Performance and Cocktails

"Pick a Part That's New" is a song by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. It was first released as a single on 27 February 1999 in Japan, serving as the band's debut single there. In the United Kingdom, it was issued on 3 May 1999 as the third single from Stereophonics' second studio album, Performance and Cocktails (1999). "Pick a Part That's New" reached number four on the UK Singles Chart and number 17 in Ireland. In March 2000, the song charted in Canada, peaking at number 22 on the RPM Top 30 Rock Report. Read more on Last.fm.

Stereophonics is a Welsh rock band formed in 1992 in the village of Cwmaman in the Cynon Valley, Wales. The band consists of Kelly Jones (lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards), Richard Jones (bass guitar, harmonica, backing vocals), Adam Zindani (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Jamie Morrison (drums, percussion) and touring member Tony Kirkham (keyboards). The group previously included Stuart Cable (1992–2003) and then Javier Weyler (2004–2012) on drums. Stereophonics have released twelve studio albums, including eight UK number one albums. A successful compilation album, Decade in the Sun, was released in November 2008 and charted at number two on the UK Album Chart. Described as classic UK rock delivered with whiskey vocals, the band have been summarised as possessing a sound akin to the genres of alternative rock and British traditional rock. Stereophonics' debut album, Word Gets Around, was released in August 1997 and charted at number six in the UK, aided by the singles Local Boy in the Photograph, More Life in a Tramps Vest and A Thousand Trees. The band reached mainstream success with the release of Performance and Cocktails (and its promotional singles The Bartender and the Thief, Just Looking and Pick a Part That's New) in 1999 and have achieved a total of ten top-ten singles as well as one number one: Dakota (2005). Having sold around 10 million copies worldwide by 2016, Stereophonics are one of the most successful Welsh rock acts. Upon their release of Pull the Pin, they achieved five consecutive UK number one albums. The band have also been praised for their live performances, which have landed them headlining slots at many of the UK and Ireland's most high-profile music festivals, including Reading and Leeds in 2000, Glastonbury in 2002, V Festival in 2002, the Isle of Wight in 2004 and 2009, Oxegen in 2010, Tramlines Festival and TRNSMT in 2018, and Latitude in 2019. The band is part of the Cardiff music scene. Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereophonics Studio albums Word Gets Around (1997) Performance and Cocktails (1999) Just Enough Education to Perform (2001) You Gotta Go There to Come Back (2003) Language. Sex. Violence. Other? (2005) Pull the Pin (2007) Keep Calm and Carry On (2009) Graffiti on the Train (2013) Keep the Village Alive (2015) Scream Above the Sounds (2017) Kind (2019) Oochya! (2022) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.