The Rolling Stones announce “Hackney Diamonds,” their first studio album in 18 years, with particulars to be unveiled in a live-streamed interview with Jimmy Fallon on September 6.
The Rolling Stones will launch their first album of unique materials in 18 years, “Hackney Diamonds,” with extra particulars forthcoming at an occasion in East London’s Hackney district on Wednesday, September 6.
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Ronnie Wooden will likely be interviewed dwell by “The Tonight Present” host and comic Jimmy Fallon. The occasion will likely be hosted and livestreamed completely on YouTube at 6:30 AM PST/ 9:30 AM EST.
“Hackney could also be on the coronary heart of Hackney Diamonds, however it is a really international second we wish to share with followers all over the world through YouTube,” the Stones mentioned in an announcement.
The announcement of “Hackney Diamonds” follows a cryptic advert marketing campaign wherein the band took out a false commercial in an area Hackney newspaper, and the band’s iconic mouth and tongue emblem was projected onto the aspect of landmarks in cities worldwide, together with London, New York, and Paris.
The band’s first album of unique materials since 2005’s “A Larger Bang,” the brand new album can even be the group’s first launch for the reason that demise of drummer Charlie Watts in 2021. A founding member of the group, Watts is thought for having performed in all of the band’s hundreds of concert events besides one and nearly each recorded track for the reason that group’s inception in 1962. Final yr, The Rolling Stones toured with drummer Steve Jordan.
The Stones have been recording new music for years, with at the very least one upcoming track mentioned to characteristic former Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. The group took a break from engaged on new materials to report an album of blues requirements in 2016.
Even because the group’s members flip 80, they preserve an unmatched acumen for efficiency, with Mick Jagger having retained practically his total measure of vocal vary and, most impressively, his vitality. Jagger turned 80 on July 26.