Stereophonics album review: 'Graffiti on the Train'

In Europe, Welsh quartet Stereophonics is known as an arena-rock band, filling large stadiums and auditoriums. Yet there's not much rock on "Graffiti on the Train," the band's well-crafted but inconsistent eighth studio album. Of the 10 songs, only the Kraftwerk-meets-Motorhead "Catacomb" is fully uptempo. Most of the other tracks are epic ballads or slow-burn struts, keyed to frontman Kelly Jones's acoustic guitar and raspy voice, which are often swaddled in strings and horns.