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Mandeville, La., based rock act 12 Stones recently released their third album, "Anthem for the Underdog." The Sun Herald caught up with lead singer Paul McCoy before a recent performance in Michigan and got his thoughts on the new tour, the new album and the band's newfound sense of home and self.
How's it feel to finally have the album out and have something you can put in the fans' hands again?
"It's a huge relief. We sat down the other day and thought about it. We have three albums out now and it must be cool for fans to say they like these songs that are spread out all over the album, and not just the singles themselves. They're really taking a listen to the whole thing."
Heard any feedback from the release yet?
"We've not really had any negative feedback, but the only bad thing is that people aren't getting enough access to it. As far as people taking it and what they've heard, everybody's really enjoying it."
How's the touring going so far?
"You know, it's been real good. We've been doing a bunch of different tours. We're out with Saliva and Daughtry, some headlining dates of our own. There's a full array of different size venues and everybody's real responsive to the new stuff we play live."
What's it like touring with the guys in Daughtry and Saliva?
"They're some crazy guys! We hang out with some of them, but a lot of it is mainly travel. We have different schedules during the day. (The tour with Daughtry) is going real good. He's a very nice guy and we're having a great response playing in front of about 15,000 people at his shows, so it's real beneficial."
Are there any themes to "Anthem for the Underdog"? Anything you're trying to say?
"Really, it's just, we wanted every song to be representative of a hero story, of an underdog. Sometimes they don't overcome, but we kinda looked at ourselves as that band that just opened the show or played the after-party. We're all good at what we do, but we just wanted to represent that and we know there are a lot of other people in other industries who view themselves that same way. It's basically a tribute record for underdogs."
After "Potter's Field" was released in 2004, the band seemed to fall off the map for a time. What happened?
"Well, basically, we were just really trying to focus. We didn't have as much success with the second record as we hoped, and there were some issues trying to get the label back on board with us, but we all got signed at such an early age and now we're all husbands and fathers. We needed some time to grow up in all our personal lives. Not just professionally."
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