The Rolling Stones, came roaring out of the traps today with the release of their first new music in 18 years. The first single, “Angry” arrived alongside the announcement of their new album, Hackney Diamonds, in a livestream hosted by Jimmy Fallon, Mick, Keith and Ronnie at the historic Hackney Empire, East London’s epicentre of pioneering art for almost 125 years.
During the event Mick revealed the the album includes two songs featuring Charlie Watts on drums and one of those also featuring Bill Wyman.
The 12-track album, was recorded in various locations around the world, including Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles; Metropolis Studios, London; Sanctuary Studios, Nassau, Bahamas; Electric Lady Studios, New York; and The Hit Factory/Germano Studios, also in New York.
Hackney Diamonds will be released on October 20th. Pre-order here.
The album is their first studio set of new material since 2005’s A Bigger Bang, coincidently released on September 6th, exactly eighteen years ago. Since then, The Stones have continued to smash box office records for fun on a series of global sellout tours and released 2016’s GRAMMY® Award winning Blue & Lonesome, which featured their brilliant versions of many of the blues tracks that helped shape their sound, and topped album charts around the world. Last year, they thrilled European audiences totalling nearly a quarter of a million on their 60th anniversary tour.
Hackney Diamonds marks The Stones (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood) first collaboration with New York-born producer and musician Andrew Watt, who was named Producer of the Year at the 2021 GRAMMY® Awards and has worked with Ozzy Osbourne, Iggy Pop and Elton John.
The exhilarating “Angry” is accompanied by a music video directed by Francois Rousselet, whose credits include work with Nike, Diesel, and Pharrell Williams. The new video (below) stars Emmy-nominated actress Sydney Sweeney (The White Lotus, Euphoria, The Handmaid’s Tale).
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