The Rolling Stones have revealed details of their first album of original material in 18 years, Hackney Diamonds, due for release on 20 October. The announcement was made during a livestream event hosted by Mick Jagger impersonator Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday.
Hackney Diamonds has been produced by Andrew Watt. The 12-track album was recorded at 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.
A full list of guest contributors is yet to be announced. However, during Wednesday’s livestream, the band revealed that Lady Gaga sings on the song “Sweet Sounds of Heaven”. Late drummer Charlie Watts and former bassist Bill Wyman also appear on the album. The Beatles’ Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Stevie Wonder are also rumoured to have contributed.
The video for lead single “Angry” was directed by Francois Rousselet and stars actress Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria, The White Lotus). Watch it below.
The band teased “a new Stones era” ahead of the single’s release with a suitably angry website, which repeatedly failed to load a 16-second preview of the song.
Hackney Diamonds is the Rolling Stones’ first album of original material since 2005’s A Bigger Bang. In 2016, they released the blues covers album Blue & Lonesome.
Hackney Diamonds track list:
01. Angry
02. Getting Close
03. Dependent on you
04. Bite my head off
05. Whole Wide World
06. Dreamy skies
07. Mess It Up
08. Live By The Sword
09. Driving Me Too Hard
10. Tell Me Straight
11. Sweet sound of heaven
12. Rolling Stones Blue
