The Rolling Stones have revealed that Foreign Tongues is the name of their new album, after the legendary rock group spent weeks hinting at the announcement.
The band said the album will be released on July 10 and feature 14 songs, with the first single, dubbed In the Stars, published on Tuesday.
The announcement comes after months of teasing by the rock group, through mysterious billboards and posts, which sparked rumours that the band would release a new album – their first since their 2023 Grammy Award-winning record Hackney Diamonds.
The album comes out this year. Credit: PA
On Tuesday, the band said the album will feature performances from the core band members as well as their key collaborators, including Darryl Jones and Matt Clifford, as well as contributions from Steve Winwood, Paul McCartney, The Cure’s Robert Smith and Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
It also includes a special appearance from Charlie Watts, captured during one of his final recording sessions before his passing in 2021
On Saturday, band members Sir Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards shared the artwork for the album, which features an illustration of a collage of a mismatched head.
On Friday, the band shared a snippet from an unnamed song over a 13-second video to their 4.2 million fans of their signature tongue and lips logo on a moving background.
The caption consisted of two emojis, including one of a CD, leading fans to believe they are hinting at a new record.
Rumours of new music were first sparked last month when a series of cryptic messages including posters and QR codes linked to The Cockroaches popped up around London believed to be connected to the band.
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The Rolling Stones have also reportedly released music and performed gigs under the pseudonym, The Cockroaches, with teaser videos hinting at the name shared to their Instagram.
The Cockroaches later released a limited-edition vinyl single, titled Rough And Twisted on April 11, which was reportedly only sold exclusively at independent record stores.
Formed in London in 1962, The Rolling Stones have a long history of chart-topping albums and number one singles, including (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction, Paint It Black and Start Me Up.
Throughout their decades-long career, The Rolling Stones have had 14 UK number one albums and eight number one hits.
The rock band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989.
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