“Some people are seeing this as a final album”: Details of the Rolling Stones’ top secret new album revealed
The Rolling Stones have seemingly started teasing the title of their next album, which could also be their last.
According to a recent report, the album’s title may hark back to an alias they have used in the past to announce secret shows, The Cockroaches. Posters have also been spotted featuring this moniker, and the first single, titled Mr Charm, is supposedly landing this Saturday (11 April).
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According to an exclusive from The Sun, a “music insider” says, “The Rolling Stones album has been in the can for some time now. A lot of it was written and recorded a while back but there has been a lot of fine-tuning to make it perfect. They were back in Metropolis Studios in West London last year and now it’s ready to go.
“The guys are aware they aren’t getting any younger so some people are seeing this as a final album – but who knows with the Stones? They will be making some appearances together to promote it but there’s not going to be a tour yet.”
If the rumours are to be true, this new record will mark their 25th studio album and their first since 2023’s Hackney Diamonds. The Grammy-winning album was produced by Andrew Watt, and marked their first record since the death of drummer Charlie Watts in 2021, though he does appear on two of its songs. The Sun also suggests that this new album could include more recordings from Watts.
Both members of The Rolling Stones and those associated with them have been teasing that their work is not quite done ever since Hackney Diamonds landed. Keith Richards told Guitar Player in 2023, “I’ve never even come close to thinking of wrapping up the Rolling Stones’ story… We plan to keep on working. I know we’re going to work next year.”
Last year, Andrew Watt also hinted about working with the group again. He told Rolling Stone, “I’ve said it before, but it’s like working for Batman. When the tongue [logo] is up in the air, you just go… I can say we did some recording together, but that’s all I can say.”
Prior to this, Keith Richards’ son also gave an interview to Record Collector, in which he said that the band were “nearly done” recording and that they had enough material left over from Hackney Diamonds to work with on a new project: “They have enough left over from the last one. [It] gave them a Grammy so now they’re all hyped up on that: ‘Oh, yeah – we can do another one like that! We’ve got more like that if you want…’. I think they’re doing the follow-up.”
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