STONE drop new single, announce second album AUTONOMY

Following last year’s debut album Fear Life For A Lifetime, STONE have confirmed details of its follow-up, AUTONOMY.

The record is due out on February 20, 2026 via V2, and hears the Liverpool band – Fin Power, Elliot Gill, Sarah Surrage and Alex Smith – piece together their ‘most collaborative, personal and real music yet’, according to a press release.

They’ve marked the news with the release of new single MONKEY SEE MONKEY DO, which Fin says is about “temptation and the chaos of partying when control slips away. The birdy in your ear screams for more and the mirror only reflects something you do not want to see. The chant of ‘MONKEY SEE MONKEY DO’ captures that loss of control. Through sharp metaphors the song also reflects on the industry and the tension between authenticity and the image that media prefers. Chasing mice around the board and being a vampire both echo the restless soulless nights that come with the scene.

“This track is gritty, unfiltered and restless, pulling you into the madness of nights that feel endless.”

Give it a listen below:

And catch the band live at the following:

STONE 2025 / 2026 tour dates

October

22 London The Elephant’s Head
24 Newcastle ALTR
26 Manchester Deaf Institute Lodge
27 Sheffield Hallamshire Hotel

April

2 Liverpool Arts Theatre
4 Glasgow King Tuts
5 Leeds Brudenell Social Club
7 Manchester Gorilla
8 London Oslo
10 Brussels Ancienne Belgique
11 Amsterdam Melkweg
14 Berlin Badehaus
15 Cologne MTC
17 Paris Le Pop Up

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