The Rolling Stones have announced details of a new studio album Foreign Tongues, arriving July 10 from Polydor/Universal Music.
The 14-tracks come less than three years after the band’s Grammy Award-winning Hackney Diamonds. You can hear lead single “In the Stars”, released digitally on May 5 and physically on May 8 below and pre-order the album here.
The news follows the surprise release of “Rough And Twisted” only on vinyl under the name The Cockroaches.
Recorded in under a month at Metropolis Studios in West London, with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood reuniting with Hackney Diamonds’ producer Andrew Watt.
The album features Jagger, Richards and Wood, alongside their core collaborators including Darryl Jones, Matt Clifford and Steve Jordan. It also includes a special appearance from Charlie Watts, captured during one of his final recording sessions before his passing in 2021. Additional contributions come from guest artists including Steve Winwood, Paul McCartney, The Cure’s Robert Smith and Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Reflecting on the recording process, Jagger said: “I love doing these recording sessions in London at Metropolis. It was a very intense few weeks recording Foreign Tongues. We had 14 great tracks and we went as fast as we could. I like the room there as it’s not too big so you can feel the passion in the room from everyone.”
Keith Richards added: “The Foreign Tongues album has a continuity from Hackney Diamonds and it was great to be working in London again, and to have that London vibe around us. It was a month of concentrated punch. To me, it’s all about the enjoyment of it. I’m blessed to be able to do this and long may it last.”
Ronnie Wood commented: “The atmosphere in the room was so creative, and the whole band was on top form throughout the whole process. Very often we nailed it on the first take. I hope everyone loves it.”
The album’s striking cover artwork is a painting created by acclaimed American artist Nathaniel Mary Quinn who commented: “Creating the album cover for the Rolling Stonesis an artistic honour – a dialogue with one of the most enduring forces in cultural history”