The band then replaced Will Salmon with Lee Citron and recorded A Slack Romance in 1997, released in 1999.
[1] They split up in 1999 following the demise of Big Cat Records and under pressure from drug addiction and lack of finance.
[citation needed] During the band's career Stony Sleep toured Britain extensively, and played a handful of gigs in Europe and the US.
Highlights of their career included a top 30 slot in the Australian albums chart, an exceptional review by Ozzy Osbourne for the NME, and an interview with Johnny Vaughan, live on the Big Breakfast.
[citation needed] Frontman Ben Fox Smith went on to front Serafin who toured with the likes of Frank Black and is now on his ninth solo album.