ve definitely on my own just yet!” just a really odd experience, as a musician, not
grown,” Robyn says, “Our music tastes, Robyn tells us that having Dan’s outside being able to do what you do.”
they’ve really changed too. We listen to a perspective has totally changed the way in During that time, while they were unable to
broader variety of music so we just wanted to which the quartet will approach things going see one another in person, Robyn and her fel-
take a few risks with this album. Nothing was forward, after opening their eyes to a lot of dif- low band members - lead singer/guitarist Rich
off the table. Everything, like every single idea, ferent ideas and showcasing how well they Moss, guitarist Chris Davis and bassist Kieron
was put into the pot. If it didn’t work, it didn’t work together as a four-piece. “This album was Conroy - used FaceTime to stay connected;
work, and if it did, then great, we’d use it. We very much a collaborative experience, more so spending time discussing plans for the future
just wanted to experiment and try and see what than the previous albums. I think it was more and reflecting on the band’s achievements so
we came up with. Overall, the whole experi- of having that freedom of, if I came up with a far. Those achievements include a global
ence inspired us not to pigeonhole ourselves.” little melody or something, then I’d be like, ‘Can record deal with Spinefarm Records for their
we try this?’ Then somebody else would say, second studio album, ‘All In Time’. Tours with
hile fans are used to hearing Robyn ‘Oh what if it went like this instead?’ I definitely the likes of Fozzy, Glenn Hughes, and Black
Wdo background vocals live, some- think it helped us write better as people, as well Stone Cherry followed, along with slots on the
thing else makes ‘Revelation’ different from the as bonding together a lot more. I mean, we’ve festival circuit. Their arena-ready songs and
previous releases, Robyn’s vocals can be been a band for nine years now, I think it will energetic live shows helped them build their
heard more prominently during some of the be ten years next year, which is crazy to even fanbase further, not only here in the UK, but in
songs. Was the opportunity to showcase her think that. But we’re not counting that really be- Europe and Stateside too. The momentum
vocal talent on record something the drummer cause we lost two years because of Covid…” was picking up pace before life as we knew it
relished or did she have to be persuaded? Robyn laughs, “I think the whole process has came to a halt.
“Erm, so I wouldn’t class myself as a singer, just made us stronger as a band. Dan kind of “It’s just actually crazy when you sit down
ever!” Robyn laughs, before continuing to re- lifted the ceiling and made us think that we’re and think about it all,” Robyn says about the
veal how it materialised. “We have such a not forced into this certain criteria of songwrit- band’s accomplishments. However, it is not
great rapport with Dan. With this album, like I ing.” surprising that there were times of concern
said, we wanted to try out everything. But the about the future. “At one point I was like, ‘Oh
one time he turned round to me in the studio peaking of Covid, we discuss the effect my god, are we going to be okay coming out
and said, ‘Rob, do you feel like doing some vo- Sthe pandemic has had on the band. “It the back end of it?’ All these thoughts cross
cals?’ I was like, ‘I don’t mind, I will literally try really took the wind out of our sails, y’know,” your mind because they just kept delaying it,
anything.’ He asked, ‘How confident are you?’ Robyn admits. “During lockdown, it was so and delaying it, and delaying it. It was just like,
And I was like, ‘I’m not very confident but I’ll frustrating on one hand, because there were ‘Can we please just go out and gig again?!’”
give it a go. Let’s see what we end up with!’ It just no gigs, there was no nothing. Everything After 18 months of not playing any shows,
turned out pretty well, actually, and we’ve had that we had been used to as a band had just in June 2021 Stone Broken were one of the
so much good feedback from it. It’s amazing! I gone, literally overnight. We were told that it bands chosen to perform live at Download

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