Editing Catatonia (band) (section)

===''Paper Scissors Stone'' and dissolution (2001)===
The band took a break from performing live between the [[NetAid]] charity concert in October 1999 and 2001. They returned to the stage for a further charity gig on 28 April, in support of [[Unison]]'s campaign for a living wage at the [[Manchester Evening News Arena]]. Matthews said prior to the performance that "It's a cause I think's really important and it just seemed to be the right time for us to come back – it's a long, long time since we played live. It should be really great. We're really looking forward to what they (the new songs) are going to sound like live. It'll be good to get back on the old live circuit again." They played several tracks from their upcoming album, at that point entitled ''It's What's Not There That Makes What's There What It Is''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bychawski|first1=Adam|title=Catatonia's Wage Rage|url=http://www.nme.com/news/catatonia/6576|access-date=2 April 2016|work=NME|date=20 February 2001}}</ref> By May, it had been renamed to ''[[Paper Scissors Stone (album)|Paper Scissors Stone]]''. Matthews was looking forward to the new releasing, explaining to ''NME'' that "I think it's stronger than the last album, a bit more [[Avant-garde|avant garde]]!...It's a bit less stupid. [''Equally Cursed and Blessed''] was all over the shop stylistically, I think it's a bit more focused. And I think it's a bit more impassioned".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bychawski|first1=Adam|title=Stone Me! A New Catatonia Album|url=http://www.nme.com/news/catatonia/7725|access-date=2 April 2016|work=NME|date=11 May 2001}}</ref>

Catatonia went on to headline the ''NME'' stage at the [[T in the Park 2001|T in the Park]] festival on 7 July, having conducted a warm up concert at [[The Lighthouse, Glasgow]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Catatonia: Glasgow Lighthouse|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/5379|access-date=2 April 2016|work=NME|date=12 September 2005}}</ref> The lead single from the new album, "[[Stone by Stone (song)|Stone by Stone]]", was poorly received by the media with ''NME'' giving it a score of one out of ten, calling it "lumpen, the voice grating" and that Catatonia are "fading from the public consciousness quicker than [[Shane Ritchie]]" and "awkwardly out of date".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mark|first1=Timothy|title=Catatonia: Stone by Stone|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-5469-343709|access-date=2 April 2016|date=12 September 2005}}</ref> On the other hand, Andy Gill of ''[[The Independent]]'' felt the song is the "closest they come" to a hook "as memorable as" their erstwhile hits.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gill |first=Andy |title=Album: Catatonia |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-catatonia-9131514.html |work=[[The Independent]] |access-date=26 April 2020 |date=3 August 2001}}</ref>

The media reported that Matthews entered [[drug rehabilitation]] for drinking and smoking in mid-2001, with the singer stating that she was also suffering from depression.<ref name="splitupbbc"/> As a result, the tour to support ''Paper Scissors Stone'' was cancelled at the start of August. At the time this was because Matthews had not yet finished her "ongoing treatment for anxiety and exhaustion".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bychawski|first1=Adam|title=Catatonia Cancel UK Tour|url=http://www.nme.com/news/catatonia/8980|access-date=2 April 2016|work=NME|date=15 August 2001}}</ref> It was suggested that the band might split up in August, which was dismissed as "rubbish" by Catatonia. However, on 21 September it was announced that they were breaking up with the record label releasing a statement which said "Their decision has been made entirely amicably, and there are no details at present as to their future plan".<ref name="splitupbbc">{{cite news|title=Troubled Catatonia split up|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/1556250.stm|access-date=2 April 2016|work=BBC News|date=21 September 2001}}</ref>

Tributes came in for the band from a variety of sources, with [[BBC Radio 1]] presenter [[Huw Stephens]] describing them as "international superstars", and adding "I always thought they were one of the best Welsh bands. They were not just a throwaway pop band – they had real, meaningful songs." [[Iestyn George]], editor of the magazine [[Maxim (magazine)|''Maxim'']] at the time, praised the influence that Matthews had through Catatonia in the later 1990s, saying that "Around 1998 and 1999, Cerys was in the papers every other day". He also referenced that she had never intended this role as Catatonia had thought that they had already peaked prior to ''International Velvet''.<ref name="splitupbbc"/>