They might be six decades into their rock career but the Rolling Stones have announced the release plan for their new album Hackney Diamonds.
The new album will mark the first new music released by the band in 18 years.
Fans have been promised features from superstars Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder.
Poignantly, it also features Charlie Watts, the stalwart Stones drummer who died in 2021 after almost six decades in the band.
His drumming, recorded in 2019, features on two of the album’s dozen tracks, with Steve Jordan playing on the rest.
Launching the album in London’s Hackney district on Wednesday, guitarist Keith Richards touched on the loss of Watts.
“Of course he’s missed incredibly. But thanks to Charlie we have Steve Jordan, who was his recommendation if anything should happen to him,” Richards said.
The first taste of the 12-track album is single Angry, which comes complete with a music video featuring White Lotus star Sydney Sweeney.
Sweeney is seen cruising LA’s Sunset Boulevard in a red convertible, past billboards of the Stones from various eras.
(ABC)
