Sixteen Stone is the debut studio album by English rock band Bush, released on 1 November 1994 in the United States and on 8 May 1995 in the United Kingdom through Trauma and Interscope Records. Featuring a rock sound characterised by guitar distortion and quiet interludes, the album quickly invited comparisons to Seattle grunge bands, particularly the recently disbanded Nirvana. The purported similarities between the band's sound and Nirvana's was the subject of significant media attention.